The Alumni College Summer Session 2009, Islam and the Middle East, begins. Join alumni on campus for three days of lively learning and discussion as you explore traditions and tenets of Islam and its continuing influence on the boundaries, political movements, and cultures of the modern Middle East. Sociology Professor Khaldoun Samman serves as dean of this Summer Session, which features distinguished faculty members from Macalester and other colleges.

Julian Bond, an American social activist and leader of the American Civil Rights Movement, politician, professor and writer, will speak as part of the celebration during Opening Convocation.

Dr. Robert Costanza, University of Vermont, will be the keynote speaker of this annual event.

Events for parents and their students are planned throughout the weekend.