Macalester College
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Macalester College is a private liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota, known for its strong emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and civic engagement.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macalester College canonical | 19 |
| Macalester College Department of Athletics | 1 |
| Macalester College alumni | 1 |
| Macalester College faculty | 1 |
| Macalester College of Saint Paul | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T230650 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Macalester College Context triple: [Minneapolis–Saint Paul, hasUniversity, Macalester College]
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A.
Carleton College
Carleton College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, known for its rigorous academics, close-knit residential community, and strong emphasis on undergraduate education.
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B.
Grinnell College
Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, known for its rigorous academics, progressive values, and strong emphasis on undergraduate teaching and research.
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C.
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio, known for its progressive history and strong emphasis on undergraduate education and the arts.
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D.
Central College
Central College is a private liberal arts college known for its strong undergraduate programs and study abroad opportunities, located in Pella, Iowa.
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E.
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota is a major American public research university system known for its strong programs in science, engineering, and agriculture, and for producing influential alumni such as Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Macalester College Target entity description: Macalester College is a private liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota, known for its strong emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and civic engagement.
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A.
Carleton College
Carleton College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, known for its rigorous academics, close-knit residential community, and strong emphasis on undergraduate education.
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B.
Grinnell College
Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, known for its rigorous academics, progressive values, and strong emphasis on undergraduate teaching and research.
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C.
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio, known for its progressive history and strong emphasis on undergraduate education and the arts.
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D.
Central College
Central College is a private liberal arts college known for its strong undergraduate programs and study abroad opportunities, located in Pella, Iowa.
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E.
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota is a major American public research university system known for its strong programs in science, engineering, and agriculture, and for producing influential alumni such as Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
higher education institution
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private liberal arts college ⓘ |
| academicFocus | liberal arts ⓘ |
| athleticsAffiliation | NCAA Division III ⓘ |
| athleticsConference | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ⓘ |
| athleticsNickname | Scots ⓘ |
| campusSetting | urban campus ⓘ |
| colors |
blue
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orange ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| emphasis |
civic engagement
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internationalism ⓘ multiculturalism ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Rev. Edward Duffield Neill ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1874 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Board of Trustees ⓘ |
| hasNotableAlumniField |
academia
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arts ⓘ business ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| hasOffice | Institute for Global Citizenship ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
American Studies
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Anthropology ⓘ Art and Art History ⓘ Biology ⓘ Computer Science ⓘ Data Science ⓘ Economics ⓘ Environmental Studies ⓘ History ⓘ International Development ⓘ International Studies ⓘ Languages and Literatures ⓘ Mathematics ⓘ Cultural studies ⓘ
surface form:
Media and Cultural Studies
Music ⓘ Neuroscience ⓘ Political Science ⓘ Psychology ⓘ Sociology ⓘ Theatre and Dance ⓘ Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
civic engagement initiatives
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high percentage of international students ⓘ strong international focus ⓘ study abroad programs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minnesota
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Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Paul, Minnesota
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| memberOf |
Annapolis Group
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Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities ⓘ Oberlin Group of Libraries ⓘ |
| motto | Natura et Revelatio Coeli Gemini ⓘ |
| mottoInEnglish | Nature and Revelation are Twin Sisters of Heaven ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| offersDegree | Bachelor of Arts ⓘ |
| originalName |
Macalester College
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Macalester College of Saint Paul
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| religiousAffiliationHistory | Presbyterian ⓘ |
| type | residential college ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Macalester College Description of subject: Macalester College is a private liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota, known for its strong emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and civic engagement.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Macalester College of Saint Paul
subject surface form:
James Wright
subject surface form:
Edward Duffield Neill
this entity surface form:
Macalester College alumni
this entity surface form:
Macalester College faculty
this entity surface form:
Macalester College Department of Athletics