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Bowdoin students pack the gym for the spring dance concert.
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Bowdoin students pack the gym for the spring dance concert.
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Exemplary Polar Bears

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Students Honored at President's Award Luncheon

The annual President's Award Luncheon is a chance for the College president and others to applaud a few standout students, mostly seniors, for their leadership, service, and narrative skills.

Undergraduate Changemaker

Kelly Stevenson '25
Kelly Stevenson ’25 Named a 2024 Key into Public Service Scholar

Kelly Stevenson ’25, a Geoffrey Canada Scholar majoring in government and legal studies and minoring in Africana studies, is one of twenty students selected as a Key into Public Service Scholar, a program of The Phi Beta Kappa Society that recognizes exceptional liberal arts and sciences students with a demonstrated interest in pursuing careers in local, state, and federal government.

No Dance Experience Necessary

Community Show and Groove, May 2024
Community Show and Groove Event Celebrates the Power of Dance

Dance students invited the Bowdoin and Brunswick communities to experience the power of dance in an event called Community Show and Groove, a performance and party to cap off the spring semester, urging, “no dance experience necessary!”

Honoring Excellence in Journalism

Jay Caspian Kang. Image: The Pulitzer Prizes
Jay Caspian Kang '02 Named Pulitzer Finalist

Jay Caspian Kang '02, a staff writer for The New Yorker, was named a finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in the commentary category “for original columns that force us to reexamine popular narratives and reframe such critical topics as affirmative action, racial politics, and the portrayal of gun violence,” reads the Pulitzer Prize description of his nominated work.

Scholarly Achievements

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An Evening For Honoring Academic Excellence

Bowdoin College held its annual Honors Day ceremony to recognize the academic achievements of students on the evening of May 3, 2024, in Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall.

A Grim Milestone

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Standing with Evan

Global support for Evan Gershkovich ’14 remains strong one year after his imprisonment, as supporters of the jailed Wall Street Journal reporter take part in a series of coordinated activities around the world.

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