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About Bowdoin
Bowdoin College has been educating leaders for America and the world since the dawn of the American republic. Founded in 1794, Bowdoin is a highly selective college of approximately 1,730 students of distinction from across America and around the world.

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In 1906, Bowdoin's president, William DeWitt Hyde, wrote "The Offer of the College" ... Learn more

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Bowdoin’s curriculum offers a bold blueprint for liberal education designed to inspire you to become a world citizen and leader with acute sensitivity to the social and natural worlds.

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An environment based on mutual respect, active learning, and freedom of inquiry, and engaged with local, national, and international communities.

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Columbia 3+3 AILE Program in Legal Education

Bowdoin participates with Columbia University in an Accelerated Interdisciplinary Program in Legal Education (AILE). Students with outstanding academic credentials may apply to begin the study of law after three years at Bowdoin. Students who successfully complete the requirements for the J.D. at Columbia also receive an A.B. from Bowdoin. For more information, contact LSAG Member and Professor Richard Morgan.