History

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  Student Club Lingers on Our Collective History

  Old buildings, wacky student stories, and even a little murder mystery from time to time. For the Bowdoin Preservation Collective, history is a way to shed light on the present, connect with the community, and have a bit of fun.
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  Photo Exhibit Highlights Struggles of Apartheid Era Health Clinic in South Africa

  Historian David Gordon tasks his students with curating a photographic show depicting life in and around a pioneering health clinic in a Black township near Johannesburg during the last few years of South Africa’s apartheid regime. For Gordon, it’s a topic with a uniquely personal connection.
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  Educational Historian Charles Dorn Joins Prestigious Lectureship Program

  Barry N. Wish Professor of Social Studies Charles Dorn is invited to join the Organization of American Historians Lectureship Program. The educational historian says he intends to use the opportunity to share his work “with a variety of public audiences and institutions.”

Why History? Resources and Opportunities