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'Everything is Peaches Down in Georgia': Okie Wins Prize for Dissertation (The Red and Black)

Visiting Assistant Professor of History Tom Okie was awarded the prestigious Allan Nevins Prize from the Society of American Historians for his dissertation "Everything is Peaches Down in Georgia: Culture and Agriculture in the American South."

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Will Thomas '03 Caribbean Adventure Race to Air on NBC World of Adventure Sports

Last month, Will thomas ’03 journeyed to the Caribbean island of Dominica as part of Team USA to compete in The Nature Island Challenge, a four-day adventure race that pitted four international teams of endurance athletes against each other "in a series of challenges including grueling trail hikes, cultural immersion activities, and photographic documentation of key milestones."

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Academic News

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Bowdoin Welcomes Writer Susan Faludi as Tallmann Scholar

On the heels of the 40th anniversary of women at Bowdoin, the college is honored to welcome Susan Faludi as Tallman Scholar in Gender and Women’s Studies for the 2013-2014 academic year.

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Bowdoin Honors Five Retiring Professors

Five faculty members were granted emeritus status during the annual meeting of the Bowdoin College Board of Trustees: Ron Christensen, Linda Docherty, Ed Laine, Rosemary Roberts, and Bill VanderWolk.

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Student Life News

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Local Start-up Offers Students Crash Course in Sustainable Business

This summer, for the first time, Atayne has hired an intern — Tom Henshall ’15 — who is being financially supported by Bowdoin's funded internship program.

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Six Humanitarian Students Spend a Summer Abroad

This year, six Bowdoin students will live abroad and pursue community-service projects, from helping AIDS victims in Peru to inspiring young runners in Kenya to seek a college education in the United States.

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