Professors of Government Jean Yarbrough and Paul Franco speak about Yarbrough's new book, "Theordore Roosevelt and the American Political Tradition."
A panel of six faculty members, plus College Treasurer Katy Longley, recently addressed a student-posed query about what Bowdoin students could do about climate change.
One of Kathryn Byrnes’ spring courses, Mindfulness in Education, tends to provoke curiosity in those who come across it in the Bowdoin catalog or who hear about it from students in the class.
Of the more than 100 honors projects and independent studies seniors are pursuing this year — on topics spanning the globe and academic disciplines — a handful of projects are incorporating local research in Brunswick or in Maine. Several more involve hands-on research completed during study-away semesters.
Four members of the Bowdoin faculty have earned the rank of full professor, a distinction bestowed upon those who have held the rank of associate professor for at least six years while demonstrating continued excellence in their teaching and scholarly endeavors.
President Barry Mills and Dean for Academic Affairs Cristle Collins Judd have announced that Stephen Perkinson has been named Peter M. Small Associate Professor of Art History.
A handful of birders have left the nest that is the College and soared to great heights in the field of ornithology.
To help her Bowdoin students hone their observations of their surroundings, instructor Barbara Putnam has brought her class to the Coastal Studies Center in Harpswell, to the bird collection in Druckenmiller Hall, and to the Arctic Museum on campus. The students draw directly on wood blocks or linoleum sheets, which they then carve into prints.
Over spring break, students enrolled in Spanish 318 are getting the chance to glimpse the enchanted world conjured by Gabriel García Márquez in his novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude.
In this video, Wells discusses Chávez and his legacy, addressing the riddle of the man who led Venezuela for 14 years. Why did the leader inspire both intense loathing and veneration? What are the future prospects for his revolution? And can the United States and Venezuela forge stronger ties now that Chávez is dead?
When Bowdoin reached out to the Class of 2011 to find out what they were doing, 80% responded.
Watch Associate Professor of Philosophy Larry Simon interview Sarah Conly, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, about her book and why she thinks paternalism is a reasonable government response to some of our bad decisions.
Last weekend, The Bowdoin College Department of Theater and Dance presented their spring semester show, Quake by Melanie Marnich.
At the end of last semester, Bruce Kohorn, Bowdoin's Linnean Professor of Biology and Biochemistry, delivered the Linnean Professorship of Biology and Biochemistry Inaugural Lecture, appealing both to scientists and non-scientists.
e asked two scholars in Bowdoin's Government Department to assess President Obama's first term and to speculate about what might happen during his second.
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