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steinwachs boathouse exterior show from dedication ceremony

Welcoming the New Boathouse

Bowdoin rowing has a new home to accommodate the needs of its growing roster of athletes. The Steinwachs Family Boathouse on the New Meadows River was formally dedicated on Homecoming Weekend in early October.

Found Family

Adoptee Alliance Builds Community Around a Shared but Often Unspoken Identity

Chartered as a new student group by Lia Scharna ’26 last fall, the Adoptee Alliance offers a community for students whose families don't fit the traditional mold.
From the Head to the Heart

A New Archive Tells the Human Stories Behind Maine's Land Claims Settlement

Bowdoin has been entrusted to hold the archive for Wabanaki REACH's second “truth-telling initiative,” a collection of personal stories about the decade leading up to the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Student Groups Honor the Richness and Diversity of Asian Cultures

This month, the Asian Students Alliance and many other affinity groups organized a full calendar of events to celebrate the nations and cultures represented in the Bowdoin student body.
Building Important Skills

Who Has Power? Harvard Negotiation Expert Addresses Bowdoin Women

Public policy and gender expert Hannah Riley Bowles from Harvard’s Kennedy School leads a workshop on the art of negotiation for women leaders at Bowdoin.
Bowdoin in the News

Reed Hastings ’83 on AI Shifting Focus Back to the Humanities

Reed Hastings '83, cofounder, former CEO, and now chairman of the board at Netflix, say he looks for AI to drive a return to the humanities.
“Nobel Prize for the Environment”

Environmental Leadership: Toby Kiers ’98 Youngest Woman To Win Tyler Prize

Evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers ’98 has become the youngest woman to win the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for her work studying mycorrhizal fungi and restoring ecosystems using native fungi.
Recognizing Excellence

Five Faculty Members Recognized with Academic Promotions

Four faculty members have been promoted from the rank of associate to full professor and one lecturer promoted to senior lecturer based on their excellence in teaching, distinction in scholarly or artistic engagement, and service to the College.
Breaking Bread, Talking Robots

What AI Can't Automate: Leadership, Relationships, and the Bowdoin Network

The second annual Leadership Alumni event at Bowdoin spotlighted the human side of artificial intelligence, emphasizing that “deep relationships” will always be more important than superhuman powers.
Our Sweetest Tradition

Campus Trees to Café Lattes: Bowdoin's Maple Tradition Yields Natural Treats for Students

Each year, as winter recedes, Bowdoin's organic gardener taps maple trees on campus to make syrup for Smith Union Café treats.
Employee-Student-Graduate

From Security Guard to Programmer to Bowdoin Student: An Employee's Path to Graduation

Anthony Reed, a 38-year-old IT specialist at Bowdoin, will receive his diploma at Commencement in May after taking classes here for the last seven years.
Tiny Fleas, Big Recognition

Carolina Bragg ’26 Wins Research Award at Statewide Conference

The biology major recently made the trip to Augusta for the Maine Sustainability and Water Conference and came home with first place for her undergraduate research project investigating the effect of salt and fungal parasites on water fleas (Daphnia) in a nearby pond.
Teaming Up

Pick up a Paddle, Lace a Skate, Make a Friend: Why So Many Students Play Intramural Sports

Intramural (IM) sports at Bowdoin—soccer, pickleball, ice hockey, badminton, etc.—offer a low-stakes way for students to stay active, meet people, try a new sport, or continue playing one they already enjoy.
Trailblazers Abroad

Where the Pines End, the Adventure Begins

During the past twenty years, a special Bowdoin Outing Club fellowship has enabled many students to go on self-designed adventures to beautiful parts of the world.
Broadening Horizons

Ruby Fyffe ’26 Heading to Scotland After Graduation for Prestigious Scholarship

The history and government major wins a place to study constitutional law for a year at the University of St Andrews. As well as being invaluable career preparation, she says, the experience will also connect her to the land of her ancestors.