News

Bowdoin is a Top Producer of Fulbright Fellows for Ninth Straight Year

Seventeen Bowdoin students were offered Fulbright fellowships for the 2025-2026 academic year, placing Bowdoin among the top five baccalaureate institutions.

Traveling with Purpose

Students on Break Learn from Communities Far From Brunswick

Ten student leaders organized five alternative spring break trips this March, bringing students to Hawai’i, Puerto Rico, New York City, California, and Mississippi, where they learned how people are tackling problems in their communities.
A Capital Education

BPS Sophomores Discover the Many Faces of Public Service

Around boardroom tables, in the offices of senators and congressional clerks, within the chambers of the Supreme Court, and behind sealed doors at the Pentagon, a group of Bowdoin students got a rare glimpse into the workings of the US government.
Melting Pot of Interests

Frances Trafton ’26 Examines a 505-Year-Old Reformation Pamphlet that Went Viral

For her honors project, the Bowdoin senior is studying a shocking 1521 Reformation booklet that helped remake the world.
Beyond the Desk

New CXD Grants Help Students Make Professional Connections

The office for Career Exploration and Development (CXD) is offering students up to $1,000 to attend a professional conference or design their own networking trip this semester.
Meet the Honorands

Bowdoin Announces 2026 Honorary Degree Recipients

Bowdoin College will confer three honorary degrees at its 221st Commencement exercises, to be held Saturday, May 23, 2026, on the steps of the Walker Art Building.This year’s honorary degree recipients are longtime Maine island health care provider Sharon Daley, author and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich ’14, and economic policy thought leader Cecilia Elena Rouse.
Student-to-Alumni Pipeline

Q&A with Praise Hall ’20 of the Black Alumni Association: On Building Community, Leadership, and New Traditions

After organizing a Black alumni career panel for students during Black History Month, Praise Hall ’20, the vice president of the Bowdoin College Black Alumni Association, spoke about how the group supports students and one another.
Every Brilliant Thing

Celebrating the Small Joys of Living

Enjoy a slideshow of images by photographer James A. Hadley from Bowdoin College’s recent production of Every Brilliant Thing. The one-person play explores themes of mental illness and suicide as a child creates a list of everything wonderful in the world to help their mother cope with depression.
Candidate Conversations

Student Podcast Puts Maine’s Gubernatorial Hopefuls on the Record

Dropping April 7: Season Two of “Pine State Politics,” a student-produced podcast that lets Maine’s candidates for governor make their case.
Stories from Stage and Screen

Actor Paul Adelstein ’91 on Hollywood, Beckett, and the Value of a Liberal Arts Education

Bowdoin students enjoyed a special treat in early March as the film and TV actor, who is also a writer and director, shared his insight into the entertainment world. Adelstein’s recent big screen credits include The Menu and Crime 101. He’s also starring in the upcoming TV series The Audacity.
“Retaining an Aesthetic”

Renovated Peucinian Room Connects the New and the Old

The newly renovated Sills Hall contains a space with strong links to Bowdoin’s past: The wood-paneled Peucinian Room, home to the eponymous debating society formed over two centuries ago, maintains an “intentionally Luddite” atmosphere as a place of learning with limited technology.
“Enlisting Perspectives”

Student Veterans Group Hosts Marine Corps Vet and Public Servant John Boerstler

The newly formed Bowdoin Student Veterans Group recently invited former US Marine John Boerstler onto campus for a community conversation. Boerstler talked with fellow USMC veteran Daniel Hennelly ’26 about his transition from the military to college to a career in public service and offered some tips on leadership.
Crackling Ideas

In Daylong Challenge, Students Design Small-Scale Renewable Fixes for Maine

More than thirty Bowdoin students opted to spend a recent Saturday doing something a little different: working together to tackle pressing energy issues.
Black History Month Highlight

Dramatic, Elegant Ebony Ball Celebrates Black Love

The theme of this year's Ebony Ball was Renaissance noir. Think drama, low light, jazz, and “love in the center.”
These Polar Bears Mean Business

College Gets Behind Student-Managed Arctic Fund

The College launches a money-raising drive to formally support a student-managed investment fund. The Arctic Fund, launched by three first-years in 2023, aims to replicate the real-life experience of working in finance and provide economics students with the business smarts to secure top jobs in the world of money management.