News

A Family’s Guide to Career Exploration

The job and internship search can be a daunting undertaking for students—and, by extension, for their families. Bowdoin’s Office of Career Exploration and Development (CXD) supports students in myriad ways during their journey to that first work experience—and families are an important part of the support system too.

Movie Maker

New Thriller by Producer Steve Schwartz ’70 Offers Family Drama During Period of National Turmoil

The film, Anniversary, starring Diane Lane and Kyle Chandler, opens in theaters October 29.
Doing Something that Matters

Climate Litigator Philip Gregory ’76 on Young People’s Rights to a Healthy Climate

One of the nation’s leading environmental and constitutional attorneys, Phil Gregory recently spent two days at Bowdoin to discuss his work representing young people who are pushing governments to address their contributions to climate change.
Keep Your Options Open

Students Urged to Maintain an Open Mind on Sarah and James Bowdoin Day

Professor Danielle Dube urges students to follow their interests and see where that takes them, rather than decide too early on an academic path. The chemical biologist was delivering the keynote lecture at the annual Sarah and James Bowdoin Day ceremony, which honors the College’s highest performing students.
Sustaining Commitment

Bowdoin College Endowment Earns 15.3 Percent Return

The Bowdoin College endowment achieved a 15.3 percent investment return for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2025, growing by $333 million to reach $2.9 billion.
Family Reunion Time

Families Gather for an Action-Packed Weekend on Campus

Family Weekend, when relatives and friends reunite with their favorite Bowdoin student, is one of the busiest weekends of the year at the College.
Bowdoin Pines Forum

From Walking and Talking to Understanding

The student coordinators of the McKeen Center's What Matters program are tasked with engaging community members in meaningful, sometimes challenging dialogues. Knowing that people relax on nature walks, they decided to take the discussions to the trails.
Santagata Lecture

Alan Lightman H’05 Calls for Rebuilding Public Trust in Science

In a recent talk at Bowdoin, theoretical physicist, author, and humanitarian Alan Lightman H’05 addressed the growing global distrust of scientists and their institutions and offered advice on how they can help to reverse this trend.
Early Engagement

Senior Soiree: Class of 2026 Kicks Off Class Gift Effort

Senior class agents launched the yearlong class gift and engagement campaign with classmates on September 25 in Main Lounge in Moulton Union.
Pulling Together

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.
Challenging Perceptions

Exploring the Relationship Between Painting and Photography

In an upcoming exhibition, Professor of Art James Mullen explores the relationship between painting and photography, and how that influences our perception of the world around us. Eighteen of his paintings will be on display at New York City’s First Street Gallery until late November.
A Deep Dive

Time to Get Hacking

Students gathered on campus recently for an immersive day-long workshop exploring many aspects of artificial intelligence and giving them hands-on experience of working with the technology. The Generative AI Hackathon was part of the Hastings Initiative for AI and Humanities.
Updating the Debate

Psychology Professor Sam Putnam and His “Aha Moment”

After being named the A. Myrick Freeman Chair in Social Sciences, Sam Putnam gave his inaugural lecture in Mills Hall about the age-old debate of nature versus nurture and what his data has to say on the subject.
“Unspoken Resilience”

Art Show Memorializing Lewiston Shootings Features Bowdoin’s Michael Kolster

Two years ago, the Lewiston shootings tore a hole in the central Maine community. Today, an art exhibition memorializes the tragedy, focusing on the disproportionate impact it has had on the state’s Deaf population. The event features the photography of art professor Michael Kolster alongside work of local, national, and international Deaf artists.
Tackling the “Alignment Problem”

Keep Expressing Yourself and Stay Human, Urges AI Expert and Author Brian Christian

The best-selling writer and researcher visits campus to meet with students and faculty and to deliver an address to the Bowdoin community. It’s all part of the College’s Hastings Initiative for AI and Humanity, which aims to prepare students to lead in a world reshaped by artificial intelligence.