Bowdoin in the News

Jarred Kennedy-Loving '15 Explores Racial, Gender Roles (Huffington Post)

Jarred Kennedy-Loving '15 has had quite a journey. Through 22 foster homes, he found his way to Bowdoin, having found himself along the way. The Huffington Post picked up the story from Out Sports.

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Paper by Economist Stone Among Featured ‘Ideas’ in Boston Globe

Assistant Professor of Economics Daniel Stone's paper “Media and Gridlock,” published in the Journal of Public Economics, is referenced in the Boston Globe‘s “Ideas” section.

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Philosophy Prof. Conly Defends the ‘Nanny State’

Assistant Professor of Philosophy Sarah Conly defends New York City’s controversial attempt to ban large sugary drinks in a New York Times op-ed today.

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Navy Women’s Basketball, with Ties to Bowdoin, Keeps Winning

Navy women’s basketball Head Coach Stefanie Pemper — former head coach of Bowdoin women’s basketball for 10 seasons — is leading the Navy womento hoops glory.

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Peter S. Buck ’52: A Subway Ride to Remember

Bloomberg TV takes a look at Subway, the multibillion-dollar sandwich shop empire co-founded by Peter S. Buck ’52, H’08. His generosity made possible The Peter S. Buck Center for Health and Fitness, which opened in fall 2009.

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Nicole Stiffle ’04 ‘Leans In’ With Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg

With the March release of her book, titled Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, COO of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg has generated national media buzz about her public embrace of feminism and her determinism to close the gender gap in corporate America.

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Former US Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen '62, H'75 to be Inducted into Maine Sports Hall of Fame (Sun Journal)

Former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen '62, H'75 is among 10 new members to be inducted by the Maine Sports Hall of Fame.

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Bowdoin Student Helps Expose China Censorship (Washington Post)

The Washington Post has reported on a new study by researchers at Rice, Bowdoin and the University of New Mexico that “sheds unprecedented light on how China censors the 300 million users and 100 million daily messages of its Twitter-like platform, Weibo.”

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Bowdoin Grows its Green Sports Program (NRDC)

Alice Henly, a research fellow at the National Resources Defense Council, recently visited Bowdoin to give a talk to students who are “green reps” for their sports teams. Following her visit, she wrote up her observations of the green action on campus.

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AMEX CEO Ken Chenault '73 On the Value of Liberal Arts in Business (Inc.)

Inc. magazine recently quoted several prominent business leaders, including American Express CEO Ken Chenault '73, asserting the value of a liberal arts eduction in the business world

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