The Bowdoin Campaign
The Bowdoin Campaign Raises $293 Million

The largest fundraising campaign in the College’s 215-year history has raised a total of $293 million dollars for financial aid, the academic program and student life. Of the total raised, approximately $100 million will be used to ensure access to Bowdoin for low- and moderate-income students through financial aid.

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Student-Faculty Ratio Decreases to 9:1

An increase of faculty in recent years has given rise to a lower student-to-faculty ratio. Formerly 10:1, new hires have brought the ratio down to 9:1.

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Tunisia to Kanbar Hall: Faculty Share Sabbatical Experiences

From the southernmost tip of Africa to Tunisia to Kanbar Hall, three Bowdoin faculty members file Notes From the Field during their sabbatic year research.

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IRA Charitable Distribution Extended

In 2008 and 2009 you can make a gift directly from your IRA to Bowdoin and save money on your taxes. The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 extended the IRA Charitable Distribution, which allows tax-free transfers from IRA accounts...

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Annual Giving Climbs to 87 Percent of Campaign Goal

Thanks to contributions of alumni, parents, and friends, the College has raised $37,544,984 toward the $43.1 million Bowdoin Campaign annual giving goal. Meeting this goal will be made possible through the generosity of donors to the Alumni Fund, the Parents...

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The Joseph McKeen Center for the Common Good: Learning, Serving, Leading

Joseph McKeen, the first president of Bowdoin College, declared in 1802, "Literary institutions are founded and endowed for the common good and not for the private advantage of those who resort to them for education. It is not that they...

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