Professor Gomezgil Yaspik and students showcase Bowdoin research at prestigious South American institutions while building partnerships for future collaborative opportunities.
Bowdoin students, continuing a multi-year streak, received a record number of Fulbright fellowships to do research, pursue graduate study, or teach English abroad for the 2024-2025 academic year.
The government major and practicing attorney is looking forward to the next stage in his legal career: a one-year clerkship with Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor. “For a young lawyer who's interested in how the law shapes this country,” he said, “it's an immensely exciting opportunity and a true privilege.”
A Bowdoin class recently met via Zoom with two guest speakers in Ecuador—one a recent graduate, the other a native of Achuar territory in the Amazon—who are helping to bring solar-powered boats and energy to remote communities in the rainforest.
All students must become literate in the uses and pitfalls of artificial intelligence technologies, writes Assistant Professor of Psychology Abhilasha Kumar in an opinion piece for The Bangor Daily News.
Senior Yusur Jasim is set to graduate this May with a teaching certificate from Bowdoin Teacher Scholars. They credit their high school teacher, Matt Bernstein ’13, for helping set them down this path.
The Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship, which helps “outstanding young people" forge a career in the US Foreign Service, will fund Kilani through two years of graduate school and provide internships on Capitol Hill and at a US embassy or consulate.
