Alexandra Wert ’27, one of five student veterans currently enrolled at the College, came to Bowdoin after seven years in the Air Force, motivated by a desire to continue serving the public.
In the aftermath of the astonishing jewel heist at the Louvre, a question has emerged: Could a decades-old geometry problem solved by mathematics professor Steve Fisk have kept the museum safe from such a breach?
Author and commentator Yair Rosenberg—a staff writer for The Atlantic—visits campus to discuss the rise in antisemitism in recent years. His talk is part of an ongoing series of events at the College designed to tackle challenging contemporary topics.
The government major discusses her governance work at the World Bank and talks to students about her research in India, where subsidized home ownership programs are trying to lift families out of poverty.
Williams, who now teaches at Rutgers University, returned to Bowdoin recently to deliver her talk, “When Hunger is the Disaster: Fannie Lou Hamer and June Jordan’s Food Justice Work in the Mississippi Delta.”
For the third talk in this semester’s Viewpoint Exchange series, political and feminist theorist Marla Brettschneider explored how political processes in modern Europe shaped Jewish “co-constructions” that placed Jews outside what was considered normal.
Writer, broadcaster, and former trustee Alvin Hall '74 is garnering more recognition for his achievements in the world of podcasting, picking up a 2025 Silver Signal award for his latest project, Alvin Hall’s Other America.
