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David Simon in conversation with Bowdoin's Dreer Fellow, Franklin Leonard.
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David Simon in conversation with Bowdoin's Dreer Fellow, Franklin Leonard.
Thank you to television producer David Simon and Dreer Fellow Franklin Leonard for an evening of expansive, collaborative conversation.
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A Weekend to Remember

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Together Again at Bowdoin: Highlights from Homecoming Weekend 2026

Old friends reunited, sidelines filled with fans, and Polar Bear pride everywhere! Alumni returned to Brunswick September 25–27, 2026, for three lively days of Homecoming Weekend. The Bowdoin community came together to cheer on teams, revisit favorite places, celebrate old traditions, and make new memories—all part of what makes coming back to Bowdoin feel like coming home.

Science People

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Putting Coastal Studies into Practice in Harpswell

Students in this fall’s Coastal Studies Semester at the Schiller Center are collaborating with townspeople in Harpswell to address issues affecting residents, from coastal erosion to housing affordability.

Beware of Ideologies!

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How David Simon Came to “Respect the Middle Ground”

For this year’s Kenneth V. Santagata Memorial Lecture, TV producer and writer David Simon, creator of The Wire, came to campus for a conversation with film executive Franklin Leonard, Bowdoin’s inaugural Herman S. Dreer Leadership Fellow.

Getting Creative

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Hackathon Focuses on the Intersection of Art and Tech

Creativity was the theme for this year’s Hackathon. Sponsored by the Hastings Initiative for AI and Humanity, students from Bowdoin, Bates, and Colby studied ways of combining technology and art, as tech solutions were applied across a range of areas, including literature, music, and visual arts.

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