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Bowdoin students share research and honors projects at the President's Research Symposium.
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Bowdoin students share research and honors projects at the President's Research Symposium.
What a beautiful day to celebrate student research at Bowdoin »
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“My friends? They sparkle.”

An imperfect, unfinished, unscripted introduction to Bowdoin College.

We asked Bowdoin students what they would show to a prospective applicant. Instead of "drone footage"?—they said joy. Curiosity. Gratitude. Warmth.

(We did also include some drone footage.)

Busy Days at Bowdoin

Family posing in front of the polar bear statue
Family Weekend Slideshow

Bowdoin's annual Family Weekend, which took place this year from October 30 to November 1, was planned with a schedule full of ways for guests to experience campus life.

“For Curiosity Alone”

student crowd at sjb day 2026
Students Encouraged to Embrace Academic Challenges on Sarah and James Bowdoin Day

As they consider classes to take next semester, students were urged to test themselves by taking a difficult course in an unfamiliar field. The advice came from Italian medievalist and Dante scholar Alejandro Cuadrado, keynote faculty speaker at this year’s Sarah and James Bowdoin Day ceremony, honoring students’ outstanding academic achievement.