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Graduating members of the Bowdoin Class of 2023 prepare to walk across the stage.
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Graduating members of the Bowdoin Class of 2023 prepare to walk across the stage.
Congrats to the Bowdoin Class of 2023! Read the details about Commencement, Baccalaureate, and wise words from this year's honorands.
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Chairs of Distinction

Jamella Gow, Allison Guess, Michele Reid-Vazquez, Bianca Williams
Bowdoin Announces Four Appointments to New Chairs Honoring Distinguished Black Graduates

Bowdoin has appointed a cohort of four accomplished scholars to new endowed faculty professorships honoring distinguished Black graduates of the College. These new positions, which are fully funded by donors, will focus on the interdisciplinary study of race, racism, and racial justice and across themes of environmental justice and belonging, citizenship, and freedom.

Generations of Community

Alumni standing in a circle looking up
Alumni Affinity Groups Reconnect at Reunion

Three of the College's alumni groups—Bowdoin Alumni RepresentASIAN, the Bowdoin College Black Alumni Association, and the Association of Bowdoin Latinx Alumni—gathered for planning meetings on June 3 and then met up for a larger multicultural reception.

A Grand Finale

Men's rowing post-victory
Bowdoin Rowers are National Champions

Bowdoin's rowing team ended its season on a historic note at the ACRA National Championships in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, with wins by the women's varsity eight and men's varsity four, and a second-place finish from the novice women's eight.