February 2025 Polar Bearings

Join us on campus for our speaker series by outstanding alumni of Bowdoin College and other leaders in a wide range of professions. 

Trump: The First 20 Days

Program Details:

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

11:30 a.m. Doors Open

12:00 p.m. Program Begins

1:30 p.m. Program Ends

Location:

Thorne Hall, Daggett Lounge

13 South St, Brunswick, ME 04011

We will hear from Katie Benner '99, who will conduct a timely discussion aptly named "Trump: The First 20 Days", where Katie will delve into the successes and challenges of the start of the second term of President Trump.

Katie Benner is a 1999 graduate of Bowdoin College, and is currently serving as a Trustee. Katie is currently working for the New York Times and primarily covers large institutions that shape American life, such as the legal system, civil rights, national security, technology and financial institutions. She was also part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on workplace sexual harassment. In addition to her work with the New York Times, Katie has also written and reported on banks, hedge funds, privacy equity firms and markets for CNN, Fortune and other publications.