The newly renovated Sills Hall contains a space with strong links to Bowdoin’s past: The wood-paneled Peucinian Room, home to the eponymous debating society formed over two centuries ago, maintains an “intentionally Luddite” atmosphere as a place of learning with limited technology.
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From distinguished fellowships and international conferences to influential research and publications, Bowdoin scholars are leaving their mark on a wide range of fields.
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Each summer at Bowdoin, around two hundred students receive fellowships from the College to conduct independent, faculty-mentored research in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
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Winkley Professor of Latin and Greek Barbara Weiden Boyd is invited to take part in a conversation with fellow classics scholar Emily Wilson, known for her translation of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. They meet on July 16 as part of the Pascal Hall Authors Series in Rockport, Maine.
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From national and international recognitions and important books and papers to explorations and performances that benefitted the Maine community and beyond in myriad ways, Bowdoin faculty enriched campus life this spring through a wide array of scholarly and artistic pursuits that extended well beyond the classroom.
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The recent death of Pope Francis stirred memories for Winkley Professor of Latin and Greek Barbara Weiden Boyd, who recalls the “kind, if reserved” fellow student she got to know nearly forty years ago.
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The value and benefits of a liberal arts education steeped in the humanities has worthy champions in Kristin Brennan, executive director of Bowdoin’s Office of Career Exploration and Development (CXD), and Stephen Perkinson, professor of art history.
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Bowdoin hosts a symposium to play board games and reflect on their significance as producers of popular historical knowledge.
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Greek and Roman myths may be fantastical and bloodthirsty, says Senior Lecturer in Classics Michael Nerdahl, but they still have a relevance today and, what is more, he says, the study of them embodies what it means to be a true liberal arts discipline.
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Over 200 students received fellowships from Bowdoin this summer to pursue independent research with a faculty advisor.
Read moreThe Greek and Roman classics have always been a vital part of Bowdoin's liberal arts tradition. The Department of Classics offers a major with three concentrations: 1) Greek and Latin language 2) Greek and Roman material culture (classical archaeology), 3) Greek and Roman culture and history (classical studies).
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