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Bowdoin students at Sophomore Bootcamp celebrate with a class dinner.
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From Stress to Success

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At Bootcamp 2026, Sophomores Jumpstart Their Careers

Each January, Bowdoin's Career Exploration and Development (CXD) office brings the entire sophomore class back to campus early for a three-day career “Bootcamp” that sets them up for success in the working world.

Student-Centered Research

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Bowdoin Among 2026 Beckman Scholars Program Awardees

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation has announced that Bowdoin is among the US colleges and universities receiving funding from its Beckman Scholars Program, which is part of the foundation’s mission of supporting basic research in the chemistry and life sciences.

Human Actions Leave Traces

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Plastiglomerates: How Humanity Is Entering the Geological Record

For his latest book, visual arts professor Michael Kolster took his camera to Hawaiʻi to explore a possible new addition to the fossil record. Plastiglomerates are formed when marine-borne plastic washes up on a beach and, when heated by campfires, fuses with lava to create a new kind of “stone”—a lasting reminder of man’s presence on the earth.

Bowdoin in the News

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New York Times Review: Katie Benner ’99 Book “Miracle Children”

Award-winning New York Times correspondent and Bowdoin trustee Katie Benner ’99 broke the news that the T.M. Landry College Preparatory Academy was in fact a scam. Now, Benner and fellow NYT reporter Erica L. Green have taken an even deeper dive into the scandal in their book, Miracle Children: Race, Education, and a True Story of False Promises.

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