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Leadership in a Changing World

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From Vision to Impact: One Year of the Hastings Initiative for AI and Humanity

As the Hastings Initiative for AI and Humanity enters its second year, we look back on an exciting twelve months—a time in which the relationship between human beings and technology has become increasingly complex—and look ahead to the ways Bowdoin will continue to be at the forefront of this important conversation.

Meet the Honorands

Sharon Daley, Evan Gershkovich ’14, Cecilia Elena Rouse.
Bowdoin Announces 2026 Honorary Degree Recipients

Bowdoin College will confer three honorary degrees at its 221st Commencement exercises, to be held Saturday, May 23, 2026, on the steps of the Walker Art Building.This year’s honorary degree recipients are longtime Maine island health care provider Sharon Daley, author and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich ’14, and economic policy thought leader Cecilia Elena Rouse.

Exploring a Sense of Place

alexander photo of chinstrap penguins on rare blue iceberg 1995
Arctic Museum Acquires Bryan and Cherry Alexander Photographic Archive

The Peary MacMillan Arctic Museum is delighted to announce the acquisition of the life’s work of renowned polar photographers Bryan and Cherry Alexander. The archive, comprising more than 50,000 images taken over five decades deepens and broadens the Arctic museum’s already large photographic collection.

Preparing for the Future

hastings guests polat and nordberg feb2026
How AI Impacts Health Care and the Humanities

As part of the College’s Hastings Initiative, two outside experts share their insight into the fast-changing world of artificial intelligence. In separate events, they looked at the impact of AI on health care and how studying the humanities can help prepare you for a world dominated by AI.

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