News

Construction, Climate, and Forest Management

As work on two new academic buildings gets underway, Bowdoin looks to replace trees lost to construction and to also take needed steps to manage the health and safety of the Bowdoin Pines.

State of the College

Q&A: Bowdoin and the Pandemic

In a wide-ranging interview, President Clayton Rose reflects on a year of managing COVID and the prospects for a return to normal in the fall.
Standard of Excellence

Bowdoin College Safety and Security Earns Accreditation from International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators

The Bowdoin College Office of Safety and Security has announced that it has achieved accreditation from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA), the leading authority for campus public safety.
Professor Promotions

Four Faculty Members Appointed to Full Professorships

Four faculty members have been promoted from the rank of associate to full professor based on their excellence in teaching, distinction in scholarly or artistic engagement, and service to the College.
Men's Friendships

In Masculinities Summit, Men Discuss Friendship, Vulnerability, Accountability

In Bowdoin's second biennial Masculinities Summit, men shared their thoughts on what it means to be a good friend, and how they hold themselves and other men in their lives accountable for the things they say and do.
New Growth

Ben Butler ’00 and the Pull of Public Art

A couple of years ago, sculptor Ben Butler made a deliberate decision to almost entirely focus his career on public art. Today he's creating large installations around the country that he hopes kindle people's curiosity about natural processes, scale, and time.
Sharing Knowledge

Bowdoin Grant to Help Neuroscience Scholars and Students in Puerto Rico

Professor Manuel (Manolo) Diaz-Rios secures a grant to supply laboratory equipment to underresourced campuses in his native Puerto Rico. The new gear, he says, will help neuroscience students learn both in person and remotely.
"Commitment to Need-Based Aid"

Bowdoin Announces Increased Student Aid Budget

Bowdoin is announcing a significant increase in the total amount of financial aid it will make available to qualifying students each year.
Mental Illness, Retold

Zack Burton ’14 and "The Manic Monologues"

After being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Zack Burton looked for stories that illuminated the hope, healing, and humanity that are part of people's recovery from mental illness. He didn't find many.
Embracing Nearness

Arielle Saiber Edits New Multidisciplinary Book Series

The Romance languages and literatures scholar teams up with a colleague at York University in Toronto to spearhead an exciting new literary initiative: a multidisciplinary book series exploring the ‘proximities’ of things.
Bowdoin Rowing

We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat(house): First Strokes toward Protecting and Supporting a Growing Program

A gift-funded expansion of Smith Boathouse next spring would provide much needed improvements, including room for the team's larger shells, changing rooms, and accessible bathrooms—and is expected to be finished in time for the fall 2022 season.
A New Space

Work Officially Underway on New Arctic Studies Center

A groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday afternoon celebrated the official start of construction work on the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies, which is due to be completed in eighteen months.
"Fierce Urgency of Now"

Former Amex CEO Ken Chenault ’73, H’96 Leads Effort to Fight Restrictive Voting Laws

In the wake of a recently enacted law in Georgia said to suppress the Black American vote, more than seventy Black business leaders, led by former American Express CEO Ken Chenault ’73, H’96, have called on American companies to oppose efforts underway in many states to pass similar legislation.
The Coast of Maine

Lily McVetty ’21 Widens the View on Climate Change Adaptation

Lily McVetty is investigating how her hometown in Maine can brace for changing climates in a way that is as equitable as possible for its community members and maritime industries.
“Fatal Labor”

Pregnancy and Rickets in Victorian Britain: A Dangerous Combination

English professor Ann Kibbie secures a prestigious fellowship helping her pursue a groundbreaking research project into an understudied aspect of women’s health in Victorian Britain.