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‘Bowdoin SAFE’: Bowdoin Security Launches New Safety App

The College rolls out a new safety app to enhance campus security. Features include a location tracker, which reassures those who might be walking home alone late at night by allowing security staff to monitor their progress.

Disabled Persons Day

Bowdoin Accessibility Team Plans Celebration

This Friday, December 3, is the internationally designated day for recognizing the contributions of people with disabilities. Bowdoin is marking the occasion with a talk, a film screening, an oceanside walk on a universally accessible trail, and more.
The Mighty Dictionary

Words and Power: How Dictionaries Define Us

“Language is the instrument to create history and also a vision of where the nation is going,” Ilan Stavans said.
A Macabre Trend

Bowdoin’s Gustavo Faverón Patriau Discusses Latin American Horror Fiction

The acclaimed Peruvian novelist, who is also associate professor of Romance languages and literatures, talks to the Guardian newspaper about a new trend in Latin American fiction.
Drive and Faith

Elevate Their Voices

Justin J. Pearson ’17 on environmental and racial justice.
Social@ESPN

Looking for Cranes

Kaitee Daley ’09, vice president for social media at ESPN, talks about beginning her career in a field that was just beginning itself.
"Pie." "Pumpkins." "Plentitude!"

A Moulton and Thorne Thanksgiving

Moulton and Thorne Dining Halls threw open their doors for a traditional Bowdoin Thanksgiving Thursday evening.
Contemporary Voices

Library Launches Student-Curated Book Display Highlighting Indigenous Literature

Shandiin Largo '23 launches a collection inspired by her own Native American heritage. This is the latest installment of the Bowdoin library’s program to highlight texts by and about BIPOC authors and themes.
A Business Directory and More

The Genius of Black Owned Maine

Jerry Edwards ’04 (who also goes by the name Genius Black) is codirector of Black Owned Maine, a business directory he and a friend launched during last summer's Black Lives Matter protests.
Long Trip

The Music of What Happens

When Luna Soley ’22 embarked last winter on a cross-country road trip, she found connections to Maine and to Bowdoin in unexpected places, in shared experiences, in things that haven’t changed.
Take Time to Process

Methods of Mindfulness: Creating the Inclusive Classroom

Two Bowdoin educators share some thoughts on how they use mindfulness exercises to build a sense of community in the classroom. After the last eighteen months, they say, such techniques are more important than ever.
Educating the Next Generation

What Matters? High Schools, for One.

Bowdoin students gathered with younger teenagers and older community members recently in Moulton Union's Main Lounge to discuss a formative time in most of our lives—high school.
Exploring a Different World

What's Happening with Study Abroad?

Thirty-three students are studying away this semester, witnessing regions around the world emerge (we hope) from the pandemic.
Junior-Senior Ball

Upperclass Students Dance the Night Away, at Long Last

For the first time since 2019, Bowdoin students gathered for a dance party in the Smith Union, which was decked out Friday night for the annual Junior-Senior Ball with streamers, lanterns, and special lighting. Photos by Cheng Xing ’23.
Challenges Facing China

Professor Heurlin Comments on Xi’s Historical Resolution, US-China Climate Agreement

As US President Joe Biden prepares to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for a virtual summit, China scholar Christopher Heurlin reflects on some recent developments in Beijing.