News

Ike Irby ’09 Joining VP Harris’s Team as Environmental Policy Advisor

After Bowdoin, Irby taught science at a prep school for three years before attending grad school at William & Mary, where he earned a doctorate in marine science, and then moving into the policy realm.

Determined to Give

Winter Break Community Service Continues This Year Despite Pandemic

COVID-19 has not stopped the McKeen Center for the Common Good from helping students pursue service opportunities during the break.
An Oceanic Treasure

Expansion of Schiller Coastal Studies Center Is Complete

More space for research, teaching, and living is now available at the 118-acre facility, which is located about thirteen miles from the Bowdoin campus and offers a wider range of opportunities for students and researchers.
Innovating Brighter Futures

Lonnie Hackett ’14 Makes Forbes "30 Under 30" List

Since founding Healthy Learners in Zambia as an undergraduate, Lonnie Hackett ’14 has never wavered in his commitment to the nonprofit. Now, with the assistance of Zambia's federal government, the program is on track to reach 1 million students across the country.
Authors' Own Opinions

Environmental Policy Students Make Their Voices Heard

Half of the students in the fall 2020 semester Environmental Policy and Politics class have published op-eds in newspapers across the country—a record for the course since the professor began giving this assignment three years ago.
Bowdoin in the News

There’s No Escaping Psychologist Barbara Held’s Opinions

Clinical and philosophical psychologist Barbara Held has opinions, and thanks to op-ed pages near and far, readers across the country are privy to her professional insights—no couch or copay required.
A Community Celebration

Bowdoin Celebrates 2021 Black History Month

The College celebrating Black History Month with events that include a documentary film screening, a gathering for Black alumni, a conversation with DeRay Mckesson ’07, and a keynote lecture by Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, H’06.
McDreamy’s Maine Crush

Patrick Dempsey H’13 with a “Very Special” Bowdoin Shout-Out on GMA

In a case of life imitating art, actor Patrick Dempsey waxed romantic about his relationship with the College in a segment that aired on Good Morning America, saying, “Bowdoin is very special, and of course, it’s in the great state of Maine.”
Dark Sky Advocacy

This Physics Lab Instructor Wants You to See the Stars

Paul Howells, a lab instructor for the physics department, is a founding member of Southern Maine Astronomers (and a published photographer of the cosmos). With his group, he's trying to keep Maine's skies dark.
Keeping Up with the Community

Magazine Highlights Bowdoin's Support for Its LGBTQA Students

Boston Spirit has recognized the efforts by Bowdoin's SWAG (Sexuality, Women, and Gender Center) to reinforce its community during the pandemic.
Distance Learning

Helping Teachers Through the “Great Unplanned Experiment”

Wendy Amato '91 is chief academic officer at Learner’s Edge/Teaching Channel, which offers online continuing education courses to teachers. She recently hosted a series of webinars to support educators in distance learning.
A Dramatic Diversion

“Scandal, Intrigue, and Salaciousness”: Acting in a Podcast Soap Opera

Bowdoin community members Denise Shannon and Tony Antolini both lead double lives. For two years, they have moonlighted as voice actors in a popular podcast drama that is now approaching its one hundredth broadcast.
Distinguished Senator

“60 Minutes” Asks: Who is Angus King?

60 Minutes talks with US Senator Angus King about the recent assault on the Capitol, being an independent amid partisan polarization, and the importance of “eloquent listening.”
A Multifaceted Topic

Geometry in Our Modern World

Geometry may be one of the oldest branches of mathematics, but it’s much more than a theoretical subject. It’s part of our everyday lives, says Professor Jennifer Taback, and key to understanding many aspects of our modern world.
Appreciating Good Work

Bill De La Rosa ’16 Named One of Arizona's '40 Under 40'

Bill De La Rosa ’16 received an award in Arizona last week that honors young people making positive changes in their communities.