News

Bowdoin Launches Ambitious Plan for a Fossil Fuel-Free Campus by 2042; Includes $100 Million Investment in Campus Infrastructure

“Sustainable Bowdoin 2042” builds on Bowdoin’s environmental leadership to achieve 100 percent renewable electricity, creates a clear transition to a fossil fuel-free campus, and enhances existing academic programming.

Udall and Goldwater

Kellie Navarro ’23 Wins Two Major Science Scholarships

Kellie Navarro ’23, with roots in both New Jersey and Massachusetts, is the recipient of two prestigious national scholarships—both of which support her passions for biology, environmental studies, and education.
Teaching Languages

Multilingual Mainers Celebrates a Record-Breaking Year

This academic year, Multilingual Mainers had its largest cohort of Bowdoin students volunteering to teach languages at the local elementary school. To celebrate, they threw a playground fiesta in May with live music and dancing.
Big Questions

Exploring the Philosophical Contributions of William DeWitt Hyde

The work of philosopher, theologian, and teacher William DeWitt Hyde—Bowdoin College’s seventh president—is explored in a new book that aims to unravel the riddles of the universe.
The Old and the New

Students Present Research on Mysterious Band of Rocks, Green Crab Fertilizer, and So Much More

This year, six Earth and Oceanographic Science (EOS) majors independently studied a wide range of topics, from events that happened millenia ago to very current issues, like carbon sequestration policies and warming trends in the Gulf of Maine.
Season of Change

Slideshow: Springtime at Bowdoin

The end of the semester and the beginning of warmer weather bring a confluence of intense studying and needed distractions.
Teacher Scholar Success Story

Matthew Bernstein ’13 Among Maine’s 2022 Teachers of the Year

Matthew Bernstein ’13, a teacher at Casco Bay High School in Portland, was named Maine’s Teacher of the Year for Cumberland County.
Tips from an A-Lister

Actor John Turturro P’23 Shares Movie Clips with Film Students

The acclaimed movie actor talks about acting, directing, and on-screen chemistry with students from Professor Tricia Welsch’s cinema studies class.
Fir Fest

A College Famous for its Pines Seeks Tree Certification

Bowdoin's Sustainability Office has been working hard to achieve Tree Campus certification from the national Arbor Day Foundation.
The Incoming Class

Diverse Class of 2026 Includes Bowdoin’s First Community College Transfer Students

In the wake of the May 1 commitment deadline, Bowdoin’s Class of 2026 has taken shape, currently including 521 students representing 423 high schools across the US and around the world.
Now, for the PhD

Adaiah Hudgins-Lopez ’18 Receives Second Gates Cambridge Scholarship

A year ago, Adaiah Hudgins-Lopez was awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to study for a master's degree in social anthropology at University of Cambridge. Recently, she learned she would receive a second scholarship to pursue a social anthropology doctorate there.
Spirit of Service

McKeen Center Recognizes Those Who Give Their All to Others

Each spring, the McKeen Center for the Common Good awards those in the Bowdoin community and larger Brunswick area who thoughtfully dedicate themselves to helping others.
Community Connections

'Common Good Grant' Students Donate Record Amount to Local Nonprofits

This year, the Common Good Grant program—which functions essentially like a student-run charity—gave away a record amount to Midcoast organizations.
Commencement and Leadership Awards

Awards Luncheon Recognizes Campus Stars

The annual President's Award Luncheon, fondly called PAL, is a chance for the College president, deans, and others to applaud a few stand-out students, particularly seniors, for their exemplary leadership, service, and narrative skills.
Student Prizes Awarded

Celebrating Honors Day with Return to Studzinski Hall

Bowdoin College celebrated its twenty-sixth Honors Day on May 6, 2022. This year the event returned to Kanbar Auditorium, in Studzinski Recital Hall, for the first time since 2019.