News

Karina Graeter '14 Fills New Sustainability Post in Southern Maine

Bowdoin graduate is hired by coastal Maine communities to work on a new climate action plan. Karina Graeter will work with state and local officials to tackle issues like rising sea levels and greenhouse gas emissions.

Reality TV Star

'Survivor' Contestant Survives a Visit to MacMillan House

MacMillan House, one of Bowdoin's nine College Houses, invited former Survivor winner Bob Crowley to watch the premiere of Survivor: Winners at War—the show's fortieth season—with house residents.
Highlights from the Field

Anthropology Students Conduct Far-Reaching Research

Three anthropology students with funding from Riley Research Awards have pursued independent research about Jamaican dance halls, affirmative action in Brazilian universities, and lesbianism in New York City.
View from Washington

Politics and Media: Washington Post Reporter Kevin Sullivan

Pultizer Prize-winning journalist Kevin Sullivan—who grew up in Brunswick, Maine—visited Bowdoin this week to give a talk on reporting from Washington, DC.
Local and National

New Gifts Strengthen Bowdoin's Public Service Initiative

Two recent gifts—one from The Hearst Foundation, Inc. and one from a Bowdoin parent—will help students pursue public service internships in Washington, DC, and in Maine.
Environmental POVs

On Green Tea Podcast, Sustainability Talk Goes Down Warmly

Marie Caspard ’20 and Diego Velasquez ’20 launched a new WBOR radio show and podcast this fall featuring personal stories of people's relationships with sustainability and the environment.
Lead by Example

Class of 2020 Kicks Off Senior Class Giving Campaign

The Bowdoin Class of 2020 launched their class scholarship fund in style, and they're aiming for an 80 percent participation rate before graduation.
Pride on Google Drive

Proud Papers Project of Kyle Putnam ’22 Showcases Student Scholarship

Psychedelics as Catalysts for Conversion. Joan of Arc: Queer Icon. Mangrove Responses to Anthropogenic Changes. These are just a sampling of the papers submitted so far to Putnam's Proud Papers Project.
A Complicated Story

Understanding Maine’s Statehood

As an important milestone approaches, an exhibition at the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library features historic documents that bring to light the complicated journey to Maine’s statehood two hundred years ago.
Faculty Promotions

Board of Trustees Grants Tenure to Four Faculty Members

The Bowdoin College Board of Trustees granted tenure to four faculty members during a meeting held in January 2020.
Rhyme Advocacy

Environmental Hip-Hop Rapper Colby Santana ’23 is a ‘Recyclepath’

Colby Santana ’23—an eco hip-hop artist from Maine—has written songs like “It Ain't Easy Being Wheezy” (about air pollution) and “No More Fish in the Sea” to muse on the
Black History, Black Present

Bowdoin Professors in Dialogue for Black History Month

This year’s Black History Month and Beyond programming began with professors Chyrl Laird and Guy Mark Foster discussing the nuances of black history and the black present.
A Novel in Stories

Writer Jason Brown ’91 Returns to Bowdoin

It was only fitting that several members of Jason Brown's large family attended his recent talk at Bowdoin.
Starting Somewhere

Hearing From Changemakers at Bowdoin's Annual Nonprofit Symposium

At this year's Nonprofit Symposium, the question asked of students was not, what will you be when you grow up? But rather, what kind of change can you create?
Happy New Year

A Taste of Home

The tastes of Vietnam came to mid-coast Maine over the weekend as a group of international students gathered for a traditional meal to celebrate Tet—the festival marking the Vietnamese New Year.