News

“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.”

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.
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.
Driving into the Future

Bowdoin Sustainability Adds More Electric Vehicle (EV) Chargers

Anticipating a rising need for chargers as more people drive EVs, Bowdoin has added four more charging spots on campus.
Greening Energy

Nearby Solar Array Will Supply Bowdoin with Lots of Maine-Made Power

The 17,000-panel solar field on Bowdoin property in Brunswick will push the College past its goal of purchasing 100 percent of its electricity from Maine-based renewable sources.
The Six Colleges Initiative

Admissions Help in Tough Times: Bowdoin Joins Other Colleges to Reach Thousands of Students

Collective effort by liberal arts colleges offers prospective students access to a series of forums address their concerns about the admissions process, which are likely to be heightened this year by the global pandemic.
Information Technology

Sherri Braxton Named Senior Director for Digital Innovation

Sherri Braxton will be joining Bowdoin College as the information technology (IT) division’s first senior director for digital innovation.
Bowdoin in the News

Psychologist Barbara Held on Santa Skepticism and What to Tell Children about St. Nick

Skeptical child turned clinical and philosophical psychologist Barbara Held, Bowdoin’s Barry N. Wish Professor of Psychology and Social Studies Emerita, shares her unique perspective on Santa from early childhood—with insight into the topical issue of truth—in an op-ed published by the New York Daily News.
The Honorands

Bowdoin Announces 2021 Honorary Degree Recipients

Bowdoin will bestow four honorary degrees at its 216th Commencement exercises to be held Saturday, May 29, 2021, on the Quad in front of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.
New Ghosts

Carolyn Wolfenzon's New Book Illuminates a Ghoulish Theme in Modern Mexican Literature

In a new book of literary criticism, Romance languages and literatures associate professor Carolyn Wolfenzon explores how eight contemporary Mexican authors adhere to a tradition of writing about ghosts—but with a catch.