News

Critical Elements: What Do Young Scientists Need to Succeed?

Each January, Bowdoin's THRIVE program offers first-year students interested in the STEM fields a two-week program to gain the research and study skills needed to advance in a number of scientific disciplines.

Inspiring Change

A Leader for Today: Applying Dr. King's Lessons to the Next Generation

On Monday, students attended special classes to contemplate the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. and their continuing importance today.
A Congressional Compendium

Now Available Online: the George J. Mitchell Congressional Records Index

The impressive legislative career of Senator George J. Mitchell '54 can now be discovered online, through a new searchable and sortable website developed by the Bowdoin College Library.
How Genuine Are Elections?

DR Congo Embraces Democracy?

For the first time in its fifty-nine year history, the Democratic Republic of Congo may be about to experience its first peaceful, democratic transfer of power. Professor David Gordon explains the perils and possibilities.
Birds in Verse

The Reveal of the Flicker

Carl Little, noted Maine poet and author, honored the Bowdoin College Library copy of Audubon's Birds of America recently with a new poem, "Flicker (The Reveal)."
Getting Hired

Sophomores Get a Jumpstart on Career Prep

A group of students returns to campus before the spring semester to learn the ins and outs of finding a job.
Articulated Opinions

With 'Real-World Grit,' Students Make Their Voices Heard

Over one third of the students enrolled in a fall environmental policy class had their op-eds published in newspapers around the country.
Real-Life Drama

Bowdoin Grad Turns FBI Interrogation into Stage Play

New York-based theater director Tina Satter ’96 has based her latest production on the real-life interrogation of a former air force linguist now behind bars for espionage-related charges. (Photo: ©PaulaCourt)
Taking Ownership of Chance

In Life as in Photography, Good Fortune Plays a Part in Success

Speaking at a TEDx event last fall, Bowdoin junior Samantha Roy reflected on the role good luck plays in your life, drawing lessons from her experience as a photography student.
A Political Battlefield

Coercing an Ally: The Problem with Counterinsurgency Warfare

When two sides go to war, the outcome is typically decided on the battlefield. Not so in counterinsurgency warfare, where military dominance is no guarantee of success, says government professor Barbara Elias.