News

Sophomore Bootcamp 2023: Basic Training for Getting That First Great Job

Finding a job—especially that first one—is a job in itself, one that requires specific skills. This is what Sophomore Bootcamp is all about.

"Library as Matchmaker"

New Library Director Peter Bae Wants to Reinforce Bowdoin's Ties to the World

Peter Bae stepped into the role of library director in August, eager to join a liberal arts college for the connections and community.
Political Insight

Bowdoin’s Rudalevige Helps Launch New Political News Blog

The government professor is a founding contributor of Good Authority, an independent, freely available political news site that replaces The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage blog.
Come Audition!

Want to Be in Bowdoin’s First Bilingual Spanish-English Play?

Bowdoin will be staging its first bilingual main season production next year, a reimaginingof the seventeenth-century Spanish comedia classic, Valor, Outrage, and Woman, by Ana Caro de Mallén. Auditions are coming up, and you don’t have to be bilingual to take part.
Conversing Across the World

Podcast about Languages Features Polyglot Mohamed Kilani ’21

Mohamed Kilani ’21 is the guest on the latest episode of the podcast America the Bilingual.
Celebrating Excellence

Two Next Leaders Fellows Recognized with EDUCAUSE Awards

Two members of the inaugural cohort of the Next Leaders Fellowship program, of which Bowdoin is the lead sponsor, have been recognized with awards recognizing exemplary accomplishments in higher education information technology.
Feeding Mainers

Tackling Hunger

Meet four Bowdoin graduates who are doing their bit to tackle hunger in Maine through their leadership in the nonprofit world.
Athletics Announcement

New Endowed Position: John Fish ’82 Helps Bowdoin Create Fish Family Head Coach of Football

A generous commitment by Suffolk Construction CEO John Fish ’82 will allow Bowdoin College to endow the position of head football coach. B. J. Hammer becomes the first coach to hold the position of Fish Family Head Coach of Football.
Held v. Montana

Attorney Phil Gregory ’76 Notches Historic Climate Victory for Young People

Now he's looking ahead to more wins for the climate, for young people, and for future generations.
Contemporary Caravaggio

San Francisco's "de Young Open 2023" will Feature Art by Ally Thanassi ’24

Thanassi's black-and-white charcoal drawing, Saint Jerome 2021, conjures the detailed, lush paintings of the Italian Baroque period, but its subject matter is very modern—her brother glowing in the light of two electronic devices.
Using Linguistic Smarts

Helping Refugees in Europe

Two Bowdoin students and one recent graduate spent the summer putting their language skills to good use in central and eastern Europe, helping Ukrainian and other refugees.
Common Sense Conversations

Government Professor Yarbrough Joins International Scholars for European Fellowship

A scholar of political philosophy, Jean Yarbrough joins other academics, writers, and other professionals at international venues to discuss a range of subjects including liberty, prosperity, and beauty. The latest gathering took place at a castle in Hungary.
"Asian American Reckonings"

A Full Year Ahead of Asian American Talks, Courses, Films, and Art

A group of Bowdoin professors will be offering a diverse slate of courses and programming this year focused on Asian American history, perspectives, and expressions.
Twenty-Five Years of LACLaS

Brunswick Latin American Film Festival Features Movie Inspired by Faculty Research

A movie based on the research of Bowdoin faculty member Paula Cuellar Cuellar is among the highlights of a Latin American film festival that kicks off this week, which she is also helping to organize.
A Message to Moscow

Colleagues, Friends of Evan Gershkovich ‘14 Coming to Campus to Highlight Journalist’s Plight—September 26

Classmates, teachers, and colleagues of the jailed Wall Street Journal reporter are gathering on the Bowdoin campus September 26 to keep Gershkovich’s plight in the spotlight and highlight the ongoing struggle for press freedom in much of the world.