News

Sixty-One New Classes This Semester, From Victorian Realism to Computing Ethics

Students were able to select classes from a fall course catalogue filled with beloved classics (Political Theory, Jane Austen, Deconstructing Racism, etc.), as well as sixty-one classes new to Bowdoin.

Honoring Native Heritage

Native American Heritage Month: Two Students Revitalize the Native American Student Association

Amanda Cassano ’22 and Sunshine Eaton ’22, coleaders of the recently relaunched Native American Student Association, have organized a month of campus events reflecting and celebrating Native cultures.
No Hate November

Patrick "McDreamy" Dempsey H’13 and Marcus Williams ’21 Discuss Disabilities and Success

Marcus Williams ’21 invited Patrick Dempsey, a Mainer who gained fame on the TV show Grey's Anatomy, to Bowdoin to speak about dyslexia for No-Hate November's keynote address.
Keeping It Civil

Learning to Disagree

Economist and public intellectual Arthur Brooks was on campus recently for the first of two visits as the inaugural Joseph McKeen Fellow. Brooks is former president of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank.
"A Wellness Buffet"

"Wellcare" Practitioner Kate Nicholson Joins Bowdoin

As she steps into the relatively recent position of assistant director of student wellness programs, Kate Nicholson has many ideas about how to help every student take care of their body, mind, and spirit.
The Best Way to End a Long Night (or Start a Day)

4 a.m. Trip to Frosty's: A Student Rite

Treating yourself to a fresh, warm donut at the end of a long night of studying is a student tradition at Bowdoin.
AFAM50

A Weekend of Reunions, Recognitions, and Rejoicing

Bowdoin celebrated its fifty-year anniversary of Africana studies, the John Brown Russwurm African American Center, and the African American Society with nearly 500 members of the Bowdoin community.
A Literary Voyage

An Evening of Poetry in Nine Languages

At a recent evening dedicated to poetry from around the world, students recited poems in Arabic, Spanish, Ancient Greek, Italian, Russian, French, Korean, and Japanese. English translations were provided.
Veterans Day Remembrance

Orator, Soldier, Educator: David Alphonso Lane, Class of 1917

The fifth African American to graduate from Bowdoin, David Alphonso Lane Jr. (1895–1985), had a shining career as a student and a US serviceman. In between his military assignments—in both WWI and WWII—he became a leading educator.
Talking Democracy

College Students Discuss Politics with Rural Mainers (Spoiler Alert: It Went Well)

Bowdoin launched What Matters in 2015 to bring students, faculty, and staff together to discuss divisive issues in a town hall-like setting. This semester, the program hit the road.
Sexism in Jazz

Jazz and #MeToo

Associate Professor of American Vernacular Music Tracy McMullen reflects on the difficulties of being a woman in the male-dominated world of jazz.
Connecting Christians

New Christian Student Group on Campus

A recently formed student group is providing a community—and a more visible presence—for Christians on campus.
Vote On Tuesday!

Author Elaine Weiss Brings History of Voting Activism to Campus

Just days before Election Day, journalist Elaine Weiss spent a day at Bowdoin discussing the history of the US suffrage movement.
Red Light Blue Light

Luke Carberry ’18 and Professor Collin Roesler Publish Breakthrough Oceanography Finding

Research Luke Carberry ’18 pursued at Bowdoin—to determine the best methods for calculating the abundance of phytoplankton in the ocean—has been recently published in a top scientific journal.
The Bowdoin Family

Families Bring Out the Best of Bowdoin

Family Weekend is a time of celebration at Bowdoin, with concerts, performances, talks, outing club adventures, a research symposium, and other events packing the three-day schedule.