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Award-Winning Design

Lavallee Brensinger, the New England-based firm of architects behind Bowdoin’s new Harpswell Apartments, receives a design award for its work on the three upperclass student residence halls.

Mixed Media

What's That on Campus Over There? Oh, Just a Giant Head

To help out an anthropology professor, two tech-savvy students created an augmented reality tool that allows their peers to conjure up a bit of Easter Island in Brunswick.
Next-Level Goodness

Common Good Project Teams to Continue Bowdoin’s Commitment, Tackle Opportunities Year-Round

The Joseph McKeen Center for the Common Good is discontinuing its annual Common Good Day (CGD) and has announced plans for a new program that will help bring the intention behind CGD to the next level.
Promoting Diversity

Library Launches Inaugural BIPOC Book Display

One part of the Bowdoin Library is now home to a display highlighting nonwhite authors and themes. The collection is curated by longtime bibliophile Thando Khumalo ’23, in an effort to promote books she can relate more to.
The Future of Oceans

Clara Benadon ’23 Wins NOAA Hollings Scholarship

The Hollings Scholarship helps to fund two years of undergraduate tuition and supports a paid summer internship at a NOAA facility. Benadon is hoping to be matched with a marine scientist doing research in behavioral ecology.
Most Selective Year Ever

Record-Setting Year for Bowdoin Admissions

Amid one of the largest applicant pools Bowdoin College has seen, the Class of 2025 sets records in selectivity, the percentage of students admitted who accepted their offer, and the diversity of the students admitted.
“A Model of Innovation”

Bowdoin’s McCarroll Honored for Anti-Racist Hiring Initiative

The director of the Baldwin Center’s writing project receives an award in recognition of her “novel approach to combatting implicit bias” when it comes to the hiring of peer tutors.
Serving the College

Alumni Council Announces Nine Award Recipients

Nine Bowdoin graduates spanning more than six and a half decades are being honored with four different awards by the Alumni Council for their service to Bowdoin College.
Record of Achievement

Stephanie B. Frost Named Senior Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations at Bowdoin College

Stephanie B. Frost will succeed Scott Meiklejohn as Bowdoin College’s new senior vice president for development and alumni relations.
22nd Annual Delta Sigma/Delta Upsilon Art Show

Creativity in a Curtailed World

This year, twenty-nine students submitted sixty-two pieces to the art competition. A number of the works explore racial and gender identity, issues of social justice, and the isolation and distance of living through a pandemic.
Rural Healthcare

Ruby Ahaiwe ’21 is Awarded a Davis Projects for Peace Prize

Senior Ruby Ahaiwe plans to return to her home in Nigeria this summer to address disparities in healthcare.
Planning, Preparing, Helping

Eileen Johnson Helps Maine Communities Prepare for Severe Weather-Related Challenges

These are busy times for environmental studies lecturer Eileen Johnson. Apart from her teaching duties, she’s involved in a number of grant-funded projects aimed at assisting local communities.
Corporations and the Democracy

Corporate Leader Mellody Hobson Emphasizes the Critical Role of Businesses in Our Democracy

In Bowdoin's sixth and final talk in the series "Conversations on Democracy," businesswoman Mellody Hobson said corporations must bring more diversity into their executive ranks or risk dying.
“Be a Fanatical Moderate!”

US Senator Susan Collins Discusses Capitol Riots, Voting Reform, Social Media Regulation, and More

Republican Susan Collins has represented Maine in the US Senate for a quarter of a century. She recently sat down for a virtual chat with Bowdoin President Clayton Rose for the latest in the Conversations on Democracy series.
State of the College

Q&A: Bowdoin and the Pandemic

In a wide-ranging interview, President Clayton Rose reflects on a year of managing COVID and the prospects for a return to normal in the fall.

Group Photo Shoot Shows Two Sides of Students' Experiences

Group Photo Shoot Shows Two Sides of Students' Experiences

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Award-Winning Design

Mixed Media

What's That on Campus Over There? Oh, Just a Giant Head

Next-Level Goodness

Common Good Project Teams to Continue Bowdoin’s Commitment, Tackle Opportunities Year-Round

Promoting Diversity

Library Launches Inaugural BIPOC Book Display

The Future of Oceans

Clara Benadon ’23 Wins NOAA Hollings Scholarship

Most Selective Year Ever

Record-Setting Year for Bowdoin Admissions

“A Model of Innovation”

Bowdoin’s McCarroll Honored for Anti-Racist Hiring Initiative

Serving the College

Alumni Council Announces Nine Award Recipients

Record of Achievement

Stephanie B. Frost Named Senior Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations at Bowdoin College

22nd Annual Delta Sigma/Delta Upsilon Art Show

Creativity in a Curtailed World

Rural Healthcare

Ruby Ahaiwe ’21 is Awarded a Davis Projects for Peace Prize

Planning, Preparing, Helping

Eileen Johnson Helps Maine Communities Prepare for Severe Weather-Related Challenges

Corporations and the Democracy

Corporate Leader Mellody Hobson Emphasizes the Critical Role of Businesses in Our Democracy

“Be a Fanatical Moderate!”

US Senator Susan Collins Discusses Capitol Riots, Voting Reform, Social Media Regulation, and More

State of the College

Q&A: Bowdoin and the Pandemic

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