News

Almost Two Dozen Students and Alumni Offered Fulbright Awards

Bowdoin students and recent graduates have been offered Fulbrights to teach English or conduct research abroad next year in countries spanning the globe.

Race and STEM

Seminars Explore the Immorality of the Eugenics Movement and Its Implications Today

The seminar series looks at how science can be distorted to support racist theories and encourages deeper reflection on the role STEM disciplines can play in the reinforcement of existing power structures.
Studying Abroad at Home

Online Teaching: Journeying to Berlin through the Decades

Teaching remotely this semester gave German professor Jill Smith an opportunity to put more emphasis on teaching the art, literature, and cinema of twentieth-century Berlin.
Ethical Entrepreneurs

Student Club Promotes "Capitalism for the Common Good"

A student club for budding entrepreneurs will offer an incubator program next semester to teach business skills that don't just bring in profits, but also boost the well-being of people and the planet.
Conversations with Colleagues

Elephant in the Room: Mental Health Conversations at Bowdoin

Did you grow up talking about mental or emotional health? So begins each of a series of personal conversations between Bowdoin staff members and Roland Mendiola from Counseling Services.
Creativity Rewarded

English Professor Alex Marzano-Lesnevich Honored by Maine Arts Commission

The acclaimed author is among seven artists to be awarded a fellowship by the Maine Arts Commission. “It’s very meaningful to me to receive this support from my new home state,” said Marzano-Lesnevich, who came to Bowdoin in 2018.
Math for the Common Good

Where Mathematics Meets Social Justice

The Bowdoin math department launches an ongoing series of discussions designed to highlight the good work mathematicians can do. There are many ways math skills can be used to promote the common good, says Professor Thomas Pietraho.
“An Outlier’s Tribe”

Growing Up Liberal in a Sea of Red

Morgan Edwards '22 knows what it’s like to be an outsider. He grew up with liberal parents and liberal values in an intensely conservative Appalachian community and has written a book about his experiences.
Breaking the Caste

Author Isabel Wilkerson and Our Country's “Unseen Skeleton”

Author Isabel Wilkerson gave a talk Thursday evening via Zoom, speaking to the Bowdoin community about her latest book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.
Practicing Deep Kindness

How to REALLY Be Kind (Hint: It’s Not about Being Nice)

On World Kindness Day author and speaker Houston Kraft '11 shares what it means to be truly kind in his first book Deep Kindness: A Revolutionary Guide for the Way We Think, Talk, and Act in Kindness.
'Green Book' Travels Today

Alvin Hall ’74 Chats with President Rose about His New Podcast

Journalist, author, and educator Alvin Hall ’74 recently joined President Clayton Rose to talk about a 2,021-mile road trip he took from Detroit to New Orleans, interviewing people along the way about how they once used The Negro Motorist Green Book.
What's History Got to Do with It?

"The 1619 Project" and Making Sense of the Recent Election

In Bowdoin's fourth and final discussion of The New York Times Magazine series "The 1619 Project," four history professors discussed the thought-provoking, controversial, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism project, and how it sheds light on the 2020 election.
Sunshiny News

Bowdoin Steps Forward on Renewable Energy Plan

Two large energy projects Bowdoin has been pursuing this year will get the College to its goal of offsetting 100 percent of its electricity with Maine-based renewable energy.
Student Storyteller

Luna Soley ’22 and her “Priceless Summer on a Maine Lobster Boat” in Outside Magazine

In her essay for Outside magazine, Luna Soley ’22 describes her summer spent hauling lobster traps, befriending seabirds, and learning the difference between loneliness and solitude.
Native American Heritage Month

A Conversation with New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland

The Native American Student Association and Bowdoin Outing Club hosted US Congresswoman Deb Haaland of New Mexico via Zoom to speak about the issues she is working on on behalf of her constituents and the country as a whole.