Through published works and prestigious recognitions, international opportunities, and artistic pursuits, Bowdoin faculty members complemented their campus instruction with scholarly and creative endeavors during the fall semester.
Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures Edie Adams’s trilingual translation (English/Mapudungun/Spanish) of "Guerrilla Blooms" by Mapuche poet Daniela Catrileo was longlisted for the 2025 National Translation Award in Poetry.
Harriet Sarah Walker and Mary Sophia Walker Associate Professor of Humanities Meryem Belkaïd’s novel Écris et je viendrai was selected for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie, recognizing excellence in contemporary Francophone literature.
Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures Gustavo Faverón’s latest novel, Minimosca, was a finalist for the prestigious VI Vargas Llosa Biennale, making him only the second person to have been named a finalist twice.
Two of Associate Professor of Digital Humanities Crystal Hall’s research assistants—May Yuan ’26 and Giovanna Parnoff ’28—presented with her at a literary conference in Florence, Italy, sharing results from their data-driven analysis of an Italian collection of work by women promoting the creative labor of Italian women in 1902.
Professor of Theater Abigail Killeen contributed to the book Stanislavsky and Mindfulness (Routledge, 2025). Her chapter, “A Rescue Mission,” reimagines a student-centered approach to US theater pedagogy focusing on trust, resilience, and authentic artistry. Killeen returns to King Lear and the role of Goneril as it comes back to La MaMa ETC for an Off-Broadway run through February 8, 2026.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science Jeffrey Knockel’s research reveals how VPN apps may compromise—not protect—user privacy. He also presented new work at the Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS) 2025—“An Analysis of Chinese Censorship Bias in LLMs.”
Professor of Art Michael Koster’s large-scale photographs of the city of Lewiston are part of an exhibition at the University of New England Art Gallery through February 8, 2026, alongside work by members of the Deaf community to mark two years since the shooting. Kolster’s new book, Mongrels of Our Making: The Plastiglomerates of Hawai'i, discusses the discovery of "future fossils," formations of plastic fused with lava on a remote beach on the island of Hawai'i.
Professor of Art James Mullen presented Thresholds, an exhibition of oil paintings exploring the relationship between painting and photography and how that influences our perception of the world around us, at First Street Gallery in New York City.
Lecturer in Hispanic Studies Christian Puma Ninacuri coauthored “Signs of Identity,” a study of the Kichwa Salasaka language’s public presence in Ecuador, published in Íkala–Lenguaje y Cultura.
Director of Jazz Ensembles and Lecturer in Music Kate Campbell Strauss’s album Give Way was on the Grammy ballot in the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album category.
Isaac Henry Wing Professor of Mathematics Jennifer Taback has been named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, recognizing her outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication, and utilization of mathematics.
