2019 News Archive

A First-Year Artist Transforms the Periodic Table

February 15, 2019
Julie Hu ’22 has created an extraordinary periodic table that conveys the uses and history of the 118 elements.
Bowdoin Receives Award for Becoming Carbon Neutral

February 15, 2019
Bowdoin is applauded for its ambitious pursuit of carbon neutrality, a goal it initially set out to reach by 2020.
From Their View: First-Generation College Students on Bowdoin

February 14, 2019
As part of an ongoing student-speaker series, several students who are the first in their family to go to college spoke about their experiences at Bowdoin.
The Library Throws a Party for Bowdoin Readers

February 12, 2019
For a decade, Bowdoin staff, faculty, and students have been sharing what they're reading with the community on a popular library blog called Bowdoin Reads.
College Announces Three Tenured Professors

February 11, 2019
Two Bowdoin professors are promoted to tenured positions, while a third scholar, currently at University of Puerto Rico, prepares to take up a tenured appointment.
Bowdoin College Announces 2019 Honorary Degree Recipients

February 11, 2019
Bowdoin will bestow four honorary degrees at its 214th Commencement exercises to be held Saturday, May 25, 2019.
Robert F. White ’77, P’15 Named Chair of the Bowdoin College Board of Trustees

February 08, 2019
A first-generation college student who attended Bowdoin on financial aid, White went on to help found and manage one of the world’s leading investment firms and to oversee two presidential election campaigns before joining the Harvard faculty.
Where is Everyone? Addressing a Glaring Disparity in the Outdoors

February 07, 2019
Writer and cultural geographer Carolyn Finney visited Bowdoin to discuss why people of color have historically been overlooked by the outdoors industry and the environmental movement—and how to change this.
Nonprofit Symposium Opens Up World of Work to Students

February 06, 2019
This year's theme for the annual Nonprofit Symposium was "creating change together."
The ‘Strangely Mesmerizing’ New Novel from International Best-Seller Douglas Kennedy ‘76

February 06, 2019
Kennedy’s latest offering, The Great Wide Open, “reads like an old friend recounting a tale over dinner,” writes novelist Ian Sansom in The New Statesman.
New Show Adds a Fashionable Touch to a Momentous Era of Nigerian History

February 05, 2019
The professor and students who curated a new exhibition on Yorùbá arts in the Bowdoin Museum of Art asked Nigerian-born Anu Asaolu ’19 to help style several of the displayed textiles.
Reaching Understanding in the Trump Presidency

February 04, 2019
For the latest What Matters and Make Shift Coffee House Conversation, students, staff, faculty, and community members gathered to hold a civil conversation about President Trump.
Alternative Winter Break: Making a Difference

February 04, 2019
Every January, during the week before classes start, two groups of Bowdoin students tackle social issues that are right on their doorstep. This year’s cohort headed to Portland to help two populations who are particularly at risk.
Bowdoin Economist: How Coca-Cola Can Be Good for the Planet

February 04, 2019
Bowdoin economist Erik Nelson and his research partners show the potential benefits of corporations buying sustainably grown crops from around the globe.
Three Years in German History

February 01, 2019
Faculty members lead students in a discussion about three significant dates in twentieth century Germany.
Arts and Culture Preview: Spring 2019

January 31, 2019
Music, theater, dance, art, literature: they're all here in this new spring calendar. Here's a sample of some of the treats on offer throughout the campus over the next few months.
The Interplay of Science and Art: Field Note Friday in the Museum

January 31, 2019
The Bowdoin ecology series Field Note Friday held its most recent session in the Museum of Art to take advantage of two current shows focused on nature.
Black History Month: History, Yes, but Also Poetry, Politics, Comedy, and Music

January 30, 2019
Bowdoin is celebrating Black History Month this year with a rich array of events.
Faculty Explore Links Between Art and the Environment

January 29, 2019
In conjunction with a new exhibition at the Bowdoin Museum of Art, a historian, a biologist, and an art historian discussed the interdisciplinary intersections of art and the environment.
International Accolade for Marzano-Lesnevich

January 29, 2019
French translation of the English professor’s “cross-genre” crime work wins a prestigious book award in France.
Bowdoin to Build Barry Mills Hall and New Center for Arctic Studies

January 28, 2019
Two new buildings will be constructed to provide state-of-the-art academic facilities, a new home for Bowdoin’s storied Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, and new event space.
Bowdoin Art Professor Wins Lucrative Fellowship

January 28, 2019
Erin Johnson, who fuses art and technology, is recognized for her use of digital media in tackling “the hard issues of the day.”
An Exhilarating Combination of Speed, Skill—and Aggression

January 25, 2019
Author Steve Hardy ’70 draws on twenty five years of research for his book about the enduring appeal of ice hockey, and how a Canadian pastime went global.
Big Weekend Ahead for Bowdoin Athletics

January 24, 2019
Two huge games this weekend headline one of the busiest Saturdays on the Bowdoin athletics calendar.
A Leader for Today: Applying Dr. King's Lessons to the Next Generation

January 22, 2019
On Monday, students attended special classes to contemplate the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. and their continuing importance today.
Bowdoin's Laurence: May's Brexit Deal 'Can Still Happen'

January 22, 2019
Government professor Henry Laurence says Prime Minister Theresa May's proposed Brexit deal for the UK could still become a reality. That's despite the huge defeat inflicted on her proposal in Parliament last week.
Now Available Online: the George J. Mitchell Congressional Records Index

January 21, 2019
The impressive legislative career of Senator George J. Mitchell '54 can now be discovered online, through a new searchable and sortable website developed by the Bowdoin College Library.
The Reveal of the Flicker

January 18, 2019
Carl Little, noted Maine poet and author, honored the Bowdoin College Library copy of Audubon's Birds of America recently with a new poem, "Flicker (The Reveal)."
DR Congo Embraces Democracy?

January 18, 2019
For the first time in its fifty-nine year history, the Democratic Republic of Congo may be about to experience its first peaceful, democratic transfer of power. Professor David Gordon explains the perils and possibilities.
Sophomores Get a Jumpstart on Career Prep

January 17, 2019
A group of students returns to campus before the spring semester to learn the ins and outs of finding a job.
With 'Real-World Grit,' Students Make Their Voices Heard

January 16, 2019
Over one third of the students enrolled in a fall environmental policy class had their op-eds published in newspapers around the country.
Critical Elements: What Do Young Scientists Need to Succeed?

January 15, 2019
Each January, Bowdoin's THRIVE program offers first-year students interested in the STEM fields a two-week program to gain the research and study skills needed to advance in a number of scientific disciplines.
Bowdoin Grad Turns FBI Interrogation into Stage Play

January 11, 2019
New York-based theater director Tina Satter ’96 has based her latest production on the real-life interrogation of a former air force linguist now behind bars for espionage-related charges. (Photo: ©PaulaCourt)
In Life as in Photography, Good Fortune Plays a Part in Success

January 10, 2019
Speaking at a TEDx event last fall, Bowdoin junior Samantha Roy reflected on the role good luck plays in your life, drawing lessons from her experience as a photography student.
Coercing an Ally: The Problem with Counterinsurgency Warfare

January 09, 2019
When two sides go to war, the outcome is typically decided on the battlefield. Not so in counterinsurgency warfare, where military dominance is no guarantee of success, says government professor Barbara Elias.
Spontaneous Human Combustion and the Enlightenment

January 07, 2019
History professor Meghan Roberts describes how one woman’s fiery death in 1725 was used to advance theories on medical science.
Students Project Spectacular Visions in Thorne Hall

January 02, 2019
Students in a digital and computational visual arts class presented their final projection projects in Thorne Hall before break as they explored how media changes the spaces we spend our days in.