The Bowdoin Endowment, with Paula Volent and Stan Druckenmiller ’75, H’07

Watch the conversation between two of the driving forces behind Bowdoin’s endowment strategy and success – Paula Volent, Bowdoin’s chief investment officer, and Stan Druckenmiller ’75, H’07, investor, philanthropist, and chair of Bowdoin’s investment committee. Board of Trustees Chair Bob White ’77, P’15 hosted the conversation and questions from our community were welcomed.

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A Conversation with Artist Shaun Leonardo ’01
Acclaimed artist Shaun Leonardo ’01 offered a presentation about his work and his new role as codirector at Brooklyn-based Recess, a nonprofit organization dedicated to partnering with artists to build more just and equitable creative communities. His presentation was followed by a question-and-answer session moderated by Shelley Langdale ’85, curator and head of modern prints and drawings at the National Gallery of Art. Shaun and Shelley currently serve together as members of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art Advisory Council.

Links to learn more:
Shaun Leonardo ’01's work: elcleonardo.com
Recess: recessart.org/about
Maine Inside Out: maineinsideout.org

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How to Make the Perfect Lobster Roll with Bryan Holden ’09 and Maggie Seymour ’16
Lobster is an essential ingredient of an on-campus Bowdoin Reunion Weekend celebration. Bryan Holden ’09, chief development officer of Luke’s Lobster, and actor Maggie Seymour ’16 shared how to make Luke’s Lobster’s famous lobster roll at home. Bryan offered a live demonstration and insight to the lobster industry, and Maggie moderated a live question-and-answer session with event attendees.

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A Conversation with Claudia Marroquin ’06: The College Search and Admissions Process

Claudia Marroquin ’06, incoming senior vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid at Bowdoin, discussed how to go about conducting a college search and the admissions process. 

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COVID-19 Presents Opportunity and Challenges for Medical and Life Sciences Experts
Medical and life sciences experts offered a lively panel discussion about the impacts of the COVID-19 public health crisis on their work. The event highlighted perspectives of several members of the Class of 1976: Michele Cyr ’76, P’12, senior associate dean for Academic Affairs at Brown University Alpert Medical School; Alison Brent ’76, medical director, Network of Care & Physician Relations at Children’s Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado School of Medicine; Michael Fiore ’76, P’09, University of Wisconsin Hilldale Professor of Medicine and director of the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) and member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) COVID-19 research team; and Shaun Gilmore ’76, chief transformation officer at the American Red Cross.

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A Better U.S. Approach to China: A Talk by Susan A. Thornton ’85, P’22
Susan A. Thornton ’85, P’22 is a visiting lecturer in law at Yale Law School and senior fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center. In 2018, she retired from the State Department after a twenty-eight-year diplomatic career focused primarily on East and Central Asia. In leadership roles in Washington, Thornton worked on China and Korea policy, including stabilizing relations with Taiwan, the U.S.-China Cyber Agreement, the Paris Climate Accord, and led a successful negotiation in Pyongyang for monitoring of the Agreed Framework on denuclearization.

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