History

Bowdoin's own history, combined with our exceptional resources, offers students an exciting atmosphere for the study and application of history. Come explore our heritage and our offerings.

Kirstin Hayes ’26 Researches Her Family’s Church at a Critical Point in American History
The Bowdoin senior has always enjoyed her history classes, but her curiosity tends to sharpen when she can see her own family’s past woven into larger historical events and reflected in the social forces that shaped them.
Scholarship Boosted by Faculty Grants Through Fall 2025
From cinema studies to German, from biology to Russian, Bowdoin faculty from across the academic spectrum were rewarded for their excellence in research and teaching during the fall semester with funding awards from external sources.
From Camp Bob to Cold War Archives: Will Tran ’26 Investigates Nuclear Symbolism and the State
The senior has received a grant from Bowdoin to travel to Vienna, Austria, over winter break to do research in the archives of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Why History? Resources and Opportunities