In our era of polarized politics, media silos, and shifting truths, Bowdoin’s Viewpoint Exchange program offers a forum for students, faculty, staff, and community members to hear different voices—and to share their own.
New England writer Ben Shattuck’s short story, “The History of Sound,” has inspired a feature film of the same name, which opens this week. Part of the story takes place in Maine in the early twentieth century, and Bowdoin College is among the featured settings.
Each summer at Bowdoin, around two hundred students receive fellowships from the College to conduct independent, faculty-mentored research in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Bowdoin is proud to announce a $50 million gift—the largest in our 231-year history—from Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings ’83 to launch the Hastings Initiative for AI and Humanity.
Professor of Economics Erik Nelson offered advice to the incoming Class of 2029 on how to prepare for the job market when they graduate—a job market likely to be made much more challenging by artificial intelligence (AI): lean into your liberal arts education.
After experiencing time in a wheelchair, Mukudzei Seremani ’28 turned her personal hardship into community impact, designing accessible ramps and helping her Zimbabwean neighbors with disabilities develop an income stream.
