News

Fall Awards Boost Reach of Student Researchers

This fall, the Student Fellowships and Research office awarded twenty-five Fall Research Awards, up to $2,500 apiece, to students working on independent, faculty-mentored research across the curriculum.

Cookbook Kudos

Margaret Boyle’s “Sabor Judío” Book Award Finalist

Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures Margaret Boyle’s Sabor Judío: The Jewish Mexican Cookbook was named a Jewish Book Award finalist for the Jane and Stuart Weitzman Family Award in the food writing and cookbooks category.
Faculty Accomplishments

Research, Publications, Awards, and More: Highlights from a Semester of Faculty Achievements

Through new books, papers published in journals, media appearances, and more, Bowdoin faculty members complemented their time in the classroom during the fall semester with a variety of scholarly and artistic contributions.
Championing Student Potential

Bowdoin College Partners with Thrive Scholars to Bridge Higher Education Gap

Bowdoin College has joined the Thrive Scholars College Collaborative, a network of twelve leading college and university partners committed to fostering success for diverse and talented students.
A Latin American Epic

BBC Newshour Interviews Professor Celis about Netflix's '100 Years of Solitude'

Professor Nadia Celis lent her expertise about Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez to a BBC report on the new Netflix adaptation of his masterpiece.
"A More Perfect Union"

Mary Bonauto H’14 Receives Presidential Citizens Medal

Attorney and civil rights activist Mary Bonauto, a 2014 Bowdoin College honorary degree recipient, is among those receiving the Presidential Citizens Medal, awarded to Americans who have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens.
“Wonder in the Woods”

Teens to Trails Volunteer Gary Hernandez ’27 Recounts a Tale of Talking Trees

When he began his stint this fall as leader of the Outdoor Explorers' program for junior high school students, Hernandez was dismayed by the students' awkwardness in the forest.
Wesleyan Media Project

Government Scholar Michael Franz on Impact of Ads during the 2024 Election Cycle

More than $5 billion was spent on political advertising over the 2024 election cycle, says Professor of Government Michael Franz. But what political impact did it have?
Ancient and Modern

Local Choir Premieres Cantata Composed by Bowdoin Employee

Accomplished musician and composer Delmar Small has written a choral piece to celebrate Advent. The cantata was recently premiered at First Parish Church in Brunswick.
Sea Changes

Coastal Studies Students Present Research at Multi-College Symposium

Bowdoin students recently presented their independent projects during an all-day symposium at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay.
Partying Indoors

BOC Bash Lures in Outdoorsy Types

The Bowdoin Outing Club invited students to accessorize with their best outdoor apparel and join its end-of-semester party.
African Stories and Rhythms

Student Show Highlights Diverse Cultures of Africa

In an end-of-semester celebration, the student group Africa Alliance put on a crowd-pleasing show of “drama, dance, and drumming” for the Bowdoin community.
Moving the Needle

Students Say Goodbye to WBOR's Longtime Home

After thirty years of broadcasting from the basement of Dudley Coe, Bowdoin’s radio station is moving to its new home in Coles Tower in January. Students are marking the bittersweet occasion with a few special events.
“The Monhegan Wildlands”

Interdisciplinary Exhibition Highlights Ecological Change on a Maine Island

The Bowdoin College Museum of Art hosts an exhibition bringing together biology, history, and art history to explore the changing landscape of Monhegan Island over the centuries and how that change has been portrayed by artists.
Inside a Tool of Repression

Evan Gershkovich ’14 Uncovers the Russian Spy Unit That Detained Him

Four months after his release from Russian captivity, WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich ’14 describes the secretive agency that arrested him. The Department for Counterintelligence Operations, known as DKRO, is leading Russia’s biggest campaign of internal repression since the Stalin era, he writes.