News

Family Weekend 2024 in Pictures

Parents and families showed up for their students en masse amid a beautiful fall weekend full of activity and togetherness.

Bowdoin on the Air

McKeen Center’s Seames Discusses “The Gift of Giving” on Public Radio

Director of the McKeen Center for the Common Good Sarah Seames shares her thoughts on the subject of giving. Seames was a featured caller on Maine Public Radio’s weekday call-in show Maine Calling.
A Fairy Tale Mash-Up

Bowdoin Theater Department Goes “Into the Woods” for Latest Musical Production

Bowdoin student performers rehearse the Stephen Sondheim show Into the Woods, which is being performed at the Pickard Theater later this week. Director Davis Robinson says the production features elements of many favorite fairy tales, weaving them into a dark musical fantasy.
Fledgling Artist

Mysterious Bird Sketch in Hatch Library Leads to Public Art Series

Science librarian Jenny Zawisza was tidying up around Hatch Science Library, as she does, when she poked her head around the corner of a study nook and saw a large sketch of a House Sparrow drawn on a white board.
Life Is a Lottery

Stunning Debut for Film Director Eduardo Mendoza ’24

A Bowdoin graduate’s award-winning short movie about a missing lottery ticket explores deeper themes regarding immigration and the American experience.
Supporting Democracy

Students in a Government Class Publish Voters' Guide for Young People

In these critical final days leading up to Election Day, eleven students are getting the word out about a detailed website they created for voters in the Brunswick area.
Technology for the Common Good

John McQuillan Jr. '87 Is Helping Democracy Keep Up With Science

A new initiative by environmental services entrepreneur John McQuillan Jr. ’87 aims to ensure that advances in science and technology are done for the good of mankind.
“Labors of Fear”

Honors for Aviva Briefel Horror Movie Anthology

An early Halloween treat for the cinema studies and English professor as she picks up an award for her book project exploring the role of labor in horror films. She’s also been heard discussing the subject on NPR recently.
Pilgrimages and Other Journeys

Students Reflect on Their Experiences with First Round of DEI Mini-Grants

Recipients of Bowdoin's inaugural round of DEI mini-grants recently gathered for a dinner to discuss the diverse experiences they had this summer.
Research Across the Curriculum

Students Share Research Findings Amid Brilliant Fall Colors

Recipients of summer fellowships ringed the Quad during Family Weekend with information-packed posters.
Challenges to Liberal Democracy

Political Theorist Seth Jaffe ’00 Proposes New Framework for Understanding Populism

It’s time to redefine what populism means in the context of a liberal democracy—that’s the view of Professor Seth Jaffe ’00, who teaches the history of political thought at LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome, and who taught at Bowdoin from 2010 to 2012 and again in 2015.
Highest Honors

Artist Carrie Mae Weems H’12 Receives National Medal from White House

Carrie Mae Weems, a 2012 honorary degree recipient and one of America's most influential contemporary artists, received a National Medal of Arts from President Biden at the White House on Monday, October 21, 2024.
Celebrating Academic Excellence

High-Ranking Students Honored in Sarah and James Bowdoin Day Ceremony

The Bowdoin community gathered recently to celebrate Sarah and James Bowdoin Day. The annual ceremony was held in Pickard Theater on Friday, October 18, 2024.
Bowdoin Student in the News

How One Million Mexicans—Most of them US Citizens—Were Deported in the 1930s

A high school project by Tamara Gisiger ’28 highlighting the mass deportation of Mexicans and Mexican Americans in the 1930s has caught the attention of news outlets and lawmakers.
"Outstanding Work"

Bowdoin's Endowment Returns 10.9 Percent

The Bowdoin College endowment generated an investment return of 10.9 percent for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2024, increasing Bowdoin’s endowment value by $161 million to a total of $2.6 billion.