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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.

“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.
“A Night in Asia”

Asian Students Alliance Celebrates a Host of Culinary Traditions

ASA holds its annual social gathering, featuring refreshments, music, and delicacies from across the Asian continent. A variety of treats were on offer, with booths offering freshly prepared foods from India, Korea, the Pacific Islands, the Philippines, and more.
Junior-Senior Ball: Slideshow

Letting it Rip: Upperclass Students Groove the Night Away

Juniors and seniors gathered at Thorne Hall last weekend for their annual ball. This year’s theme was “Northern Lights” and students were encouraged to dress in the appropriate colors.
Dale!

December Dance Concert Flows Like Water

This year's December Dance Concert featured performances by students in six dance classes, from introductory to advanced, and included a diverse showcase of hip hop, Afro-modern, and modern styles. One dance evoked running water and another, icy glaciers.
Introducing “Framechange”

A Conversation with Eric Thompson ’11: Alum Launches Nonpartisan Media Company

Tired of polarization and “oversimplified thinking” when it comes to discussing current affairs, the econ and government major decided to launch his own news service and make it truly nonpartisan. Framechange analyzes key issues from different perspectives.
Winning Chemistry

Bowdoin Faculty Podcast Earns Best Co-Host Team Award

English scholars Tess Chakkalakal and Brock Clarke clearly work well together. Their jointly presented podcast, Dead Writers, recently secured a prestigious industry award.
A 'Wheely' Intense Rivalry

Friendly Feud Leads to Series of Outlandish Bicycles

The bicycles are rideable, but barely. On the long bike, for instance, you have to do a three-point turn if you want the twenty-five-foot contraption on wheels to make it around a corner. But the bikes are eye-catching, colorful, and ingenious.
A Playful Collaboration

Redesigned Longfellow Playground Open for Play Ahead of Spring Grand Opening

Longfellow Playground, which closed in September for renovations, is now open and available for use ahead of its grand opening in the spring of 2025.
Media Spotlight

Bowdoin’s Walton Discusses Black American Experience

Senior Writer-in-Residence Anthony Walton shares thoughts on his latest work. The End of Respectability: Notes of a Black American Reckoning with His Life and His Nation is a collection of essays examining both the progress and the setbacks experienced in recent decades.
For the Sanity of Classics Majors

The Odeon: Bowdoin's Offering to Music, Gatherings, and Outdoor Space

You know that semicircular hill on campus with granite slabs for seats and stone steps? The place that's tucked behind Studzinski Recital Hall and next to Smith Union?
Legendary Maps

Following Maps to Study History and Become Stronger Students

On their first of five visits to Special Collections & Archives this semester, first-year students in the seminar Maps, Territory, and Power in Asia leaned over large tables to peer at unrolled maps of the Bowdoin campus. Some of the sheets had tattered edges, or deep creases from fold lines. Many were drawn by hand in ink.
Piling Up Plates

Students Relish Dining's Famous Thanksgiving Event

Dining did it yet again!
Gabfest Service

Weekly Conversation Sessions Help English Language Learners Gain Fluency

Each Thursday, several Bowdoin students drive to the Welcome Center at Brunswick Landing to engage in small—but valuable—talk with people new to Maine who are learning English.