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Convocation Ceremony Marks Formal Opening of 223rd Academic Year

Bowdoin holds its annual Convocation ceremony in Pickard Theater on September 2, 2024, with a full audience of faculty, staff, and students from the Class of 2028.

The New Class

Bowdoin Welcomes the Class of 2028

After three rounds of an intensive and thoughtful selection process, Bowdoin College has enrolled a total of 507 students from 13,265 submitted applications—the most the College has ever received—resulting in an acceptance rate of 7 percent.
Back to School

The Adventures, the Cookout, and Now—the Classes

On a brisk summer evening at Pickard Field Saturday, first-year students, transfer students, Orientation trip leaders, residential life staff, and college deans dined, danced, and celebrated the end of Orientation and the start of the fall semester.
A Big Thanks!

Honoring Fundraising Efforts across the Years

Bowdoin alumni continued their impressive work on behalf of the College over the 2023–2024 academic year, with class years spanning five decades being recognized for their efforts.
Let the Journey Begin

Hurrah, the Class of 2028 Has Arrived!

Almost as soon as first-years had finished moving into their dorm rooms Monday morning, they began a busy and fun week of Orientation, including heading out for three-day adventures.
Garbage to Blossoms

Issie Gale ’25 Sows the Seeds for a Pollinator Park

On a tour this summer of Topsham's solid waste facility, senior Issie Gale was inspired by the motto of its director that it was “anything but a dump.”
Town-Gown Collaboration

Redesigned and Expanded Longfellow Playground To Increase Safety and Accessibility

Bowdoin College is making a $450,000 investment to remodel the Longfellow Playground on Longfellow Avenue for current and future generations of local families to enjoy.
Welcome, New Polar Bears!

Video: Arrival Day for Class of 2028

Monday, August 26, 2024, was Arrival Day for the Class of 2028—a time for hugs, advice, tears, goodbyes, and quite a lot of heavy lifting. Student volunteers, as always, were there to help.
A New Athletic Experience

Pickard Field Renovations Now Fully Complete

Hundreds of Polar Bear athletes are now set to benefit from the completion of an eighteen-month project to renovate the Pickard Field athletic complex. The renovation includes new fields, lighting, seating, and pressboxes.
CXD Add-ons

How Students Gain Extra Career Points During Summer

Even if they have jobs or internships, many students have free time during the summer, making it a perfect time to pick up an industry-specific skill. The Office of Career Exploration and Development (CXD) has ways to help.
Funding Biomedical Research

“A Ton of Opportunities for Undergraduate Students”: Bowdoin’s Jennifer Honeycutt on $19.4 Million NIH Grant

Maine’s biomedical research community celebrated a $19.4 million grant from the National Institute of Health. The grant funds the renewal of the Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Maine INBRE) program, a collaboration among seventeen educational and research institutions, including Bowdoin College.
An Immersive Experience

Kent Island: A Summer in Images

With each summer comes a new opportunity for a unique learning experience as a handful of students heads to Kent Island—Bowdoin College’s remote, 200-acre island in the Bay of Fundy, used mostly for ecological research.
Science Matters

Student Researchers Explore Topics of Local Importance

Three biology majors this summer are working on research about eelgrass, lobsters, and a river dam. Each project has the potential to positively impact Maine’s environment.
Rolling Back the Years

A Proud Moment Linking Three Generations of the Bowdoin Community

College employee Marko Melendy and his Polar Bear nephew, Jackson, unearth a baseball signed some eighty six-years ago by star athlete Oakley Melendy ’39, father of Marko and grandfather of Jackson, himself a varsity baseball player.
Journalism Is Not a Crime

Evan Gershkovich ’14 Released in Russian Prisoner Swap

After more than sixteen months behind bars in Russia, the Wall Street Journal reporter is released, along with two other US citizens, in what’s been described as the biggest prisoner exchange between Russian and the West since the Cold War.