A Bowdoin class recently met via Zoom with two guest speakers in Ecuador—one a recent graduate, the other a native of Achuar territory in the Amazon—who are helping to bring solar-powered boats and ...

In the summer of 1869, ten white men, led by a one-armed naturalist and Civil War veteran called John Wesley Powell, set off from Wyoming in four boats on a thousand-mile river journey. Their mission, ...

Last month, Professor Gomezgil Yaspik and senior Ari Bersch represented Bowdoin College across multiple academic venues in Peru, presenting cutting-edge research and establishing important connections ...

It’s not enough for students merely to know how to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools, writes Abhilasha Kumar. They should attain what she calls “AI literacy,” no matter their area of study. The ...

“An executive order is the implementation of law, it is not the creation of law, and we shouldn't confuse the two,” stressed Andrew Rudalevige, speaking on Maine public radio. So, when President Trump ...

Bowdoin College will bestow two honorary degrees at its 220th Commencement exercises, to be held Saturday, May 24, 2025, on the steps of the Walker Art Building. This year’s honorary degree recipients ...

Whether in artificial intelligence, self-driving cars, or genetic engineering, businessman John McQuillan Jr. ’87 has serious concerns about the current rapid rate of scientific progress. “[S]cience ...

Parents and families showed up for their students en masse amid a beautiful fall weekend full of activity and togetherness. Against a backdrop of beautiful fall foliage and with unseasonably warm ...

Recipients of Bowdoin's inaugural round of DEI mini-grants recently gathered for a dinner to discuss the diverse experiences they had this summer. Bowdoin's Center for Multicultural Life created the ...

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 ...

Mocombe's 2024-2025 choices were based on the idea of “The Black Artist,” and include a diverse range of volumes that span ancient Egyptian art to Alvin Ailey and Def Jam. Every year since 2020, the ...

We're sharing a three-part series on why Bowdoin faculty are so committed to teaching literature, languages, the arts, history, philosophy, and religion—and how students benefit. “Engagement with the ...