Bowdoin Historian Highlights Maine’s Debt to Slavery
In two years, Maine will turn two-hundred years old. Amid the birthday celebrations, Bowdoin’s Brian Purnell, an associate professor of history and Africana studies, asks that we consider the state’s indebtedness to slavery for its origins.
First-Years Ponder a Wealth of Choices at Academic Fair
Hundreds of students spent up ninety minutes perusing the forty booths on display, representing a variety of academic departments and programs.
Join Them!: Bowdoin Women in Jazz
Jazz musician Isabel Udell ’19 said she’d like to see more women start playing jazz at Bowdoin and elsewhere, to set off a cascade. “You need more women to attract more women,” she said. So, she cajoled, “join me!…It’s worth it.”
Jake Stenquist ’19: Scholar, Athlete, Marine (and Rock Drummer)
On May 26, 2018, when most of the Bowdoin community was celebrating the College’s 213th Commencement, rising senior Jake Stenquist was on his way to Marine Officer Candidates School (OCS) at Marine Base Quantico, Virginia, for six weeks of “organized chaos.”
‘Be Prepared to Challenge Yourself’: President Clayton Rose Welcomes Class of 2022
“First, you are here to be challenged like never before, and, second, you are here to become intellectually fearless.”
Clayton Rose’s Welcome Speech to Class of 2022
President Rose urges first year students to challenge themselves and, in doing so, pursue the goal of intellectual fearlessness.
2018: A Busy Summer at Bowdoin College
The summer months are a time for many of us to recharge the batteries, but it doesn’t mean life at Bowdoin grinds to a halt. The campus may be quieter than usual, but there has been no shortage of activity—academic and otherwise—among the Bowdoin community since the school year ended.
First-Year Orientation Trips: So Many Ways to Explore Maine
The first-year orientation trips are a way for students to start their Bowdoin experience in an intense but fun way, to make first connections, and to get to know Maine a bit before the academic rigors of the semester set in.