Mohamed Nur ’19 Wins Truman Scholarship for Graduate Studies in Public Service
“I have seen people who have worked so tirelessly for other people. I have seen their impact on other people’s lives, and the kind of good that can do. This is what I want to spend the rest of my life doing,” Mohamed Nur ’19 said, adding that the major reason he came to Bowdoin was for its focus on serving the common good.
Senior Digs Into the Psychology of Climate Change Denial
Over the past year, environmental studies major Riley O’Connell ’18 has been gathering and interpreting data on what could be driving many individuals in the United States to insist that climate change is not real or not harmful.
Comedian Jenny Yang Goads on Social Change With Lots of Humor
Stand-up comedian Jenny Yang introduced herself to the student audience with a bit of self-deprecation – “Congratulations, you’ve got a Groupon Margaret Cho tonight!” – but quickly switched into a take-no-prisoners mode, targeting everything from liberal arts colleges to some hapless students in the audience with her humor.
Bowdoin Legal Studies Instructor Isaacson ’70 to Argue Second Supreme Court Case
Government and Legal Studies adjunct professor George Isaacson ’70 is representing three national internet retailers in a case asking whether those companies should collect state sales taxes.
Incarcerated Youth Stage Production at Bowdoin
Maine Inside Out, a group of young performers who have been incarcerated, returned to Bowdoin’s campus for a third time to lead a workshop for students and preform an original production, Love Is: Alternatives to Incarceration.
US Needs to Think More Strategically, Says General Anthony Zinni
The retired Marine Corps general and former head of US Central Command was the featured speaker in this year’s Everett P. Pope Lecture. He said the US needs to invest more money in education and in ‘soft power’ options, such as diplomatic resources and foreign aid.
Becoming Part of the Artistic Process with Visiting Artist Byron Kim
When Byron Kim, who is a conceptual artist and critic based in New York, visited Bowdoin recently, he asked the audience to participate in his creative process instead of just sitting by and passively listening.
Bowdoin’s Rudalevige: A Year On, Syria Strikes Are Still Illegal
In 2017, when President Donald Trump ordered US air strikes against Syrian facilities following a chemical attack on civilians, government professor Andrew Rudalevige argued that the American action was not legally justified. A year later, he writes, that’s still the case.