Atlanta Area Alumni, Parents, and Friends Enjoy Happy Hour
Last Thursday, March 5, alumni, parents, and friends enjoyed a Bowdoin-Colby Happy Hour at New Realm Brewing Company.
Strong Color, Intricate Geometry: Professor Mark Wethli Curates NYC Show
Bowdoin art professor Mark Wethli is creating a a new show in New York City’s The Curator Gallery, which will feature six artists whose works are notable for their “strong color, fractured geometry, and intricate compositions,” Wethli said.
Brittany Hernandez ’19 Embarks on 3,000-Mile Pacific Ocean Voyage
The Earth and Oceanographic Science major recently set out on a six-week, 3,000-nautical-mile voyage, under sail, from New Zealand aboard the SSV Robert Seamans, a 134-foot research vessel operated by the Sea Education Association.
Rudalevige: Why Some in Congress May Support Presidential Line-Item Veto
Government professor Andrew Rudalevige explains why some in Congress may want to grant President Trump the line-item veto he wants to gain more control over the federal budget. It’s a debate that goes back to the Nixon years, he explains.
Robert Morrison Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship to Study Islamic Influence on the Renaissance
Religion professor says a network of Jewish scholars played a key part in transporting scientific ideas from the Islamic world to Renaissance Europe. The pioneering astronomer Copernicus, for example, owes a significant debt to mathematical theories developed in the Ottoman Empire, says newly appointed Guggenheim Fellow Morrison.
Variety of Opinions Heard in Campus Conversation on Guns
There was no arguing, there were no raised voices and there was no attempt to change anybody’s mind. The contentious issue of gun rights came to Bowdoin’s gun-free campus on April 4, 2018.
Spirituality, Sustainability, and the Sisters of Mercy
It’s not often that nuns visit Bowdoin. Last week, however, Mary Pendergrast and Chris Loughlin, a pair of activism-orientated nuns, met with students for the first event in a new series, Spirituality and Sustainability: Exploring Common Ground for the Common Good.
Paralympian Silver Medallist Jake Adicoff ’18 Throws Opening Pitch at Fenway
The computer science and math student was among seven Winter Olympians invited to throw out the opening pitch at Boston’s Fenway Park April 5, 2018.