‘What Matters’ Campus Conversation Tackles #MeToo Debate
Students debated the pros and cons of a “call-out culture,” where perpetrators of sexual are publicly identified. Some also said the #MeToo movement has demonstrated the need for better sex education. “If more people were comfortable talking about sex, this may lead to less assault,” remarked one.
Looking at Art, and Considering Gender
The programs have given Bowdoin students the opportunity to try and make sense of this moment of cultural reckoning and to participate, albeit on a relatively small scale, in a national conversation.
Solo Show by Artist Rachel Lee Zheng ’16 Opens in NYC
A solo exhibition by Rachel Lee Zheng, who graduated in 2016, opened on Feb. 10 at FiveMyles Gallery in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
Bowdoin’s Franz Part of Lauded Campaign Finance Report
Bipartisan Policy Center report cites data from the Wesleyan Media Project, a collaborative venture involving Bowdoin government professor Michael Franz, which tracks and analyzes political ad spending.
Winter Weekends Help Students ‘Bask in the Snow’
Each February, the Bowdoin Student Government hosts a weekend of winter-oriented entertainment. Even though this year the popular horse-drawn carriage rides were not part of the mix due to the weather, students stayed inside and celebrated snow by making snow globes and eating s’mores.
Mapping Project Introduces Education Students to Computer Science Skills
Seniors in an education class have been learning valuable computer science skills to gain greater insight into the impact that policy decisions have had on some of the country’s biggest school districts.
Nature Moments: Leaping Snow Fleas
What animal can jump 100 times the length of his body—without using any of his six legs? Take a walk in the snow on a sunny February day and look closely in your boot prints.
Eleven Faculty Members Promoted with Tenure
From plate tectonics to molecular ecology, from the history of jazz to Asian Communism, from game theory to the French Revolution, the candidates span a wide variety of subjects.