50 Years After the Loss of MLK, Bowdoin Remembers His Historic Visit to Campus
While the King Center in Atlanta, Georgia, holds the copyright to the speech Dr. Martin Luther King made in 1964 at Bowdoin, the College has permission to make the audio available online in conjunction with occasions such as the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month.
Author Neil Olson ’86 on Being Both a Publisher and a Novelist
For more than three decades Olson has worked for a reputable New York literary agency (Donadio & Olson), where he has been a partner since 1996. He is also an acclaimed writer whose latest novel is enjoying positive reviews.
Reed Named Senior Vice President for Inclusion and Diversity at Bowdoin College
Working closely with Bowdoin President Clayton Rose, Reed will be responsible for building on efforts already underway at the College to produce an even more inclusive campus community while promoting greater diversity among students, faculty, and staff by race, ethnicity, religion, economic background, first-generation college student status, gender, sexuality, disability, and differing political perspectives, among other measures.
Bowdoin Profile: First-Generation College Student Dylan Bess ’21
Dylan Bess ’21 is also enjoying the support of his fellow classmates, especially other first-generation college students. “Not really knowing how college works, and not being able to go to your family to get help about how to guide yourself through college, it’s nice being in a community and having friends who are going through those same struggles,” he said.
Bowdoin Profile: First-Generation College Student Kathryn McGinnis ’21
“There’s not enough time in the day to go to the writing center, or see all the tutors!” Kathryn McGinnis ’21 said. “If I need help usually I’ll hunker down first myself before I’m like, ‘Okay, I’ve hit the bottom, now I’ve got to go get help.’ I think we [first-generation students] are still trying to prove to ourselves that we belong here.”
Bowdoin Profile: First-Generation College Student Srini Pandiyan ’21
Srini Pandiyan ’21 said he feels strongly that colleges like Bowdoin should recruit from communities around the country that have diverse populations, with high numbers of first-generation students and students from under-represented groups. “Our stories need to be heard as well,” he said. “We provide a specific niche to this campus. Even though it is sometimes hard for us to feel like we fit in, we fit into this campus.”
David Bernstein ’13 Named Fulbright Alumni Ambassador
The New Year is off to a bright start for David Bernstein ’13. The economics major and anthropology minor has been selected to serve as a Fulbright Alumni Ambassador—one of nineteen former Fulbright scholars honored in such a way across the country.
Avoiding the Drift to War: What Thucydides Can Teach Us About US-China Relations in the 21st Century
Seth Jaffe ’00, who teaches political science at John Cabot University in Rome, says the Athenian general’s account of the Peloponessian War, almost 2,500 years ago, provides some valuable political lessons for the current leaders of US and China.