Rudalevige’s Washington Post Blog Examines Civil Rights and Equality
“When we think about civil rights, we tend to think about marches and movements and martyrs… But many kinds of people have pushed us to take a broader view of the Declaration of Independence’s brave claim that ‘all men are created equal.'”
Solving an Earth-Sized Puzzle: Bowdoin Goes to Iceland
Twenty students and four faculty members from the Earth and Oceanographic Science Department trekked to Iceland for ten days early in the summer, where they immersed themselves in field research into the earth, the sea, and the atmosphere — and the connections among them.
New Religious and Spiritual Life Director Mentors, Advocates for Students
Pazos said he plans on letting students guide him through the process of serving their needs. He is there not only as an administrator for Bowdoin’s religious groups, but also as a mentor and advocate for students who want to explore their spiritual identity.
Bowdoin’s MacEachern on ‘Fast Science’ and the Myth of African National IQ
The anthropology professor says he’s disturbed by the extent to which bad data sets, propagating racist stereotypes, can find their way into mainstream academic journals.
Meredith Woo ’80 Sworn-in as Sweet Briar President, A ‘New Chapter’ in College’s History
Two-and-a-half years ago, the all-female institutition was facing closure, until a “four-month legal battle… resulted in the alumnae taking over the college.”
The Giant Stairs of Bailey Island: An Evolving Outdoor Classroom
At the narrow end of Bailey’s Island in Harpswell, a series of dark, blocky stones are laid out one on top of another, like a huge staircase leading down to the sea. Known as the Giant Stairs, they’ve long been a favorite destination for Bowdoin scientists and students because they’re a curious anomaly set within the flaky rust-gray metamorphic rock around them.
Collecting Soviet Propaganda Posters: An Interview with Eric Silverman ’85, P’19
This fall the Museum of Art is pleased to present, “Constructing Revolution: Soviet Propaganda Posters from between the World Wars.” The exhibition that explores the wide-ranging body of propaganda posters created after the 1917 Russian Revolution.. Svetlana and Eric Silverman ‘85, P’19 generously lent all of the works in the exhibition. Recently Eric discussed his collection.
Welcome Museum of Art Interns
The Museum of Art is delighted to introduce its team of nine student employees for the fall semester.