LASO Kicks Off LatinX Heritage Month of Celebration, Education
Latinx Heritage Month began with a kickoff cookout, with food like pupusas and tamales, last Friday at 30 College Street. Photos by Louis Mendez ’19 Last week marked the start of the second annual Latinx Heritage Month and Beyond, a series of programs dedicated to fostering cultural celebration and conversation for both students of Latin […]
Lilly ’96 Wins Emmy for Editing Work on TV Series ‘Master of None’
Jennifer Lilly ’96 was one of five nominees in the category of “Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series.” She won the prize for her work on
“The Thief”, an episode shot in black and white inspired by the 1948 Italian classic “Bicycle Thieves.”
Middle East Film Series Examines History’s Upheavals Through Human Stories
This fall, a 12-part film series on the Middle East is part of Idriss Jebari’s plan to bring thought-provoking discussions about the Middle East and its history to campus.
528 Volunteer at 47 Local Organizations on Common Good Day
This year, the McKeen Center for the Common Good assigned more than 500 volunteers to more than 50 work projects on Saturday afternoon.
Environmental Studies 1101 Field Trip Offers Students an Interdisciplinary Approach to Ecological Restoration
John Lichter, a professor of biology and environmental studies, explained that the field trip reflects the course’s intention — indeed, the intention of the whole Environmental Studies department: “The overall message is to understand how humans impact the ecosystem,” he said.
Bowdoin’s Rudalevige Examines Role of Bureaucracy on Washington Post’s ‘Monkey Cage’ Blog
Rudalevige examines the history of the US public sector “[f]rom the 800 people employed by the federal government in 1789 to the more than 2.5 million civilians on today’s payroll,” and explains how “one person’s red tape is another person’s vital protection.”
Flood Expert Sam Brody ’92 Profiled in Portland Press Herald
Brody is director of Texas A&M University’s Center for Beaches and Shores, has been interviewed dozens of times in the media since Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast last month.
George Mitchell ’54, H’83 Talks US Politics, North Korea, Middle East on Maine Public Radio
Interviewed on Maine Public Radio’s Morning Edition September 13, 2017, former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell ’54, H’83 discussed a number of subjects, including ways to reform the US political system and the situation in North Korea.