Whispering Pines: ‘The Thoughts of Youth Are Long, Long Thoughts’
Born in the Dutch Antilles to Afro-Caribbean parents, Salustiano Fanduiz learned English as a boy in the Dominican Republic by studying the poems of Longfellow. He graduated from Bowdoin medical school in 1892, and after several years practicing in Maine, returned to the DR, where he became a revolutionary and a political prisoner.
Jeff Joseph ’19 Joins Harvard Cancer Research Project
“A teen went from playing soccer in the streets of a third-world country to attending a research program at Harvard in a seven-year span,” Jeff Joseph wrote in his application for one of Bowdoin’s summertime fellowships.
A Tour of the Bowdoin Organic Garden with Jeremy Tardif
Garden manager Tardif talks about the garden’s history, its offerings, and answers gardening questions from members of the Bowdoin community.
Rudalevige on ‘All Things Considered’ about a Leaking White House
Andrew Rudalevige, Bowdoin’s Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government, was tapped by NPR for his expertise on the presidency. In an interview for All Things Considered, Rudalevige talks about the various types of leaks, how they compare with those of previous administrations, and whether anything can be done to stop them.
San Francisco Welcomes the Class of ’21
Bay Area alumni, families, students, and guests welcomed members of the Class of 2021 to the Bowdoin community with lobster rolls and Maine Whoopie pies.
‘We the People:’ Rudalevige Explains Role of Public Opinion in US Constitution
How important was public opinion to the framers of the US Constitution? How do we know what the public really wants? And how qualified is the general public to answer questions about US government? These are some of the issues raised by Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government Andrew Rudalevige in the Washington Post’s political science blog ‘The Monkey Cage.’
Tanisha Francis ’18 Looks Into the Legacy of Black Women in Prison
The disproportionate number of black women in prisons has spurred Tanisha Francis ’18, an Africana studies and history major, to investigate the legacy of US prisons.
Ellis Price ’18 Works in an Old Maine Mill with Modern Textiles
Besides receiving artistic guidance from textile designer Erin Flett, Ellis Price says she’s learned some of the ins and outs on how to run a small business.