News Archive 2009-2018

Alumni Profiles

Five Years Out: Student Ministries Director Joelinda Coichy ’11

For much of her life, Joelinda Coichy was convicned she would become a lawyer. Yet as she pursued her studies at Bowdoin, she began to feel she had another calling.

Five Years Out: College-access Champion Zully Bosques ’11

The series “Five Years Out” catches up with Bowdoin alumni to learn what they’re up to and where they’ve been since earning their diploma.​ Here we profile Zulmarie “Zully” Bosques and her work with students.

Five Years Out: From App Developer to Managing Director, Ben Johnson ’11

Bowdoin News presents a new series, “Five Years Out,” in which we catch up Bowdoin alumni to find out what they’re up to and where they’ve been since they earned their diploma five years ago.​

Activist DeRay Mckesson ’07 Talks MLK, White Privilege on ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’

Activist DeRay Mckesson ’07 was a guest on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Jan. 18, when he spoke about the Black Lives Matter movement and Campaign Zero, a platform that looks to end police violence through changes in union contracts and department policies.

Faculty Profile: Scholar of Pre-Modern Italian Literature and Hyper-modern Science Fiction, Arielle Saiber

Associate Professor of Romance Languages Arielle Saiber discusses her career path, her research, how she uses technology in her literature classes, and her love of chocolate and experimental electronic music for our Faculty Profile series.

Historian Andrew Robarts ’90 Gives Bowdoin Talk: ‘Merchants, Migrants and Microbes’

Using excerpts from his book, Andrew Robarts offered a balanced understanding of the relationship between the Ottoman and Russian empires by going beyond an examination of the geopolitical and ideological tensions often highlighted in history.

Geoffrey Canada ’74 and Stanley Druckenmiller ’75 to Share Bowdoin’s Highest Honor

Geoffrey Canada of the Bowdoin Class of 1974 and Stanley F. Druckenmiller of the Class of 1975 will be awarded The Bowdoin Prize—the highest honor the College bestows upon its members—during a special ceremony at Lincoln Center in New York City.

International Educator Shanna Crofton ’01 Returns as Brunswick Principal

Shanna Crofton’s decision to work in education after graduating from Bowdoin in 2001 set her down a unique career path that has taken her to Switzerland, Canada, Kyrgyzstan, India, and now, finally, back home.