After more than sixteen months behind bars in Russia, the Wall Street Journal reporter is released, along with two other US citizens, in what’s been described as the biggest prisoner exchange between Russian and the West since the Cold War.
Three biology majors this summer are working on research about eelgrass, lobsters, and a river dam. Each project has the potential to positively impact Maine’s environment.
In part three of a series of articles that looks at the humanities at Bowdoin today, we examine the evidence supporting the idea that studying the humanities helps Bowdoin graduates find jobs—and meaning—throughout their careers.
This summer, Bowdoin's six 2024 Global Citizens Fellows are living in Thailand, Honduras, Peru, Nepal, Costa Rica, and Namibia. They are all working with local nonprofits, engaged in on-the-ground work to support communities.
With each summer comes a new opportunity for a unique learning experience as a handful of students heads to Kent Island—Bowdoin College’s remote, 200-acre island in the Bay of Fundy, used mostly for ecological research.
FirstGen Forward has invited Bowdoin's THRIVE initiativeto become part of its FirstGen Forward Network, which helps colleges and universities provide exceptional experiences to students who are the first in their families to attend college.
Scholars representing a wide array of disciplines benefitted from grant funding during the spring semester. From math to music, from neuroscience to environmental studies, from biology to oceanography, Bowdoin faculty are pursuing pioneering research.