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Ladd House, a space once regarded as a senior housing “social experiment” before the Covid-19 pandemic, completed its final year as part of the College House system in 2022, when the College announced its closure for renovations. This …
The Democratic primary was never supposed to be close. And for months now, it hasn’t been—just not in the way that most people had predicted when rumors began to circulate that Gov. Janet Mills was planning to challenge Sen. Susan …
When the U.S. Navy left the Brunswick Naval Air Base (NASB), 3,200 acres were left vacant. What would happen to a now-defunct military facility?
After exploring the NASB’s history and peeking into the aftermath of its closure in previous reporting,…
Throughout the academic year, typically on the first Friday of every month, the College holds what academic institutions refer to as faculty meetings, a practice held by colleges and universities across the U.S.
During these meetings, faculty discuss agenda items …
Fifteen years ago, the Brunswick Naval Air Station (NASB) shut down its runways for good. Caught between the closure of the second-largest employer in Maine and the start of the 2008 financial crisis, Brunswick’s future teetered on a cliff: Could …
On the evening of February 6, 2025, organizers of Bowdoin Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) held a rally at the Polar Bear statue, passing around a megaphone and delivering speeches criticizing the Trump administration and the College for their …
“While Bowdoin enjoys national recognition as a top liberal arts college, the workers who sustain its day-to-day operations struggle to make their voices heard,” an anonymous library employee wrote in the Winter 2024 issue of The Bowdoin Orient Magazine.
It’s …
In March, the College announced a $50 million donation from Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings ’83 to establish the Hastings Initiative for AI and Humanity. Since then, an advisory committee consisting of faculty across departments has worked to guide the implementation …
Two weeks ago, the Orient reported on institutional perspectives, actions and commentary regarding the increasing precarity of international students’ safety and visa statuses in the wake of President Donald Trump’s reelection. Travel bans, delays in visa interviews, new social …
Since President Donald Trump took office in January, college campuses throughout the country have considered the impacts of his executive orders concerning U.S. immigration policy, the increasing precarity of international students’ visa statuses and the spike in Immigration and Customs …
