In a competitive job market increasingly influenced by artificial intelligence (AI), Associate Professor of Anthropology William Lempert proposes that “the liberal arts are what’s left.” From “Humanity’s Mirror: Aliens and Outer Space” to “Hip Hop, Joy and Critical Civic Literacy,” …
For the past 21 years, she has worked at the Baldwin Center for Learning and Teaching (BCLT), serving as associate director and specializing in supporting multilingual and English as a second language (ESL) students. …
This election day, Bowdoin students braved wind speeds of up to 25 miles per hour biking to the polls to exercise their right to vote in Brunswick. A “Bike to the Polls” event, organized by Sustainable Bowdoin and Bowdoin Votes, …
Many members of the Brunswick and Harpswell communities were thrilled to hear that the New York Times, as part of the ‘50 States, 50 Fixes’ series, featured the Library of Things (LOT) at Curtis Memorial Library in August. The LOT …
Due to the ongoing government shutdown, monthly benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have been abruptly cut off across the nation. Low-income families often rely on these funds for access to food, and the sudden loss has left …
I am mildly obsessed with my Google Calendar. The tab on my computer feels almost like a baby I take care of, filling its bottle with my daily activities and coddling it through constant rearrangement, ultimately building some future. Yet, …
At my high school, homeroom was in the middle of the day. After two blocks of 85-minute classes, 20 something or other teenagers and I would come together for seven minutes in Room 302—a health classroom, with the CPR dummies …
The act of making friends at Bowdoin usually begins in shared places like classes, affinity groups, clubs and sports. Usually, friendships form in these spaces with others who share common traits: their major, class year, athletic persuasion or intellectual interest. …
Over the summer, Tern Coffee and Tea joined the downtown Brunswick café lineup, opening their storefront on Maine Street between School Street and Center Street. The micro-roastery is a family operation, owned by Heidi and Chris Townsend of Topsham. The …
an initiative to achieve net-zero carbon emissions. By the year 2042, the College plans to transition away from relying on the central heating plant, which accounts for …