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Books
Professor Abourahme discusses settler colonialism, time and ongoing genocide in Palestine in new book launch
Yesterday evening, the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library (H-L) hosted a book talk to celebrate the release of Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern and North African Studies Nasser Abourahme’s new book, “The Time Beneath the Concrete: Palestine Between Camp and Colony.” The book …
Lecture
Kate Dempsey ’88 talks public service and environmental conservation
On Monday, Kate Dempsey ’88, the Maine State Director of The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental advocacy group, visited campus to discuss her career and encourage Bowdoin students to pursue their passions. At the event, held in Mills Hall, attendees …
Administration
The College works to increase on-campus job opportunities, housing this summer
This summer, the College is working to increase the availability of housing-eligible job opportunities on campus and match students in need with those positions. These efforts come amid concerns about job market instability and the safety of travel abroad for …
BOSS
BOSS discusses encampment, AI and Workday
Introduction
In this edition of the biannual Bowdoin Orient Student Survey (BOSS), 378 students shared their opinions on the Bowdoin Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) encampment, the transition to Workday, AI usage, favorite dining hall ice cream …
Students and staff respond to lack of communication surrounding campus master plan
Throughout this academic year, the College has been developing the next campus master plan and has held community input sessions to gather feedback. However, not all stakeholders on campus agree on the success of this outreach.
The Campus Plan Steering …
Faculty
CEP adds six new faculty lines
At the last faculty meeting on April 4, six lines for new faculty members were announced by the Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee (CEP). These lines will allow the departments or programs to which they are allotted to hire a …
Faculty
Bowdoin AAUP letter defends institutional freedoms
The Bowdoin chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) released a letter on Wednesday in response to infringements upon academic freedom within higher education under the Trump administration and concerns over how these federal actions could directly impact …
Ivies
BSG and Student Activities bring Ivies back to Bruns Quad
For the first time since 2019, Ivies festivities will return to the Brunswick Apartments (Bruns) Quad this weekend. After switching to the Main Quad post-pandemic, dwindling attendance led Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) and Student Activities to push for Saturday’s Ivies …