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Lecture
Northeastern Professor Michael Thornton’s talk promotes reflection on Japan’s colonial history
Tuesday afternoon, Professor Michael Thornton, an assistant teaching history professor at Northeastern University, discussed the urbanization and colonization of the northernmost major island of Japan, Hokkaidō, with a focus on the city of Sapporo and the Ainu Indigenous population.
The …
Health Services
Health Center reports rise in respiratory illness on campus
Over the past few weeks, an increase in the number of students with illnesses on campus has led many to seek medical attention from Health Center. As cases of influenza spread at a rapid rate nationwide and other respiratory illnesses …
BSG
BSG pushes vote on new constitution in response to student critiques
On Wednesday evening in Mills Hall, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) met to discuss a vote on a new constitution. The assembly ultimately decided to push the vote to next week after student attendees voiced concerns about transparency in the …
Encampment
“Bowdoin Eight” placed on probation as result of disciplinary process, SJP suspended by Student Activities
On Sunday, the disciplinary process of the eight students temporarily suspended by the College as a result of their participation in the Bowdoin Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) encampment in Smith Union came to a close. The administration placed …
Lecture
Dr. Tessa Hill talks changing oceans in new book “At Every Depth”
On Tuesday, Dr. Tessa Hill spoke to a crowd of Bowdoin and Brunswick community members in Kresge Auditorium about changing oceans due to climate change. The talk focused on Hill’s recently published book, “At Every Depth: Our Growing Knowledge of …
Lecture
Historian Kristen Block discusses the agency of women in the colonial Caribbean
Early Wednesday evening in Moulton Union, Kristen Block, professor of history at the University of Tennessee, gave a lecture on the convergence of sexuality, disease and healing in colonial Caribbean society. Hosted by the Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies …
Alumni
BowdoinOne Day exceeds last year’s gift and donor totals despite AFJP-led boycott
BowdoinOne Day brought in record donations to the College earlier this week, even as nearly 200 alumni expressed their intent not to give during One Day in an open letter written by Bowdoin Alumni for Justice in Palestine (AFJP). This …
Enterprise
College considers Trump policy impacts on research, endowment, DEI
In the month since President Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, a flurry of executive orders with implications for higher education have left the campus community wondering about potential impacts to the College.
These orders include sudden freezes on federal …