On March 11, Jonathan Macat ’16 will begin as assistant director of THRIVE. The program is developed to help first-generation and low-income (FGLI) students thrive at Bowdoin and is in its sixth year at the College. Director of THRIVE Anthony …
Last Friday, the Bowdoin community gathered to commemorate both the ten-year mark of the war in Ukraine and the two years of war since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, as well as to honor the lives lost during the …
Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) met on Wednesday to discuss updated BSG elections timelines, a new “Bowdoin Belonging” survey and two new upcoming projects from the Student Activities Funding Committee (SAFC) and the Facilities and Sustainability Committee.
Yesterday afternoon, linguistic anthropologist and professor at the University of Washington Laada Bilaniuk spoke about the importance of language to Ukrainian culture and identity in her talk titled “Language and Identity in the Russo-Ukrainian War.” Bilaniuk discussed her background, her …
On Wednesday, Leland Harper, professor of philosophy at Siena Heights University, and Jennifer Kling, professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, discussed the impact of word choice in discourse on race, which they write about in their …
On Tuesday evening, the Peucinian Society hosted a 90-minute forum in Roux Lantern that aimed to explore what human nature is and contemplate its existence.
The forum featured a panel of faculty from a variety of departments, including Assistant Professor …
On Tuesday night, Hani Almadhoun, director of philanthropy at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) USA, spoke at Kresge Auditorium about the logistics of sending humanitarian aid to Gaza as Israel’s offensive on the Gaza strip continues. Almadhoun …
Senior Associate Dean of Students Melissa Quinby ’91 is set to retire at the end of March. Though her position has not been permanently filled yet, Assistant Class Dean Michael Wood ’06 will be serving as the dean for …
The Class of 2024 will receive extra funding for its Senior Week events. The primary motivation behind the extra funding was the absence of orientation events throughout the class’s first year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In an attempt to boost awareness of student diversity on campus, the Office of Inclusion and Diversity has released its inaugural Social Census—a campus-wide survey that aims to understand how students navigate their identities and find community at Bowdoin.