News
2024 Election
2024 Election Survey: 91 percent of students, faculty and staff support Harris
November 5 is upon us. Tensions are high, but the Orient is here to break down all the information about Bowdoin’s political opinions.
This year, the Orient conducted an election survey of the Bowdoin community that included students, faculty and …
2024 Election
From the archives: Bowdoin’s history of political discourse and election reactions
As the election nears and political concerns weigh more heavily on the campus consciousness, in times that are regularly referred to as “unprecedented,” it feels appropriate to turn to spaces of past political conversation in the College’s history. Though heavily …
SASA
SASA discussion illuminates the power of student protest in Bangladesh
Last summer, Bangladeshi university students led a series of anti-government protests, which successfully ousted the country’s autocratic regime and sparked conversations around the globe about the power of student protest to drive political change. One of these conversations took place …
BSG
BSG passes funding for Thanksgiving break bus to Portland
During its general assembly meeting on Wednesday, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) passed $1,200 in funding for a charter bus to Portland International Jetport over Thanksgiving break. The free service is intended to provide Bowdoin students with reliable transportation to the …
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees discusses ACIR and campus planning, SJP hosts sit-in
Last weekend, the Board of Trustees held a series of meetings to discuss future campus planning, the Ad Hoc Committee on Investments and Responsibility (ACIR) and other potential changes to the College.
One of the focal points of the Trustees’ …
Administration
Scott Hood to retire at the end of the academic year
After over 36 years at the College, Senior Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs Scott Hood will retire on June 30, 2025. President Safa Zaki announced the news in an email to the campus community last Friday.
Hood’s first …
Brunswick
Voter guide for the 2024 General Election in Maine
When voters go to the polls on November 5, they won’t just choose the next president of the United States. Voters in Brunswick will also decide who assumes the first congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, one …
Lecture
David French emphasizes dialogue across differing viewpoints in talk with Purnell
On a rainy Wednesday night, students, staff and faculty joined Brunswick community members in Kresge Auditorium for a political conversation between two men of opposing opinions. David French, a columnist at the New York Times and former senior writer at …
McKeen Center
McKeen Center hosts panel on the personal migration experience
Last Friday, the McKeen Center for the Common Good hosted a panel titled “Roots and Belonging: A Conversation on Migration” in Kresge Auditorium. The panel included Assistant Professor of Sociology Jamella Gow, Founder and Executive Director of Immigrants Resource Center …