On Monday, author, academic and scientist Alan Lightman H’05 shared his vision for how science—and scientists—should engage with the world beyond their academic work. Over the hour and a half lecture, which was based on his co-written book “The Shape …
On Thursday evening, University of Illinois Chicago Professor Gholdy Muhammad presented a talk titled “Cultivating Genius and Joy in Education through Culturally and Historically Responsive Pedagogies” in Kresge Auditorium as the 2025 iteration of the Brodie Family Lecture series. Her …
Last Wednesday, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) held its third assembly meeting of the year in the Roux Center for the Environment. BSG discussed their main priorities for the year, which included building transparency and communication with the Bowdoin community, planning …
Last Wednesday, Professor of Social Sciences Samuel Putnam delivered his inaugural lecture as the A. Myrick Freeman Chair in Social Sciences, titled “The Outer Edges of Nature and Nurture.” Speaking in Mills Hall, Putnam discussed his research on cross-cultural differences …
Last Thursday, activist and professor Andrew Ross spoke to a packed room of students and faculty in Sills Hall. His talk, “Colonialism and Climate Justice in Palestine,” explored how water access is being used to fuel a genocide in Palestine …
This fall, THRIVE is implementing a new model for its peer mentorship program. Under this model, only senior THRIVE students may serve as mentors, while a new THRIVE ambassador program offers sophomores and juniors the opportunity to take on other …
The College recently announced a financial pledge by David and Charlotte Willner ’06 that will launch the Bowdoin Innovators Group (BIG) as a new avenue for donations to the College. The BIG’s membership will consist of entrepreneurs from the Bowdoin …
Yesterday evening, community members came together in the Curtis Memorial Library to meet the candidates for Brunswick’s Town Council election. The election will be held on November 4, concurrently with Maine’s statewide election. This year, only four out of Brunswick’s …
Last Tuesday, Professor Benjamin Nathans of the University of Pennsylvania spoke about the historical Soviet dissident movement, exploring its impact on present-day Russia and the post-Soviet world. The talk was the 2025 installment of the Alfred E. Golz Memorial Lecture …