Bowdoin professors affiliated with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) tabled in Smith Union yesterday to advocate for academic freedom and open discussion on college campuses. The tabling, which took place from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., was part …
Yesterday evening, the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library (H-L) invited community members to celebrate the release of a new book by Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Angel Matos. Matos took to the podium of H-L’s Nixon Lounge to give a …
On Monday afternoon, Director of Athletics Tim Ryan ’98 emailed all student athletes to share the Athletics Department’s updated policy on transgender student-athlete participation. Ryan wrote that these changes apply to all National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports separated by …
On Wednesday night, students and community members gathered for the launch of Senior Writer-in-Residence Anthony Walton’s new book, “The End of Respectability: Notes of a Black American Reckoning with His Life and His Nation.” In his book, an essay collection, …
When Jennifer Scanlon arrived at the College in 2002 as a tenure-track professor to help build what is now the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies (GSWS) program, she didn’t expect to spend almost a decade in senior leadership. Now, after …
On Tuesday night, civil rights activist, educator and organizer DeRay Mckesson ’07 H’21 spoke to a packed Kresge Auditorium at a panel entitled “One Act at a Time: Leading at Bowdoin and Beyond.” Mckesson, sitting in conversation with two students, …
Career Exploration and Development (CXD) announced a new grant program, Accelerator Plus, for graduating seniors to help build skills they can market to potential employers. CXD established this program in response to “the challenging economy,” according to Executive Director of …