Last Wednesday, Clinton Castro, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Information School and Department of Philosophy, discussed the technological present and used Kantian philosophy to argue that there is a need to protect others, primarily children, from the threat …
On March 3, in preparation for the next campus master plan, the Office of the Treasurer and architectural firm Ayers Saint Gross presented a progress update on their analysis of campus facilities and facility needs. The top four priority areas …
On Wednesday night, Professor of Biology and Neuroscience Hadley Horch took the stage in Kresge Auditorium to deliver her inaugural lecture as the endowed Norma L. and Roland G. Ware Jr. Professor. In the lecture, “Branching Out: The Molecular Gardeners …
Before spring break, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) unanimously adopted a new constitution and an amendment to allow recall with near-unanimous support by the assembly at its March 5 meeting.
The constitution took effect immediately and aims to simplify the leadership …
With an ocean separating Maine and Ireland, what could a small college like Bowdoin have to do with Irish history? At Monday’s talk from Peter McLoughlin, a professor at the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen’s University …
On February 28, an Orient op-ed written by Associate Professor of Mathematics Jack O’Brien accused two Bowdoin faculty members in the mathematics department of having professional connections with the National Security Agency (NSA), outlined a series of connections that the …
The faculty held its most recent meeting on February 28, covering the Ad Hoc Committee on Investments and Responsibility (ACIR) report in response to the Bowdoin Solidarity Referendum, proposed changes to the Committee on Governance and Faculty Affairs (GFA) structure …
The College will host an “ask us anything” series where students, faculty and staff can ask questions to its senior officers, with the first event scheduled for Monday, March 31. The series is one of several initiatives working toward improving …
The College hosted multiple listening sessions on Monday and Tuesday regarding the future of Ladd House. The goal of the sessions was to hear various perspectives on what the role of Ladd House should be on campus. Senior Vice President …
On Monday, President Safa Zaki announced a $50 million donation from Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings ’83 to propel the College toward the forefront of liberal arts institutions engaging with artificial intelligence (AI). With this unprecedented gift, the College will launch …