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This summer, the College is working to increase the availability of housing-eligible job opportunities on campus and match students in need with those positions. These efforts come amid concerns about job market instability and the safety of travel abroad for …
Recent instances of colleges and universities facing pressure by the Trump administration to implement institutional demands or risk having their federal funding cut have sparked conversations about the contents of Bowdoin’s own funding.
Following Harvard University’s refusal to accede to …
Last Tuesday night, the Committee on Postering, Building Use and Demonstrations met for the first time to plan for the rest of the academic year. The committee members also discussed potential campus outreach before students leave campus for the summer.…
On Tuesday, President Safa Zaki signed a letter in opposition to the federal government’s heightened involvement in higher education, joining over 200 leaders of colleges and universities across the country to make a call for institutional independence, academic freedom and …
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 …
Yesterday, President Safa Zaki announced in an email to the Bowdoin community that Senior Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs Jen Scanlon will step down from her administrative role at the end of the 2025–2026 academic year. Following a …
Dear President Zaki and Mr. Perper,
I am writing this letter as a Bowdoin alumnus, a Jewish alumnus and a former Bowdoin College Hillel board member. I am writing to warn about the implications of complying with Representative Owens and …
You might not know about Bowdoin’s quick and unjust response to students’ encampment in Smith Union in February. Students exercised their right to protest safely, peacefully and reasonably—aligned with the traditional civil rights practices of a non-violent “sit-in.” Critically, these …
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 …
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 …
