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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 …
After the series of coffee listening sessions hosted by the Ad Hoc Committee on Investments and Responsibility (ACIR) on Wednesday and Thursday, Bowdoin students reported leaving the meetings with a wide range of feelings—both about the purpose of the committee …
The 2024–2025 academic year brings new faces and administrative changes to the Office of the Dean of Students. The office has welcomed Associate Dean for Community Standards Jimmy Riley, Interim Assistant Class Dean Doug Dieuveuil and Senior Vice President and …
This summer, Jim Hoppe joined the College as the new senior vice president and dean for student affairs. President Safa Zaki announced that Hoppe would replace Janet Lohmann following her retirement in an email to the campus community in May.…
On Monday, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) announced Bowdoin Students for Justice in Palestine’s (SJP’s) petition to hold a referendum, titled the “Bowdoin Solidarity Referendum,” received the number of signatures—representing 20 percent of the student body—needed for a vote to take …
