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I once asked an elementary school student why he hadn’t completed the math worksheet his teacher had assigned. “Because I’m a bad kid,” he responded with a shrug. I’ve heard similar expressions about other students I’ve tutored or mentored, sometimes …
On Thursday evening, Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider spoke on their research and teaching on the intersection of policy and public school in the annual Brodie Family Lecture. Both writers and professors, the two host the “Have You Heard” podcast, …
A philosophy imparted early at the Bowdoin Children’s Center, the Offer of the College invites students to “count Nature a familiar acquaintance.” Founded in 1988 to provide affordable, dependable childcare from infancy through preschool for the children of College employees, …
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 fall, President Trump campaigned on a promise to close the federal Department of Education and return the regulation of public schools to the states. Two weeks ago, he signed an executive order attempting to do so by instructing the …
When I was concentrating in international relations as a Government and Legal Studies major at the College, I was encouraged to look at the world with curiosity and a willingness to understand different perspectives. My classes were built on the …
President Donald Trump’s second term has begun with a whirlwind of policies that have severe implications for the function and future of higher education. In January, Trump communicated a freeze on all federal loans and grants, which he rescinded days …
On Thursday, professor of education at the University of Alberta, Wabanaki scholar and activist Rebecca Sockbeson gave a talk to Kresge about the importance of Indigenous knowledge mobilization and anti-racist education. The lecture centered around her research on the erasure …
On Tuesday, Professor of Social Studies Charles Dorn spoke about the purposes and outcomes of public education in the U.S. as the inaugural lecture for the Barry N. Wish endowed chair, which Dorn received in 2022. President Safa Zaki introduced …
On Thursday, The Bowdoin Public Health Club (BPHC), aligning with their mission to educate and provide for Bowdoin and its greater community, organized Bowdoin’s second naloxone workshop. The workshop participants left with certification for Narcan (a brand of naloxone) administration …
