On Friday, faculty members gathered in the Mills Hall event space for their last meeting of the semester. Topics of discussion included the size of the faculty, academic policy changes and the College’s recent Cigna audit.
On Thursday evening, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library (H-L) hosted a book talk to celebrate the release of Professor of Sociology Ingrid Nelson’s new book, “Yet Another Costume Party Debacle: Why Racial Ignorance Persists at Elite College Campuses.” Associate Professor of Africana Studies …
Last Friday, faculty met for the third time this semester to discuss the campus master plan, the College’s reaccreditation process and changes to the faculty handbook, among other topics.
The meeting began with a eulogy for Professor of Asian …
In a competitive job market increasingly influenced by artificial intelligence (AI), Associate Professor of Anthropology William Lempert proposes that “the liberal arts are what’s left.” From “Humanity’s Mirror: Aliens and Outer Space” to “Hip Hop, Joy and Critical Civic Literacy,” …
Editor’s Note, Saturday, November 1, at 4:21 p.m.: A previous version of this article misinterpreted a quote as saying that an attendee felt the talk was ineffective in linking together the three forms of bigotry discussed. He instead meant that …
Perhaps fittingly for an album that distinguishes itself through its defiance of convention, “Give Way,” a musical release by Director of Jazz Ensembles Kate Campbell Strauss, was given the musical equivalent of a “book launch” this Thursday. Campbell Strauss presented …
Last Friday, faculty convened for the second time this year to discuss updates to the Committee on Governance and Faculty Affairs (GFA), ethical standards of research procedures, healthcare benefits, tenure review and faculty lines, and grants funded by the Hastings …
Bowdoin’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) held several panels this week in which faculty from different disciplines discussed the ways academic freedom is currently under attack in their various fields. These forums served as part of …
Faculty and administrators convened in Mills Hall last Friday for their first meeting of the year to discuss, among other topics, national news affecting the College and student use of artificial intelligence (AI).
Yesterday evening, the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library (H-L) hosted a book talk to celebrate the release of Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern and North African Studies Nasser Abourahme’s new book, “The Time Beneath the Concrete: Palestine Between Camp and Colony.” The book …