Bowdoin professors affiliated with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) tabled in Smith Union yesterday to advocate for academic freedom and open discussion on college campuses. The tabling, which took place from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., was part …
Yesterday evening, the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library (H-L) invited community members to celebrate the release of a new book by Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Angel Matos. Matos took to the podium of H-L’s Nixon Lounge to give a …
The faculty gathered for their most recent meeting last Friday to discuss interdisciplinary honors projects, changes to the Committee on Governance and Faculty Affairs (GFA) and new faculty hiring.
The meeting opened with half an hour of discussion with President …
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 …
“This is the story of an outsider who becomes an insider,” Associate Professor of Africana Studies and History and Chair of the Department of Africana Studies Brian Purnell said.
Purnell was one of many colleagues, friends and students at Associate …
Last Friday, faculty members gathered for their monthly meeting to acknowledge the impact of the Trump administration on higher education as well as to review potential changes to honors projects and independent studies.
Assistant Professor of Religion and Asian Studies Claire Robison joined Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies Rachel Sturman yesterday for a conversation about the release of Robison’s first book, “Bringing Krishna Back to India: Global and Local Networks in …
On October 19, 2023, in an email sent to all students and employees with the subject line “Offering support,” President Safa Zaki declared: “… I decided upon my arrival at the College—and shared this decision with several of you—that it …
Last Friday, faculty met in the Mills Hall event space to discuss last week’s Board of Trustees meeting, review changes to next year’s first-year course registration and advising system and provide other committee updates.
Political donations by Bowdoin faculty and staff have fallen significantly this federal election cycle compared to the 2020 election cycle, according to an Orient analysis of data from the Federal Elections Commission (FEC). The same trend was found for members …