Tomatoes: fruit or vegetable? While the classification of tomatoes may be debated, local farmers Christie Anderson and Pat McVeigh dove into the history and heirlooms of the plant, its different varieties and the significance of seed saving in a lecture …
On Thursday night, Senior Lecturer in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Reed Johnson spoke on the importance of the alternative history genre, discussing two novels that examine what the city of St. Petersburg might have looked like if Nazi …
As climate activists begin to navigate the Trump administration’s new federal environmental policies, Bowdoin’s Office of Sustainability hosted a panel discussion on local climate action with Director of the Schiller Coastal Studies Center Holly Parker and Visiting Lecturer in Environmental …
As the Oscars quickly approach, many in the film world are directing their attention to blockbusters like “The Substance” and “The Brutalist.” This week, members of the Bowdoin community got a taste of a very different side of what film …
On Wednesday, Bowdoin faculty and students gathered alongside Brunswick community members in the VAC Beam Classroom to learn about the role of race and racial sympathy in American politics.
Jennifer Chudy, professor of political science at Wellesley College, briefly introduced …
Ronan Farrow graduated from college at 15, became a UNICEF ambassador before he was old enough to vote and entered Yale Law School before he was old enough to buy a beer. Now he’s turning to the next generation.
On Wednesday, Bowdoin Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine (FSJP) hosted a talk in Kresge Auditorium to educate the Bowdoin and Brunswick communities about the College’s history with divestment. The lecture mainly pertained to the history of Bowdon’s divestment …
As a part of this year’s Interfaith Visibility Week, the Rachel Lord Center for Religious and Spiritual Life invited community members to the VAC’s Beam Classroom on Tuesday night for an educational event on Zionism. The event, entitled “Roots of …
As part of campus celebrations of Interfaith Visibility Week, Kaira Jewel Lingo, a former Buddhist monk whose work blends spirituality and social justice, spoke in Kresge Auditorium Monday night. Lingo’s talk, titled “We Were Made for These Times,” centered on …
On Wednesday, the Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (LACLaS) department hosted the “Every Song an Invitation: Music, Listening and Cultural Inquiry” talk featuring Jorge Leal, professor of history at University of California, Riverside, and Jonathan Leal, professor of English …