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 Wednesday, Professor of Social Sciences Samuel Putnam delivered his inaugural lecture as the A. Myrick Freeman Chair in Social Sciences, titled “The Outer Edges of Nature and Nurture.” Speaking in Mills Hall, Putnam discussed his research on cross-cultural differences …
Last Thursday, activist and professor Andrew Ross spoke to a packed room of students and faculty in Sills Hall. His talk, “Colonialism and Climate Justice in Palestine,” explored how water access is being used to fuel a genocide in Palestine …
Last Tuesday, Professor Benjamin Nathans of the University of Pennsylvania spoke about the historical Soviet dissident movement, exploring its impact on present-day Russia and the post-Soviet world. The talk was the 2025 installment of the Alfred E. Golz Memorial Lecture …
On Tuesday, Philip Gregory ’76, counsel to Our Children’s Trust, an organization that works to represent youth plaintiffs in climate change litigation, spoke to a packed Beam Classroom in the Visual Arts Center. Gregory discussed the progression of the group’s …
On Wednesday night, activist, scholar, and reproductive justice leader Loretta J. Ross hosted a conversation titled “The Radical Power of Calling in Those You’d Rather Cancel.” Ross spoke with Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Anthropology Bianca Williams in Mills …
On Tuesday night, students, faculty and community members gathered in Mills Hall to hear from Dr. Joy Buolamwini, a prominent author and researcher who specializes in the social implications of artificial intelligence (AI). Sponsored by the Kenneth V. Santagata Memorial …
At a panel for students and faculty last night, professors from the history department framed political violence with historical examples from their respective areas of expertise to make sense of current events in the United States. With four faculty leading …
On Tuesday night, a crowd of professors, Brunswick community members and Bowdoin students filled Mills Hall to attend Professor of Biology Jack Bateman’s inaugural lecture, titled “An Evening of Weird Science.” Throughout the night, Bateman explained his genetic research without …
On Wednesday, Mary Thompson-Jones, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College, traveled to Bowdoin to deliver a lecture on diplomacy and the Arctic. With climate change dramatically altering the trajectory of the region, Thompson-Jones—who is also the chair of …