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 …
This past Monday, Dr. Dawa Lokyitsang, a Tibetan-American anthropologist, visited Bowdoin to deliver a talk on Tibetan kinship ties under Chinese colonialism. In the face of this colonialism, many Tibetans immigrated to Dharamsala, India, where the exiled Tibetan leader, the …
Last night, Dr. Rajiv Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, spoke at the Arnold D. Kates Lecture on the future of global public health from the perspectives of lessons he has learned throughout his extensive career in public service, foreign …
On Monday, Kate Dempsey ’88, the Maine State Director of The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental advocacy group, visited campus to discuss her career and encourage Bowdoin students to pursue their passions. At the event, held in Mills Hall, attendees …
On Wednesday evening, writer Carmen Maria Machado delivered this year’s Kenneth V. Santagata Memorial Lecture. Her debut short story collection, “Her Body and Other Parties,” was a finalist for the National Book Award, and her memoir, “In The Dream House,” …
On Tuesday, students and community members gathered in the Massachusetts Hall Faculty Room for a talk by Professor Robert (Bobby) Meyer-Lee titled “Why Chaucer—Still?” The event was sponsored by the Alpha Delta Phi Society Visiting Writer Series.