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On @jeopardy tonight, James Denison '14 will be competing! Take a look at his Polar Bear pin while watching. Check listings here to find out when it airs near you, or watch it on Peacock and Hulu on March 7th. bit.ly/2E51lBp

The Tom Cassidy Lecture presents New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie — "The Crisis of American Democracy"

The Tom Cassidy Lecture, presented in collaboration with Viewpoint Exchange, presents New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie — "The Crisis of American Democracy" on Wednesday, March 4th, at 7:30 pm EST in Kresge Auditorium. bit.ly/3N10GH0

2026 Bowdoin One Day Join me—every Bowdoin One Day donor 🔓 $100 for financial aid! Ends 12 p.m. ET on 2/27!

Gear up. Give back. Get matched! Today on Bowdoin One Day, every donor will unlock an additional $100 for financial aid. bit.ly/4kR87wS

Professor Zeeman visits Hawai’i to deliver a public lecture and take part in a number of events to highlight the mathematics of resilience and discuss how the power of math can be harnessed to understand environmental tipping points. bit.ly/4tApndF

I Do Declare! Sophomores Celebrate Their Field(s) of Choice

Each year on Declaration Day, when sophomores officially select their majors and minors, Bowdoin throws a well-deserved party for the second-year students, with ice cream, music, sticky notes, and posters that make good selfie backdrops. www.bowdoin.edu/news/2026/02...

Professor Dan Stone Encourages Healthy Disagreement at Bowdoin

In a presentation aimed at Bowdoin faculty and staff, Professor Dan Stone introduced how he uses a new AI tool to facilitate dialogue across differences, particularly among students. www.bowdoin.edu/news/2026/02...

Bowdoin is a Top Producer of Fulbright Fellows for Ninth Straight Year

Seventeen Bowdoin students were offered Fulbright fellowships for the 2025-2026 academic year, placing Bowdoin among the top five baccalaureate institutions. www.bowdoin.edu/news/2026/02...

Bill De La Rosa ’16 Wins National Fellowship to Build New Universal Representation Program in Arizona

After receiving one of the country's most prestigious public-interest law fellowships, Yale Law School student Bill De La Rosa ’16 will embark on his most far-reaching project yet. www.bowdoin.edu/news/2026/01...

At Bootcamp 2026, Sophomores Jumpstart Their Careers

Every January, Bowdoin's Career Exploration and Development (CXD) office brings the entire sophomore class back to campus early for a three-day Bootcamp that sets them up for success in the working world. bit.ly/4rnf1Mz

Plastiglomerates: How Humanity Is Entering the Geological Record

For his latest book, visual arts professor Michael Kolster took his camera to Hawaiʻi to explore a possible new addition to the fossil record. bit.ly/4sQIuQe

Scholarship Boosted by Faculty Grants Through Fall 2025

From cinema studies to German, from biology to Russian, Bowdoin faculty from across the academic spectrum were rewarded for their excellence in research and teaching during the fall semester with funding awards from external sources. bit.ly/3ZdhrB5

Asher Savel ’26 Digs into Maine's Trailblazing Food Sovereignty Law

An environmental studies and government major is spending his senior year researching Maine’s groundbreaking food sovereignty law, which was passed in 2017 to protect people’s right to food and support small farmers. bit.ly/3YZT5dZ

Every Wednesday during the semester, students bake cookies at the Bowdoin Outing Club and invite their peers to come join them and learn more about the club. They change the flavors regularly. bit.ly/4pzzSf1

Global Library Network Helps Scholars Overcome Conflicts, Censorship, and Cost

The library at Bowdoin is at the forefront of an initiative to share resources with libraries around the world—particularly those struggling to access journal articles and books because of war, authoritarian control of information, or financial hardship. bit.ly/4pqlXYi

Director Angus Wall ’88 Examines Arc of Eddie Murphy's Career

A new documentary by Angus Wall '88 is being praised for its access to the comedian Eddie Murphy and use of archival footage to tell his life story. Being Eddie was released on Netflix in November. Bowdoin alumnus John Davis ’77 was a producer on the film. bit.ly/48DQHOw

A Toolbox for Floods

Sam Brody ’92 arrived at Bowdoin dreaming of writing novels, but a single course changed his path—now he is a professor at Texas A&M and an expert on flooding and resilience. Read about him in the new Bowdoin Magazine! bit.ly/4ppyT0X

Howard French | Right in the Thick of It: Africa's Uncredited Role at the Heart of Our History. - Office of Inclusion and Diversity Howard W. French is a career foreign correspondent and global affairs writer and the author of five books, including The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High T...

Today at 4:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium, Howard French will be giving his talk "Right in the Thick of It: Africa's Uncredited Role at the Heart of Our History." French is an American journalist, author and photographer. bit.ly/3LDyPM2

Film, Culture, and Climate: A conversation with dream hampton - Office of Inclusion and Diversity dream hampton is an award-winning filmmaker and writer from Detroit. For three decades her essays and cultural criticism helped shape a generation. Her most recent works include the award-winning s...

dream hampton is an American filmmaker, producer, and writer. hampton was executive producer of Surviving R. Kelly, a 2019 documentary series that won a Peabody Award. dream is on campus tonight at 4:30 p.m. in a conversation with Ayana Johnson. bit.ly/4hRIjPR

Khalil Abdur-Rashid | Understanding Islam, Muslims in America, and Islamophobia - Office of Inclusion and Diversity Khalil Abdur-Rashid was the first paid Muslim Chaplain for Columbia University and Barnard College in New York City and served as an advisor to the NYPD Police Commissioner. He also served as Imam ...

Imam Dr. Khalil Abdur-Rashid is the first full-time university Muslim chaplain at Harvard University and public policy lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He is on campus tonight at 4:30 p.m. for a talk. Come join us! bit.ly/43id5v5

People in Maine, this is gonna be good! ✨ This Friday @bowdoincollege.bsky.social join me and phenom filmmaker/writer @dreamhampton.bsky.social for a conversation about film, culture, and climate. She’ll screen two of her short films, and we’ll get into it.

🎟️: calendar.bowdoin.edu/event/dream-...

Khalil Abdur-Rashid | Understanding Islam, Muslims in America, and Islamophobia - Office of Inclusion and Diversity Khalil Abdur-Rashid was the first paid Muslim Chaplain for Columbia University and Barnard College in New York City and served as an advisor to the NYPD Police Commissioner. He also served as Imam ...

Imam Dr. Khalil Abdur-Rashid is the first full-time university Muslim chaplain at Harvard University and public policy lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He will be on campus Thursday, November 13, at 4:30 p.m. for a talk. bit.ly/43id5v5

Film, Culture, and Climate: A conversation with dream hampton - Office of Inclusion and Diversity dream hampton is an award-winning filmmaker and writer from Detroit. For three decades her essays and cultural criticism helped shape a generation. Her most recent works include the award-winning s...

dream hampton is an American filmmaker, producer, and writer. hampton was executive producer of Surviving R. Kelly, a 2019 documentary series that won a Peabody Award. dream will be on campus November 14 at 4:30 p.m. in a conversation with Ayana Johnson. bit.ly/4hRIjPR

Ken Stern | Hate, Memory, Binary Thinking, and the Future of Democracy - Office of Inclusion and Diversity Kenneth Stern is the director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, an award-winning author, scholar, and attorney. He has argued before the Supreme Court of the United States, testified before...

Ken Stern from the Bard Center for the Study of Hate is on campus tonight as part of Viewpoint Exchange series. His talk is "Hate, Memory, Binary Thinking, and the Future of Democracy." Join us at 4:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium. bowdoin.campusgroups.com/officeofiand...

Happy Hubbard Hall Halloween
From @bowdoincollege.bsky.social

Dinner Conversations for Those Who Attend the 4:30 Talk with Ken Stern - Office of Inclusion and Diversity Come and join others to be in community, to connect, and to talk together. Dinner is for students, employees and community members who attend the talk with Ken Stern at 4:30 p.m. on Tue Nov 4 ...

We're thrilled to welcome Ken Stern for his talk "Hate, Memory, Binary Thinking, and the Future of Democracy" tomorrow, November 4, at 4:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium. There will be a dinner afterward for discussion about the talk. Register here! bit.ly/3Jfe4FJ

Ken Stern | Hate, Memory, Binary Thinking, and the Future of Democracy

Ken Stern is the director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate and an attorney and award-winning author. He will be on campus November 4 for a talk at 4:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium titled "Hate, Memory, Binary Thinking, and the Future of Democracy." bit.ly/47uCbYX

Marla Brettschneider’s scholarship is at the intersection of political philosophy and women’s studies, and tonight she’s on campus to share her insights! It is in Kresge Auditorium at 4:30 p.m. and titled "'The Jew as Queer' in Context."

Right now: Kresge Auditorium is filling up with people getting ready for Yair Rosenberg's talk “The Turn Against the Jews: Societal Shifts Behind American Antisemitism" at 4:30 p.m. Come grab a seat!

Yair Rosenberg | The Turn Against the Jews: The Societal Shifts Behind American Antisemitism - Office of Inclusion and Diversity Yair Rosenberg is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he covers the intersection of politics, culture, and religion. He has also written for the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street J...

Yair Rosenberg is on campus tonight as part of Viewpoint Exchange series. His talk: “The Turn Against the Jews: Societal Shifts Behind American Antisemitism.” Join us at 4:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium, and then for a dinner afterward with him. bowdoin.campusgroups.com/officeofiand...

Marla Brettschneider is a political philosopher with a joint appointment in political science and women’s studies at the @uofnh, where she also coordinates the queer studies program. Her talk next Monday at 4:30 p.m. is "'The Jew as Queer' in Context." bit.ly/4nic5ya