In the summer of 1869, ten white men, led by a one-armed naturalist and Civil War veteran called John Wesley Powell, set off from Wyoming in four boats on a thousand-mile river journey. Their mission, ...

Senior Yusur Jasim is set to graduate this May with a teaching certificate from Bowdoin Teacher Scholars. They credit their high school teacher, Matt Bernstein ’13, for helping set them down this path ...

Bowdoin College will bestow two honorary degrees at its 220th Commencement exercises, to be held Saturday, May 24, 2025, on the steps of the Walker Art Building. This year’s honorary degree recipients ...

The book is now among the three finalists for one of the biggest prizes in Spanish language fiction, the Finestres Award for Best Novel of 2024. After being presented in fifteen cities on both sides ...

With more than 200 students each year pursuing faculty-mentored research, Bowdoin is one of the most active research institutions among liberal arts colleges today. This status has now been formally ...

The Maine Voter Guide is especially geared to young people, said Ava Arepally ’27, sharing her peers' objectives for the site. “As we talked, we came up with the main issues that affect a lot of ...

Whether in artificial intelligence, self-driving cars, or genetic engineering, businessman John McQuillan Jr. ’87 has serious concerns about the current rapid rate of scientific progress. “[S]cience ...

Parents and families showed up for their students en masse amid a beautiful fall weekend full of activity and togetherness. Against a backdrop of beautiful fall foliage and with unseasonably warm ...

Carrie Mae Weems, a 2012 honorary degree recipient and one of America's most influential contemporary artists, received a National Medal of Arts from President Biden at a White House ceremony Monday, ...

Mocombe's 2024-2025 choices were based on the idea of “The Black Artist,” and include a diverse range of volumes that span ancient Egyptian art to Alvin Ailey and Def Jam. Every year since 2020, the ...

Whether on the economic, political, or military front, the rivalry between Washington and Beijing is an issue that dominates the world’s headlines today. This semester, students in Christopher Heurlin ...

Even if they have jobs or internships, many students have more free time during the summer compared to the acacemic year, making it a perfect time to pick up an industry-specific skill. The Office of ...