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Bowdoin College Moments at Bowdoin College archive archive Top of page Menu About Academics Admissions Campus Life Arts News Athletics Calendar Info for Current Students Faculty Staff Alumni Families Community Giving Directory Search Bowdoin College Search Main Content Powwow Comes to Campus Saluting Native Life There were unfamiliar sights and sounds on the Bowdoin Quad recently as Indigenous groups from Maine and across the continent gathered for a tribal powwow. Climate Policy From the White House to the Roux Center: A Night With Maggie Thomas The chief of staff for the White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy recently visited Bowdoin to speak about the administration’s efforts to shape environmental policy. Scholarly Achievements An Evening For Honoring Academic Excellence Bowdoin College held its annual Honors Day ceremony to recognize the academic achievements of students on the evening of May 3, 2024, in Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall. Leading Role Models Inaugural Women’s Leadership Event Recognizes Those Who Step Up The Sexuality, Women, and Gender Center, aka SWAG, hosted its first-ever reception in early May to recognize women leaders across campus. Undergraduate Changemaker Kelly Stevenson ’25 Named a 2024 Key into Public Service Scholar Kelly Stevenson ’25, a Geoffrey Canada Scholar majoring in government and legal studies and minoring in Africana studies, is one of twenty students selected as a Key into Public Service Scholar, a program of The Phi Beta Kappa Society that recognizes exceptional liberal arts and sciences students with a demonstrated interest in pursuing careers in local, state, and federal government. Honoring Excellence in Journalism Jay Caspian Kang ’02 Named Pulitzer Finalist Jay Caspian Kang ’02, a staff writer for The New Yorker , was named a finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in the commentary category for original columns that force us to reexamine popular narratives and reframe such critical topics as affirmative action, racial politics, and the portrayal of gun violence,” reads the Pulitzer Prize description of his nominated work. Dismantling Barriers Accessibility Champions” Help Open the Campus to Everyone The Accessibility Task Force recently honored three members of the Bowdoin community—a student, a professor, and a staff person—who have "gone above and beyond in their committment to accessibility and inclusivity." A Grim Milestone Standing with Evan Global support for Evan Gershkovich ’14 remains strong one year after his imprisonment, as supporters of the jailed Wall Street Journal reporter take part in a series of coordinated activities around the world. Department news and resources Africana Studies La’Shaye Cobley ’12: Urban Ecologist and Air Pollution Policy Expert Africana Studies Home Student Research Anthropology Adaiah Hudgins-Lopez ’18 Receives Second Gates Cambridge Scholarship Anthropology Home Alumni and Careers Arabic Bowdoin Offers New Minors in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies Arabic Home Student Opportunities Art History Art Up Close at the BCMA Art History Home Courses Asian Studies Destination Uwajimaya Asian Studies Home Courses Biochemistry Going Door to Door, Usira Ali ’22 Tackles an Enduring Taboo Biochemistry Home Student Research Biology Kellie Navarro ’23 Launches Environmental Storytelling Series for Students of Color Biology Home Our Facilities Chemistry Tracking Sewage to Protect the Environment Chemistry Home Chinese Jiankun Wu ’21 Translates Undiscovered Chinese Sci-fi Writer Chinese Home Asian Studies Program Cinema Studies The Many Possibilities of the Long Take Cinema Studies Home Kinolab Digital Clip Archive Classics Sarah Munoru ’23 Reads into the Role of Race in Greco-Roman Antiquity Classics Home Off-Campus Study Computer Science Virtual Reality Opens Up New Worlds at Bowdoin Computer Science Home Alumni and Careers Dance Spring Dance Concert 2023 Brings the Crowd to its Feet Theater and Dance Home Digital and Computational Studies Bowdoin Selected for National Initiative on AI Ethics Digital and Computational Studies Home Student Research Earth and Oceanographic Science Oceanographer Isaiah Bolden ’15 Discusses Climate Change with U.S. Vice President EOS Home Alumni and Careers Economics Undue Hate: Why Do We Dislike Those We Disagree with More than We Should? 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Economics Home Education Bowdoin Teacher Scholar Matthew Bernstein ’13 Named 2023 Maine Teacher of the Year Education Home In the Field English Zoe Wilson ’23 Awarded Scholarship for a Year of Study in Scotland English Home Our Faculty Environmental Studies Student and Professor Join State Efforts to Confront Climate Change Environmental Studies Home Fellowships and Opportunities Francophone Studies Exploring Attitudes toward Race in Early Modern France Francophone Studies Home Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Student Research: Turning a Love of ‘Star Wars’ into a Critical Examination of Gender Gender, Sexuality, and Womens Studies Home German Exploring Germany’s Role in Protecting the Environment German Home Government and Legal Studies Paulina Morales ’24 Awarded Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service Government and Legal Studies Home Hispanic Studies Professor Wolfenzon Examines Maine’s Little-Known Hispanic Culture Hispanic Studies Home History Bowdoin’s Purnell Completes Audio Project on History of Brooklyn History Home Italian Studies Arielle Saiber’s 2017 Book Wins Bridge Award Italian Studies Home Japanese 2023 Japanese Prize Winner: Jack Wellschlager Japanese Home Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (LACLaS) Contentious Narratives: Truth Commissions’ Reports and the Struggle over Social Discourse in Latin America Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (LACLaS) Home Home Mathematics Wing Lecture: How Mathematics Changes over Time Math Home Digital and Computational Studies Middle Eastern and North African Studies Cole Crawford ’20 Helps Excavate Important Legionary Base in Israel MENA Home Student Opportunities Music From Boy to Man: Bowdoin Grad Writes Coming-of-Age Musical Music Home Ensembles Neuroscience How the Study of Animal Brains Could Help Reveal the Neural Basis of Trauma Neuroscience Home Our Faculty Philosophy The Challenges of Being a Journalist in Russia Philosophy Home Alumni and Careers Physics Soaring on the First Autonomous Electric Flying Car Physics and Astronomy Home Our Facilities Psychology Education for All: Julie Coticchia ’20 Creates a Course for Inmates Psychology Home Student Research Religion Lia Kornmehl ’23 is Selected for Competitive Gates Cambridge Scholarship Religion Home Romance Languages and Literatures Teaching Language, Culture, and Tolerance through Puppets Romance Languages and Literatures Home Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Laura Henry and Laura Howells ’20 on Controlling Russia’s Information Space” Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Home Summer Language Study Sociology Pamela Zabala ’17 Discusses Her Impactful Research on Racial Bias at Bowdoin Department Home Alumni & Careers Theater Guest Director Presents Bowdoin Theater Production of ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Department Home Our Alumni Urban Studies Ethan Kent ’98 Discusses Remaking Spaces with the Placemaking Movement Urban Studies Home Visual Arts Two Alumni Artists Have Simultaneous Shows at Rockland Museum Visual Arts Home Student Gallery From Here: The Campaign for Bowdoin Overview Priorities People Make a Gift 255 Maine Street Brunswick, Maine 04011 (207) 725-3000 Contact Us Make a Gift Request Info Campaign Offices & Services A-Z Employment Directory Title IX Accessibility Policies Facebook Youtube Twitter...