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Prof. Patrick Rael Reflects on Muhammad Ali’s Legacy
Patrick Rael Professor of History Patrick Rael, a specialist in African American history, reflects on the legacy of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, and how he will be remembered outside the ring. Ali died...
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Selinger Book Examines How Political Conflict Replaced Physical Conflict
Jeffrey Selinger When democratic presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton describes her GOP opponent Donald Trump as “dangerous,” or vice versa, what does that really mean? How “dangerous” can a politician...
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Bowdoin’s Rudalevige Discusses Donald Trump, Potential Conflicts of Interest...
Donald Trump could face a tricky situation if elected president when it comes to potential conflicts of interest, said Andrew Rudalevige, Bowdoin’s Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government....
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‘Shrink It and Pink It': Bowdoin’s Scanlon on ‘For Her’ Marketing (Washington...
Jennifer Scanlon Jennifer Scanlon, professor of gender and women’s studies and interim dean for academic affairs, was tapped by The Washington Post for her insight on the history of marketing’s...
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Faludi’s ‘In the Darkroom’ Chronicles Father’s Transition from ‘Vicious...
Susan Faludi After having been estranged from her father for nearly a quarter-century, Susan Faludi, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of Backlash, received an email from her...
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Examining the Trans-Pacific Partnership Deal with Bowdoin’s Meardon
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a global trade deal signed earlier this year between 12 countries with Pacific coastlines, proved to be rich material for economics students. They took a deep dive into...
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Bowdoin’s Rudalevige: Be Wary of Individual Presidential Polls at This Early...
Andrew Rudalevige Presidential race opinion polls are coming out left and right at the moment. According to The New York Times, six new polls have been released so far this month alone. What are these...
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Bowdoin’s Rudalevige on ‘Obama-Clinton’ Tag Team (U.S. News & World Report)
Tapped to share insight into what U.S. News & World Report calls “the alliance between the president and his would-be successor,” Andrew Rudalevige, Bowdoin’s Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of...
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Rudalevige on What Might Be ‘New Normal’ Under Trump
Andrew Rudalevige One of the notable aspects of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has been what The Christian Science Monitor refers to as “the way the blustery billionaire keeps promising to do...
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Bowdoin’s Erin Johnson Curates Performance Series at Fort Gorges in Casco Bay
Built on a small Casco Bay island in the nineteenth century not far from Portland’s wharves, Fort Gorges was designed to protect the city in wartime. But it was never used in battle. By the time it...
View ArticleBeyond the Saxophone: Bowdoin’s Mauceri Creates Multimedia Music
small hands from Bowdoin College on Vimeo. For Senior Lecturer in Music Frank Mauceri, composition is an art that often demands more than mere musical instruments. Mauceri is an accomplished jazz...
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Professor Pamela Fletcher on the Digital Humanities Trend (LA Review of Books)
Pamela Fletcher In the past few years, Bowdoin College and several of its humanities professors have embraced the tools of digital humanities to take their research in new directions. But for many,...
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Summer School: Catch Up on Campus Talks and Performances
Bowdoin continually plays host to scientists, artists, scholars, and musicians from away, and invites its own faculty to give talks and performances on campus. Additionally, student dancers and...
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New Books Follow Dean Scanlon’s Groundbreaking Bio of Cosmo Editor (New York...
Two new biographies have recently been released that examine the life and legacy of of Helen Gurley Brown, the longtime editor (1965 to 1997) of Cosmopolitan magazine. The books come in the wake of...
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Bowdoin’s Selinger on the Republican National Convention
The 2016 Republican National Convention gets underway July 18, and it’s expected to be a lively few days, to put it mildly. With a number of protest groups expected to turn up to voice their...
View Article2016 Gibbons Fellows Use Technology to Solve Complex Problems
This summer, eleven students are using and adapting technology to explore interdisciplinary areas and foster “fresh approaches to the study of complex problems.” They are collaborating with professors...
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Bowdoin’s Heurlin: South China Sea Verdict Will Be ‘Difficult to Implement’
Christopher Heurlin Assistant Professor of Government and Asian Studies Christopher Heurlin says last week’s International Court of Justice ruling against China regarding its claims in the South China...
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Bowdoin’s MacEachern Weighs in on ‘Archaeological Mystery’ in Ghana (NPR)
Scott MacEachern Professor of Anthropology Scott MacEachern said the colonization of what is now Ghana by Britain in the nineteenth century was likely a contributing factor to the famine which...
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Bowdoin’s Henry Laurence Shocked and Saddened by Brexit Vote
Following last month’s unexpected Brexit vote in the UK, the challenge now facing the British political establishment is how to negotiate the country’s exit from the world’s largest trading bloc....
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Bowdoin’s Cardone on the Educational Value of Healthy College Food (NEJHE)
Executive Chef Ken Cardone has been pleasing the taste buds and serving the nutritional needs of Bowdoin students for nearly thirty years, and he sees his job as much more than satisfying the need to...
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