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The Birders of Bowdoin
Bowdoin students in the Bay of Fundy A handful of birders have left the nest that is the College and soared to great heights in the field of ornithology. Nicole Wetsman ’16 writes of some of those who...
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Bowdoin Talks: Lectures, Discussions and Events Now Available on Demand
Newsmakers and distinguished experts, performances by invited musicians and other artists, discussions about faculty research — these Common Hour events and other presentations are available on demand...
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Perkinson Named Peter M. Small Associate Professor of Art History
Stephen Perkinson President Barry Mills and Dean for Academic Affairs Cristle Collins Judd have announced that Stephen Perkinson has been named Peter M. Small Associate Professor of Art History....
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Philosophy Prof. Conly Defends the ‘Nanny State’ (New York Times)
In an op-ed in the New York Times today, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Sarah Conly defends New York City’s controversial attempt to ban large sugary drinks.Conly is the author of the new book...
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Dean Cristle Collins Judd: Art, Nature, and the Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Cristle Collins JuddWith the benefit of having had an early sneak peek at the Per Kirkeby exhibition opening this week at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Dean for Academic Affairs Cristle Collins...
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Bowdoin Faculty Treated to Community-Immersion Field Trip
At the end of the table, left, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Sociology Craig McEwen with John Hodge, executive director of Brunswick Housing AuthorityA diverse group of Bowdoin faculty spent...
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New Library Exhibition Looks at Chaucer at Bowdoin
Students in Prof. Megan Cook’s English class, Chaucer: Epic and Romance, have curated a new exhibition in the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library.Through May 7, the library is hosting their show, “Chaucer...
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Paper by Economist Stone Among Featured ‘Ideas’ (Boston Globe)
Daniel StoneA nice bit of ink for Assistant Professor of Economics Daniel Stone; his paper “Media and Gridlock,” published in the Journal of Public Economics, is referenced in the Boston Globe‘s...
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Bowdoin’s Ghodsee on the Fiery Desperation in Bulgaria (PRI)
Kristen GhodseeJust back from Bulgaria, where mounting frustrations over poverty have prompted at least six protesters to set themselves on fire, Kristen Ghodsee, Bowdoin’s John S. Osterweis Associate...
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Four Faculty Members Earn Promotions to Full Professor
Four members of the Bowdoin faculty have earned the rank of full professor, a distinction bestowed upon those who have held the rank of associate professor for at least six years while demonstrating...
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Education Professor Brings Mindfulness into the Classroom
One of Kathryn Byrnes’ spring courses, Mindfulness in Education, tends to provoke curiosity in those who come across it in the Bowdoin catalog or who hear about it from students in the class.“Students...
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New Album from Bowdoin Composer Elliott Schwartz
Elliott SchwartzComposer Elliott Schwartz, Robert K. Beckwith Professor of Music Emeritus, is releasing a new CD of chamber music titled “Tapestry.” The album includes two tracks recorded live at the...
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Bowdoin Experts on What Students Can Do About Climate Change
"Reaching Day Zero" sustainability panel (Katy Longley not pictured)Six faculty members, plus College Treasurer Katy Longley, recently took turns addressing student-posed questions about what Bowdoin...
View ArticleVideo: Bowdoin’s Jean Yarbrough on New Roosevelt Book
Gov Prof Jean Yarbrough on Theodore Roosevelt from Bowdoin College on Vimeo.Gary M. Pendy Sr. Professor of Social Sciences and Professor of Government and Legal Studies at Bowdoin College Jean...
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‘Take Me to the River’: Bowdoin’s Kolster Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Michael KolsterMichael Kolster, associate professor of art at Bowdoin, has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to support his photographic project “Take Me to the River,” a collection of unique glass...
View ArticleVideo: ‘The Hunger Games,’ Revisited
The Hunger Games, Revisited from Bowdoin College on Vimeo.Kristen Ghodsee (right, John S. Osterweis Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies) and Aviva Briefel (Associate Professor of English...
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Prof. Nat Wheelwright on ‘Music That Moves Me’ (MPBN)
Nat Wheelwright, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Natural SciencesAs part of Maine Public Broadcasting’s “Music That Moves Me” audio diary series, biology professor Nat Wheelwright talks about...
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Prof. Alicia Eggert Featured on TED Blog
Alicia Eggert gives a talk at TED2013 in Long Beach, Calif., earlier this year (Photo credit: Ryan Lash)Alicia Eggert, assistant professor of art at Bowdoin, has been featured in an interview on the...
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Academic Trip to Colombia Makes Links Between Fiction and Reality
This story is a follow-up to an earlier preview about the trip.The students in Nadia Celis’ Spanish class who traveled to Colombia over spring break came back with more than just a deeper academic...
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Prof. Michael Franz: ‘Who Won the Ad War?’ (The Monkey Cage)
Associate Professor of Government Michael Franz Associate Professor of Government Michael Franz analyzes the record spending on ads for the 2012 presidential campaign—and what difference it made in the...
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