If you weren't able to view the 1794 Society town hall with Matt Orlando, senior vice president for finance and administration & treasurer, and Scott Meiklejohn, interim senior vice president for development and alumni relations, held on June 11, you can watch it here. Password: townhall1794 | |
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The Humanities: The High Value of Low-Tech Classes
“The Humanities Are in Crisis,” a 2018 headline in The Atlantic warns. A 2023 New Yorker article questions, “Enrollment in the humanities is in free fall at colleges around the country. What happened?” It's like an unfortunate trope nowadays—one digested and repeated by many—that studying the humanities is a waste of time in a world driven by advancements in technology and science. But Bowdoin faculty and administrators are adamant: The humanities do matter. They've always mattered, and they will continue to matter, no matter how much society changes, they say. Indeed, the more the world takes on new dimensions, shifts, and evolves, the more we need the humanities. This summer we are launching a series about the humanities, examining why Bowdoin faculty are committed to teaching literature, languages, the arts, history, philosophy, and religion—and how students benefit.
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Supporters Concerned as Secret Trial of Evan Gershkovich '14 Gets Underway
As the trial of jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich '14 gets underway in Russia behind closed doors, friends and supporters express concern but stay strong.
A student leaves a message of support beneath a monitor in Smith Union counting the days of Gershkovich's detainment.
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Liam Carvajal Janke '25 is building wood boats in Topsham, Maine, this summer.
Students Test Out the Working World
This summer, Bowdoin's funded interns are building boats, working on Capitol Hill or for local government, protecting lakes, conducting research, or interning for law offices, medical clinics, arts agencies, newspapers, and myriad other organizations.
The Office of Career Exploration and Development (CXD) awarded a record number of summertime grants to students, allowing them to intern in any field of their choice without worrying about financial constraints.
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Bowdoin Athletes Rake In Awards for Academic Year Accomplishments
In a historic moment for the Bowdoin softball program, sophomore Anika Ewert became the first player in school history to garner First Team All-American honors in National Fastpitch Coaches Association awards announced in early June. Ewert shattered numerous school marks this spring en route to being named the NESCAC Player of the Year.
Additionally, Tatum Zupnik '24 of the women’s swimming and diving program was honored as Bowdoin’s nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. Zupnik, who graduated in May, was an All-American and All-NESCAC swimmer in addition to a Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar and Book Award recipient. She is one of eight individuals vying to be NESCAC's nominee for the award, with finalists set to be chosen later this summer.
The NESCAC also announced its NESCAC Spring All-Academic and All-Sportsmanship award recipients. The 142 spring NESCAC All-Academic honorees raises Bowdoin’s 2023–2024 total to 392 athletes who achieved at least a 3.5 GPA (and were at least a sophomore in academic standing). Bowdoin also had two athletes, of just thirteen in the entire conference, to earn Academic All-NESCAC, NESCAC All-Sportsmanship, and All-NESCAC athletic honors in their respective sport this year: Reid Staples '24 (men’s tennis) and Steven Ward '24 (men’s swimming and diving).
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John F. and Dorothy H. Magee Associate Professor of Digital and Computational Studies and Computer Science Mohammad Irfan with Evan Albers '23
Artistry and Scholarship: Highlights from a Semester of Faculty Achievements
Through papers published in peer-reviewed journals and conference invitations to contributions in the performing arts, Bowdoin faculty members complemented their campus instruction with scholarly and artistic endeavors in a variety of ways during the spring semester.
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How Maine Decides: Political Lessons from the Pine Tree State
DeAlva Stanwood Alexander Professor of Government Emeritus Christian Potholm '62 brings decades of political experience to his latest book, which provides an in-depth look at the way ballot measures are conducted in Maine and examines their broader significance.
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Outer: Abigail DeVille, Azul, 2022, wood, MDF, paint, paper, 144 x 204 x 214 inches. Inner: Abigail DeVille, Lunar Capsule, 2022. Courtesy of the artist and The Bronx Museum. Photo: Argenis Apolinario.
Now on View at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art—Abigail DeVille: In the Fullness of Time
With a humanizing lens, artist Abigail DeVille explores how marginalized communities persevere through their search for renewal and happiness as they migrate to new places that become sanctuaries. Abigail DeVille: In the Fullness of Time is on view through November 10, 2024.
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OTHER MEDIA MENTIONS OF NOTE
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Saratoga Springs
Polar Bear Gathering
July 13, 2024
Join us in Saratoga Springs for the second annual Capital Region Polar Bear Gathering. Whether you also join at the track, SPAC, or are visiting the Adirondacks or Lake George, we hope you'll join us for an evening of celebration.
Learn more and register here.
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Polar Bears Offer President Zaki Warm Welcome Coast to Coast
From coast to coast and across the seasons, hundreds of alumni turned out at events across the country to welcome Safa Zaki, Bowdoin’s sixteenth president.
Read more and view a slideshow.
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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2024
RepresentAsian, Bowdoin’s Asian Alumni Association, celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May in five cities—Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.
Read more about it here.
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