They hid revolvers in teddy bears, they smuggled explosives in their underwear, they flung Molotov cocktails, they bombed German supply trains, they distributed underground bulletins, and they ...

Associate Professor of Government and Asian Studies Christopher Heurlin shares his thoughts on the origins of the long-standing trade dispute between Washington and Beijing. In an interview with ...

The ecological behavior of crayfish may sound like a very specific field of study, but it has important wider implications regarding the ways climate change could impact the environment, said Sophia ...

Bowdoin's Environmental Studies (ES) program is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary, a milestone that is galvanizing faculty, staff, and students to reflect on what it means to study and teach the ...

A Bowdoin class recently met via Zoom with two guest speakers in Ecuador—one a recent graduate, the other a native of Achuar territory in the Amazon—who are helping to bring solar-powered boats and ...

The Bowdoin College Board of Trustees has granted tenure to five faculty members. The promotions had been recommended by the board’s Academic Affairs Committee. The following faculty members were ...

In part three of a series of articles that looks at the humanities at Bowdoin today, we examine the evidence supporting the idea that studying the humanities helps Bowdoin graduates find jobs—and ...

Per tradition, the annual Ebony Ball brought out serious dazzle in students. This year, the Center for Multicultural Life also hosted a pre-ball barbershop and beauty salon to help students really ...

Biology professor Patty Jones is tapping into seventy years of data from the Bowdoin College Scientific Station (BSS) on Kent Island to spearhead a National Science Foundation-funded project. Under ...

“I’ve always wanted to transcribe historical documents,” said an excited Tina Finneran, as she pored over a transcription of the 1841 Supreme Court case United States v. The Amistad. Finneran, who is ...

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 ...

Sills Hall, a hub for the study of languages and cinema, has been largely untouched, beyond routine maintenance, since its original construction in 1950. The new floorplans include nine classrooms and ...