The fall sports season is under way at Bowdoin College.
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Stories from Maine: When Bowdoin College students revolted against Joshua Chamberlain
On Aug. 29, 1871, just two decades after his matriculation as a student, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain returned to Bowdoin College as its sixth president, and he had many plans to renew and revitalize the liberal arts college. Once seated, Chamberlain’s proposal included admitting women to the all-male institution, creating an engineering school and reforming the […]
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Bowdoin College spending $450,000 to overhaul Brunswick playground
The wooden playground upgrades will create safe, accessible and distinct areas for toddlers and children 5–12 years old, according to the college.
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Bowdoin football returns to practice, eager to compete in NESCAC
The first week of practice is about shaking the offseason rust, creating competition and formulating a depth chart.
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MDI Bio Lab gets $19 million to boost Maine’s biomedical research, workforce
The federal grant will fund the renewal of the Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence program, a collaboration between 17 educational and research institutions, for another 5 years.
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Bowdoin professors bring long-gone Maine writers back to life with new podcast
Tess Chakkalakal and Brock Clarke host the ‘Dead Writers’ podcast, airing on Maine Public and focusing on the lives and homes of several notable writers with ties to the state.
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Brunswick resident leaves $3.7 million to Bowdoin International Music Festival
Patricia Crawford Brown, who had a career in food writing and a passion for music education, died in May.
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Things to know about the largest U.S.-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history
Though Thursday’s deal involves the most well-known of the Americans held in Russia, there are still several others who remain detained including Travis Leake, Gordon Black, Marc Fogel and Ksenia Khavana.
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Friends of Evan Gershkovich relieved to hear of his release from Russian prison
The White House confirmed that the 2014 Bowdoin College alum was freed. He had been sentenced to prison in Russia on spying charges that the U.S. said were not justified.
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Evan Gershkovich one of 3 newly freed Americans back on U.S. soil
The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist with dual U.S.-Russia citizenship.