Bowdoin College has appointed Jim Hoppe the college’s next senior vice president and dean for student affairs. Hoppe, who will join the administration at the end of July, comes to Bowdoin from Emerson College in Boston, where he has served as vice president and dean of campus life since 2016. He previously served for 12 […]
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Bowdoin College holds first graduation ceremony under new president
The senior class, started high school under a global pandemic, celebrated its commencement ceremony on May 25.
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Bowdoin College names new VP of development and alumni relations
Bowdoin College has named Heather Lee Krajewski its new senior vice president for development and alumni relations. Krajewski, who will join Bowdoin on Aug. 1, comes to the college from Hampden-Sydney College in Farmville, Virginia, where she has served as vice president for college advancement since 2018. “Heather’s appointment follows a comprehensive nationwide search that […]
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Just a Little Old: Bowdoin College grad makes historic gift to Alumni Fund
Most members of our class will remember the poignant hit song “Alfie,” which includes the line, “What’s it all about, Alfie?” Written by Burt Bacharach and sung by Dionne Warwick in 1967, the song encourages everyone to reflect on the true meaning of life. Fulfillment comes not from self-indulgence but from empathy, understanding and genuine […]
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A Bowdoin graduate’s murder shapes the suspense novel ‘The Engagement Party’
In Darby Kane’s higher-order horror/thriller hybrid, six thirtysomethings get stuck on a private island in Maine with a vengeful killer.
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Bowdoin College students back measure to take stance on Gaza war
A majority of Bowdoin College students who voted opted in favor of the Bowdoin Solidarity Referendum. But the college’s president said it wouldn’t be taking an official position on the war.
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Bowdoin College professors sign letter supporting Gaza protesters
College professors condemned severe responses by universities and police to protests across the country and called on the school to honor a referendum that students are voting on this week.
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College graduations begin in Maine even as protests disrupt ceremonies around the U.S.
Protests have mostly been small and peaceful on Maine campuses, where students have joined the call to end to the war in Gaza and for their schools to divest from defense funds.
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Bowdoin’s Arctic Museum debuts ‘Northern Nightmares’ exhibit
On May 7, gather your courage and join Arctic Museum staff as they open their newest exhibit, “Northern Nightmares: Monsters in Inuit Art,” opening at 7 p.m. in the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum’s new home, the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies on the Bowdoin College campus. “Northern Nightmares” celebrates artworks by Inuit artists […]
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Former ‘Racist Sandwich’ co-host talks podcasting, teaching at Bowdoin and eating in Maine
Zahir Janmohamed, a visiting Bowdoin professor and co-founder of the acclaimed ‘Racist Sandwich’ podcast, asks difficult questions about race, gender and class – and how food relates to them all.