Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate, has been detained in Russia since March on spying charges that U.S. officials call bogus.
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Bowdoin College reimbursed nearly $1.4M for coronavirus testing
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has reimbursed Maine more than $282 million for coronavirus-related expenses.
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House of Representatives vote calls for release of Bowdoin College grad detained by Russia
The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Bowdoin College Class of 2014, was accused of spying following his March 29 arrest by the Russian Security Service.
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Bowdoin International Music Festival announces 2023 schedule
The Bowdoin International Music Festival returns this June for its 59th season presenting world-renowned classical musicians. The festival will produce nearly 100 performances over six weeks, June 26 to Aug. 4, including daily free concerts. The festival’s summer institute runs alongside public performances, bringing to Maine 275 young musicians selected through an increasingly competitive admissions […]
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‘Service of the common good’: 478 graduate from Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College held its 218th commencement ceremony Saturday. Outgoing President Clayton Rose told graduates to find inspiration in alumni Evan Gershkovich and Justin Pearson.
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Russia extends arrest of U.S. journalist and Bowdoin College grad Evan Gershkovich by 3 months, his parents barred from hearing
A Russian court on Tuesday extended the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months in a closed-door hearing emblematic of the secrecy that has marked the case against the first U.S. correspondent since the Cold War to be detained in Russia on spying charges. Gershkovich, a 31-year-old American citizen, was ordered […]
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Bowdoin College dedicates new building geared toward Arctic studies
Bowdoin College held a dedication ceremony for its new John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies last week, hoping the new facility will position the school as a worldwide destination for future Arctic researchers, educators and climate specialists. The Gibbons Center provides a new home for the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, for both its […]
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Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson, a Bowdoin grad, charts progressive path
Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson never guessed he’d be expelled for leading a gun control protest on the House floor after a school shooting left three children and three adults dead
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U.S. ambassador visits reporter accused by Russia of spying
Ambassador Lynne Tracy said Evan Gershkovich ‘is in good health and remains strong.’
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‘Hole in our hearts’: Family of Bowdoin graduate detained by Russia speaks out
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich faces a 20-year prison sentence on spying charges in Russia.