Civil rights activist and Campaign Zero cofounder DeRay Mckesson and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will receive honorary degrees as well. Freedom Rider William Harbour will be presented an honorary degree posthumously.
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Some environmentalists worry Bowdoin College’s new solar array will harm rare grassland
The 20-acre, 18,000-panel solar array will help offset the college’s energy consumption, but the land is situated on a rare, “critically imperiled” grassland that environmentalists worry will be harmed by the project.
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Maine Bicentennial: Brunswick
A group of six Bowdoin College medical students posed for this tintype holding instruments and specimens used in their education. A note accompanying the image says that the students are from the class of 1869.
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Days before Thanksgiving break, 2 Bowdoin employees, 1 student test positive for COVID
So far, the college has reported 8 positive COVID-19 cases this semester — four students and four employees.
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Bowdoin College student athletes of color demand action, equity from athletic department
In an action plan released last week, the athletic department laid out plans for education, training, transparency and accountability surrounding racism and racial bias for coaches, staff and players.
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Bowdoin College to welcome back sophomores, juniors, seniors for spring semester
Through its partnership with the Broad Institute, Bowdoin College has performed nearly 17,000 coronavirus tests as of Wednesday, resulting in just four positive cases.
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No known COVID cases at Bowdoin College after three early infections
Local business owners are reporting a boost in business now that roughly 700 students are back on campus.
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Bowdoin College officials say Friday night gathering ‘compromised’ health and safety protocols
While there is no evidence of large scale parties, college officials are closing the athletic fields at night to ‘minimize the conditions that might encourage inappropriate gatherings and behavior.’
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Bowdoin College reports second case of COVID-19
In the past week, Bowdoin conducted 2,142 student tests and 2,034 staff and faculty tests, resulting in positive tests for two students.
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Bowdoin College reports 1st coronavirus case just days before start of classes
The out-of-state freshman did not interact with any students or community members before starting quarantine, the school says.