Two Hundred Years and Counting: Economics at Bowdoin Celebrates Major Milestone
Alumni gathered on campus for
Homecoming Weekend had the chance to celebrate a happy anniversary as well—two centuries of economics at the College.
“The economics department has been central to the prestige and reputation of Bowdoin College for the past two hundred years,” said William D. Shipman Professor of Economics Zorina Khan (right), recognizing the milestone in her Homecoming Weekend keynote lecture, “1824 and All That: How Bowdoin Economics Made History.”
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1794 Society New York City Reception
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
7:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
The Shed
545 West 30th Street
New York, NY
With our gratitude and appreciation, 1794 Society leadership donors are invited to a celebration and reception with President Safa Zaki. Invitations have been mailed. For more information, contact the Office of Annual Giving at oag@bowdoin.edu.
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Oh, the Humanities! An Invaluable Foundation for a Career and Meaningful Life
Check out our three-part series on why Bowdoin faculty are so committed to teaching literature, languages, the arts, history, philosophy, and religion—and how students benefit in life and in the job market.
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Answer: A Nice Mention on National Television
A recent "Final Jeopardy" question in the category of nineteenth-century Americans asked Jeopardy! contestants, "Among those who attended his 1864 funeral were Ralph Waldo Emerson, Bronson Alcott, and Franklin Pierce." The answer, of course is Nathaniel Hawthorne. No one got it right, so host Ken Jennings explained: "It was a writer, as some of you knew, but in fact, Franklin Pierce had been the Bowdoin College schoolmate of Nathaniel Hawthorne."
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Bowdoin Alumni Tree House Brewing Gathering
October 24
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join fellow Polar Bears for a fun evening at Tree House Brewing Company in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.
Register here.
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with ABLA
The Association of Bowdoin Latinx Alumni looks forward to celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with different events and initiatives.
Visit the ABLA web page to find out how you can be part of the celebrations.
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San Diego Welcomes President Safa Zaki
November 14
Please join the Bowdoin community in welcoming Safa Zaki, sixteenth president of Bowdoin College, at the home of. Martin '71 and Sheila Friedlander P'06, '08, '14, '18 in Del Mar, CA.
Register here.
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