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2023 Common Good, Distinguished Educator Awards to Be Presented at Reunion Convocation
The Common Good Award, selected by the Bowdoin College Board of Trustees, and the Distinguished Educator Award, chosen by the Alumni Council, recognize members of the Bowdoin community for their exemplary achievement and dedication.
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After the First Semester, Faculty Reflect on the Impact of Technology on Their Teaching
As part of the Digital Excellence Commitment (DExC) launched last year, every student is now provided a MacBook Pro, iPad mini, Apple Pencil, and a common suite of software. Students started the academic year with the equipment and now, one semester and change in, faculty share how it's going so far.
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Bowdoin Announces Renovations to Pickard Field Athletic Complex
This summer, the College will transform the Pickard Field athletic complex by making long-needed improvements to the facilities, including upgrades to athletic fields, practice facilities, and spectator accommodations. "This project will revolutionize the Bowdoin student experience and position several of our programs for success well into the future," said Ashmead White Director of Athletics Tim Ryan. "We can't wait to get started."
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Black Alumni Panel on “Shedding the Shackles of Systemic Racism” | |
(Clockwise from top left:) Carroy “Cuf” Ferguson ’68; Michael Owens ’73, P’15; Rick Adams '73, Eric Bell '93
As part of Black History Month, Bowdoin alumni discussed their College experiences and more as part of a virtual global summit featuring conversations with Black men.
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Google Doodle Day: Lyne Lucien ’13 Artwork Highlighted amid Black History Month | Search—on February 8, 2023—and you would have found the work of award-winning Haitian artist Lyne Lucien ’13 on Google—no key words were necessary. In observation of Black History Month, the global search engine featured artwork by Lucien as the Google doodle. | | |
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Bowdoin Announces New Coastal Studies Semester
The reimagined Bowdoin Coastal Studies Semester (formerly the Bowdoin Marine Science Semester) reflects the immersive semester's expanding purview, which includes marine and coastal studies field work, lab work, and a broader interdisciplinary examination of the Gulf of Maine.
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Are You Hearing This? Bowdoin Presents Is the Podcast That Makes You Even Smarter
Zorina Khan, Bowdoin's William D. Shipman Professor of Economics, talks about the unique US attitude toward creativity, ideas, and innovation that underlies the country's industrial successes. Season two of Bowdoin Presents transports listeners back to the classroom by sharing the work and research of Bowdoin faculty and others in Bowdoin’s academic community. Listen in as award-winning independent radio journalist, podcast producer, and editor Lisa Bartfai engages in conversation with those who teach, inspire, and share knowledge on our campus. Find Bowdoin Presents on: Amazon Music, Apple Podcast, Google Play, Simplecast, Spotify, and Stitcher.
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Bowdoin Athletics Update
Championship season has arrived for the Polar Bear winter sports teams, as several squads enter the final stage of their 2022–2023 campaigns just as spring teams open their calendars for the new year this weekend.
Men’s Squash Wins Conroy Cup
The Bowdoin men's squash team ended their season with a flourish, going 3-0 last weekend at the College Squash Nationals to claim the Conroy Cup Division crown and finish twenty-fifth in the nation.
Men’s Hockey Returns to NESCAC Semifinals
Chris Brown ’23 scored the overtime game-winner to give the seventh-seeded Bowdoin men's ice hockey team an upset victory over second-seeded Trinity, 2-1, on February 25, marking the program's first NESCAC postseason win since 2014. The Polar Bears advance to battle archrival Colby in Amherst March 4, in the conference semifinals. Complete coverage of the game will be available at GoUBears.com
Track Teams Claim Two Individual Crowns at New England Indoor Championship
The Bowdoin College indoor track and field teams enjoyed a fantastic weekend at the New England Division III Championships in Boston on Feb. 24 and 25. The Polar Bear men placed fifth overall while the women took sixth, with Charlotte Hodge ’25 (pole vault) and the women’s 4x400 relay team of Katherine Page ’23, Gabby Phillips ’24, Cianna O'Flaherty ’23, and Kianne Benjamin ’24 earning New England titles. This comes on the heels of the women’s team winning their first outright state championship since 2013 earlier last month.
Swimming and Diving Earns NCAA Qualifiers
On the heels of successful performances at the NESCAC Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship and the NESCAC Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship earlier in February, fourteen Polar Bears (nine women, five men) have earned qualification for the NCAA Championships to be held March 15–18 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, NC.
Spring Sports Get Underway Saturday, March 4
As the winter season concludes, the spring season gets underway beginning on Saturday, March 4, as the men’s and women’s tennis teams, men’s and women’s lacrosse teams, and baseball team all open their year. Complete spring schedules can be found at GoUBears.com.
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A Transformative Intergenerational Journey: Visiting McKeen Fellow Toshi Reagon Hosts Evening of Words and Music
Musician, singer, composer, producer, and curator Toshi Reagon was joined in conversation by writers and fellow activists Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Rachel Elizabeth Harding to discuss the beauty and power of intergenerational learning and teaching.
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harrisburg and Rosenfeld Artist-in-Residence Abigail DeVille Talks Process and Collaborations
Abigail DeVille, Bowdoin’s halley k harrisburg ’90 and Michael Rosenfeld Artist-in-Residence, was on campus recently for a week of programming, during which she delivered a multimedia public lecture on her art installations, her process, and her many collaborations in film, theater, and music.
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Oyman Basaran, Meryem Belkaïd, Theo Greene, Alison Riley Miller
Board of Trustees Awards Tenure to Four Faculty Members
The Bowdoin College Board of Trustees granted tenure to four faculty members during meetings held off campus February 9–11, 2023.
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Reach Out with Your
Class News
Have you picked up a new hobby? Just read a great book? Spent fun time with a Bowdoin friend? Had a Go U Bears moment while traveling or even in your own neighborhood? Please keep giving us the milestones—weddings, babies, new jobs, moves—but think of Class News for these things too. We love them, and so do your classmates!
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Bowdoin in Denver Gathering
March 6, 2023
Calling all alumni and current parents in Denver: Join us at Left Hand Brewing; we look forward to seeing you there.
Learn more and register.
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Bowdoin in Chicago Gathering
March 8, 2023
Join members of the Bowdoin community for a gathering at Goose Island Brewhouse. Enjoy good drinks, food, and conversation with fellow alumni and current parents.
Learn more and register.
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Mark Your Calendars for Reunion 2023
June 1–4, 2023
Registration for Reunion Weekend opens on Thursday, March 16. We look forward to welcoming back to campus friends and alumni from class years ending in three and eight and members of the Old Guard.
More information here.
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