Every year on 9/11, the Bowdoin Student Government puts up flags on Dudley Coe Quad in memory and tribute to the lives lost that day. Among them were three Bowdoin graduates: Frank J. Doyle ‘85, Christopher S. Gardner ‘87, and James M. Roux ‘81.

Former Bowdoin stand-up comic Sophie Fleur de Bruijn '18 is making waves in the film industry as a writer. Her latest screenplay, One Month Mark, has attracted the attention of Hollywood A-lister Jennifer Lawrence. bit.ly/4oRooUD

From College Standup to Hollywood Scriptwriter

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Three Bowdoin graduates have been selected for a bilateral program enabling young professionals to study and work in Germany for a year. They are among sixty-five Americans taking part in the initiative, run jointly by US Congress and the German Bundestag. bit.ly/4bYxtFL

Three Polar Bears Heading to Germany on Prestigious Twelve-Month Exchange Program

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Gary Hernandez '27 has been awarded a Newman Civic Fellowship, which recognizes students committed to public service and civic leadership. bit.ly/4ptCXho

Gary Hernandez ’27 is Selected for Public Service Fellowship

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A trip with Professor Nancy Jennings to a Maine island led Mike Felton '00 to a lifetime focus on hands-on learning. Read this profile on him in the new Bowdoin Magazine! bit.ly/4awoGu8

Building Things

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Roger Howell Jr. Professor of History Emeritus and specialist in Latin American history Allen Wells has spent a couple of years of his retirement digging into a new area for him—Bowdoin’s history. bit.ly/4vjWB1m

Learning from History

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Lauren Napier ’14 is a writer, model, painter, singer, and musician who performs as Punk Rock Doll. Read this profile on her in the new Bowdoin Magazine! bit.ly/445TRcg

Cathartic Art

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The American Sociological Association awarded a Pierre Bourdieu Best Book Award honorable mention to Professor of Sociology Ingrid Nelson’s book "Yet Another Costume Party Debacle: Why Racial Ignorance Persists on Elite College Campuses."

Associate Professor of Sociology Theo Greene's book, "Not in MY Gayborhood! Gay Neighborhoods and the Rise of the Vicarious Citizen," received the 2026 Outstanding Book Award for the Community and Urban Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association.

Following a national search, Hellen Hom-Diamond has been named Bowdoin’s next senior vice president for communications and public affairs. She brings extensive experience in higher education, strategic communications, and institutional storytelling. bit.ly/4w6XMBc

Hellen Hom-Diamond Appointed Senior Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs

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What began as an independent study by Reuben Siegel ’27 on the possible impact of newly arrived blue crabs in Maine waters has evolved into a collaborative, peer-reviewed article recently published in an academic journal. bit.ly/4uUvFo8

Are Green Crabs Facing a New Predator in the Gulf of Maine?

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Many Bowdoin students use the summer to explore in depth a topic or field that most interests them. While many stay on campus, others travel to destinations around the world. bit.ly/4vjcwNC

Summer Support Fuels Research, Internships, and Service for 456 Students

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Boris Raykin has been named Bowdoin College's senior vice president and chief investment officer, effective immediately, following a nationwide search to fill the role. bit.ly/4oTyMva

Boris Raykin Appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer

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The Alumni Council, which advocates for Bowdoin’s more than 23,000 living alumni, each year awards those who have strengthened the College community and represented the best of Bowdoin. This year, the Council recognized ten alumni. bit.ly/44wLQgk

Ten Alumni Honored for Outstanding Service

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What began as an independent study by Reuben Siegel ’27 on the possible impact of newly arrived blue crabs in Maine waters has evolved into a collaborative, peer-reviewed article recently published in an academic journal. bit.ly/4uUvFo8

Are Green Crabs Facing a New Predator in the Gulf of Maine?

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On this #Juneteenth, we remember Herman S. Dreer, of the Class of 1910, who along with historian Carter G. Woodson initiated the observance of Black History Month in the US. bit.ly/3GEjDbY

Chenault Gift Establishes New Herman S. Dreer Leadership Fellowship at Bowdoin

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Retired government professor Chris Potholm ’62 draws on his long experience of Maine politics and people as he helps compile a book of humorous essays reflecting on how life used to be in the Pine Tree State bit.ly/4vGppRr

When Maine Politics Was Fun—and Sometimes Funny

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Professor Vianney Gomezgil Yaspik, of the Digital and Computational Studies program, recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to lead two evenings of programming on artificial intelligence in financial and legal practice. bit.ly/4v3qrqP

Trustworthy AI in Practice: Professor Gomezgil Yaspik Brings Bowdoin’s Research to Washington's Finance and Legal Communities

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Meet Bowdoin's newest Fulbright fellows and trace where their work will take them—from a forest in Slovenia to a particle-physics lab in Hungary to classrooms in Vietnam, Kazakhstan, and South Korea. bit.ly/4uckR5c

Twelve Grads, Ten Countries, One Year of Teaching or Researching Abroad

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There was success on the water recently for Bowdoin’s rowers, as the women’s team secured both gold and bronze medals at the ACRA National Championships in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. bit.ly/4uC9m7h

National Honors for the Bowdoin “Navy”

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The second annual Leadership Alumni event at Bowdoin spotlighted the human side of artificial intelligence, emphasizing that “deep relationships” will always be more important than superhuman powers. bit.ly/4cSBOtM

What AI Can't Automate: Leadership, Relationships, and the Bowdoin Network

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As they prepare to enter the next phase of their lives, graduating seniors were joined by friends and family as the College conferred 499 bachelor of arts degrees on the Class of 2026. bit.ly/4dIaVcH

The “Unmarked Path” Ahead—Bowdoin Celebrates 221st Commencement

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The College bestowed honorary degrees on longtime Maine island health care provider Sharon Daley, author and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich ’14, and economic policy thought leader Cecilia Elena Rouse. bit.ly/4fmj7lh

2026 Honorary Degree Recipients Share Experiences and Wisdom

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Eight Bowdoin faculty members have been named to endowed chairs in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in scholarship and teaching. bit.ly/43uacaa

Eight Professors Appointed to Named Chairs

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Three blight-tolerant chestnuts grown on Seth Sprague's land in Cape Elizabeth have been moved to President's Park, reflecting a hopeful step in reviving one of the country’s most important native species. bit.ly/43N2Dvk

Blight-Tolerant Chestnuts From the Sprague Family Land Planted at the White House

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The McKeen Center recently hosted its end-of-year awards ceremony in Moulton Union to recognize students, faculty, staff, and community members for their commitment to the common good at Bowdoin and beyond. bit.ly/4dp43Rg

Committing to the Common Good: McKeen Center Holds Its Annual Awards Ceremony

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Five recent Bowdoin graduates in the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) program will begin PhD programs this fall, marking an especially strong year for the College’s chapter of the national initiative. bit.ly/4ek1Y9R

Five Bowdoin Mellon Fellows Headed to Top Humanities PhD Programs

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Professor of Sociology Ingrid Nelson published an article in The Conversation examining how a series of events showed the challenges that colleges have to navigate to encourage open, reasoned debate. bit.ly/43fZh3Y

I’ve been studying racist costume parties for a decade, and colleges are failing at educating the students about why they’re wrong

A series of racist costume parties at Bowdoin shows the contradiction colleges have to navigate – encouraging open, reasoned debate, while creating a safe campus for all students.

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Educator and data scientist Brian Kim ’13 visited campus to advise faculty and staff on how to develop the skills they need to make the best use of artificial intelligence. Kim was invited to Bowdoin as part of the Hastings Initiative on AI and Humanity. bit.ly/4x1wBZW

How to Harness a “Weird and Scary” Technology

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Tyler Huck ’26 walked across the stage at Commencement in his cap and gown to receive his diploma and hours later was in his Portland Hearts of Pine kit starting in a USL League One match against the Greenville Triumph SC. bit.ly/3Q4gr1d