Finnegan Woodruff, who was set to graduate this year, was the son of the school’s outing club director.
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Bowdoin College gets national recognition for student voter turnout
About 85% of Bowdoin students voted in the 2020 Presidential election.
Bowdoin College trustee steps down after probe into Epstein ties
James ‘Jes’ Staley also resigned from his position as CEO of London-based multinational bank Barclays on Monday.
Brunswick police investigating death of Bowdoin College student
The college community is grieving the passing of senior Theo Danzig, 21, who died in his off-campus residence Saturday.
Bowdoin College’s Common Good Grant call for applications
Bowdoin College’s Joseph McKeen Center for the Common Good is opening its 2021–22 Common Good Grant application process. This year, community organizations may apply for a grant of up to $2,500 or for a $5,000 grant that may increase their impact on their constituents. This year’s Common Good Grant student committee commits to funding at […]
A culinary quest for the best mushrooms led this Maine professor back into the woods
When she isn’t teaching political philosophy at Bowdoin, Jean Yarbrough can be found scouring the woods looking for edible mushrooms or in her kitchen cooking with her stash.
Bowdoin College relaxes some COVID-19 restrictions due to low case counts on campus
With only three known active cases among students and staff, Bowdoin College is relaxing some restrictions placed to limit the spread of COVID-19. The announcement was made in a Sept. 23 letter to Bowdoin students and staff by Associate Dean of Student Affairs & Director of Residential and Student Life Mike Ranen. The college is still […]
Bowdoin College announces new chairs to honor distinguished black graduates
Bowdoin College has announced the creation of four new endowed faculty professorships that honor distinguished Black graduates of the college. They will be used to bring new faculty to Bowdoin who will focus on the interdisciplinary study of race, racism and racial justice. “Through incredibly generous and anonymous gifts, these new professorships will benefit the […]
Maine CDC investigates after Bowdoin College reports 43 COVID-19 cases since start of semester
The college, which has nearly a 100% vaccination rate among students and staff, had 15 active cases as of Sept. 14.
Maine colleges report small numbers of COVID-19 cases as classes resume
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, which has reported 21 student cases since Monday, transitioned to ‘yellow’ status, so dining halls are to-go only and gatherings are not permitted in residence halls.