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sign up today—it's free! On This Day2000 — Not-for-profit entrepreneur Ellen Baxter '75 presents a lecture entitled "Homelessness in New York City: The Courts, the Politics and Pragmatic Solutions,” in the chapel. StorePurchase Bowdoin merchandise online. |  AmeriCares relief worker Bret McEvoy, a member of the Bowdoin Class of 2005, is coordinating the distribution of AmeriCares medical aid for earthquake survivors. Read his latest dispatches from Port-au-Prince and throughout earthquake-affected areas of Haiti.
The liberal arts are not the only source of a valuable education, but they place an unparalleled emphasis on critical thinking, integrated learning and civic engagement. The growing inaccessibility threatens to deepen the divide between a well-educated elite (once called the ruling class) and a technically proficient, but less broadly educated, middle and working class. More…  In his new book, author Martin Jacques reveals how China’s history, culture, and unique form of modernity will affect its “superpowerdom,” and what that means for the rest of us. Read a review of the book by London University’s Professor of Philosophy A. C. Grayling.
Lynn O’Shaughnessy provides five reasons “..why students, whether they are blinded by Ivy League mojo or not, should consider attending a liberal arts college.” More…  Senator George J. Mitchell ’54 continued his shuttle mediation between leaders in the Middle East. More…
 Want to actually see the points raised in the majority and minority opinions in the decision striking down existing campaign finance law? Have a look at the speech balloons. More…
 From the Huffington Post: Geoffrey Canada ’74 has developed a cradle-to-college educational formula that may enable thousands of minority children to break the cycle of poverty. More…
 From The Herald Gazette: At a Statehouse press conference Jan. 21, several speakers (including Bowdoin Professor Craig McEwen) representing a coalition of 17 organizations dedicated to limiting solitary confinement in the Maine State Prison said solitary confinement does “damage to the human mind and spirit.” More…
A new study by the New England Consortium on Assessment and Student Learning offers greatly varying portraits of how students “engage” with their academic work and what happens to them as a result. Bowdoin’s Suzanne Lovett and Nancy Jennings were among those presenting the results. More… Is your sweet tooth serious enough to pursue a future as a pastry chef or chocolatier? The American Association of Candy Technologists offers an annual $5,000 scholarship to students enrolled at an accredited university who plan to major in food science and have a demonstrated interest in confectionary technology. More… | Bowdoin Athletics 2/3/2012 Women's Track & Field at 1st/4 Maine State Meet (Bates) | Recap 2/4/2012 Men's Ice Hockey Video 2/4/2012 Nordic Skiing at Vermont Carnival (Trapp Family Lodge) 2/4/2012 Women's Swimming & Diving at Colby 2/4/2012 Men's Swimming & Diving at Colby 2/4/2012 Men's Track & Field at Maine State Meet (Bates) 2/4/2012 Women's Squash Bowdoin at Bates 2/4/2012 Men's Squash Wesleyan (Conn.) at Bowdoin 2/5/2012 Nordic Skiing at Vermont Carnival (Trapp Family Lodge) 2/10/2012 Nordic Skiing at Dartmouth Carnival (Oak Hill) 2/10/2012 Women's Squash Bates at Bowdoin 2/10/2012 Women's Ice Hockey Bowdoin at Hamilton Video |
