1850 — Harriet Beecher Stowe arrives in Brunswick seven months pregnant after 18 years in Cincinnati. While living in Brunswick in 1850-1851, when her husband Calvin, of the Bowdoin Class of 1824, was teaching theology, Stowe wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” one of the most influential novels in American history. Stowe wrote in her husband’s study in Appleton hall and in the family home on Federal Street, where she hosted Bowdoin students to read and discuss the book before it was published.
The From the Top program recorded in Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall, in February will be broadcast across the country on NPR this week, and locally on Maine Public Radio at 8 p.m. Monday, March 19.
The news magazine show 207 came to campus to cover From the Top‘s visit, and interviewed the show’s founder, Gerald Slavet ’61, the show’s host and acclaimed concert pianist Christopher O’Riley, as well as pianist Allen Wong Yu ’14, who had previously appeared on the program as a high school student.
The four Native American women who recently met with students and scholars had distinctive tribal backgrounds, but all had one thing in common: They recently earned their Ph.Ds. Among them was anthropologist Kelly Fayard, one of Bowdoin’s newer faculty members. She discussed her research and her journey through academia.
Bowdoin Assistant Professor of Anthropology Kelly Fayard, left, discusses her academic pathways and research. Joining her on the speaker's panel are: (l to r) Angela Parker, assistant professor of Native American studies, Dartmouth College; Kiara Vigil, fellow in American studies, Williams College; and Gail Dana-Sacco, assistant professor of public health at the University of New England.
Men’s Lacrosse — The men’s lacrosse team couldn’t hold an early lead and fell to Amherst 14-12 in a nationally-ranked battle Saturday evening.
Women’s Lacrosse — The 16th-ranked Amherst College women’s lacrosse team held off a late charge from fifth-ranked Bowdoin, notching a 8-5 win over the Polar Bears on Gooding Field Saturday afternoon.
Men’s and Women’s Tennis — Postponed due to weather.
