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1824 — Nathaniel Hawthorne, Class of 1825, receives the following term bill: Tuition – $8.00; Chamber rent – $6.65; Chemical lectures – $0.25; Other – $1.18; Fines – $2.36.

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Barry Mills: The Challenges of Affordability

 

President Barry Mills writes about the affordability of a Bowdoin education, how the College is working to help, and the best way to keep moving forward.

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Barry Mills: What’s Best for Bowdoin?

 

After a busy week on the road, Barry Mills takes in some of Bowdoin’s best and reflects on the right and wrong reasons for building new facilities at the College.

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Barry Mills: A Thanksgiving Message

 

At his desk the day before Thanksgiving, Barry Mills reflects on the holiday and on some of the many reasons to be grateful.

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Barry Mills: An Experiment

 

There will be more activity on campus this January, as the College hosts a new program aimed at giving students a leg up in an increasingly competitive job market.

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Barry Mills: Imperatives for Maine

Bowdoin President Barry Mills was in Rockport, Maine, Thursday evening to address lawyers and judges assembled at the Samoset Resort for the U.S. District Court Conference. Introduced by U.S. Federal Judge John Woodcock ’72, Mills urged his audience to use their influence to support education at all levels and to help college graduates land meaningful jobs that will keep them in Maine.

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Barry Mills: Summer in Maine Isn’t All About “Vacationland”

 

With just five weeks to go before classes resume, folks at Bowdoin are busy squeezing the most out of the Maine summer.

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Barry Mills: Deal of the Century

 

Barry Mills explains a recent financial transaction by the College that should serve Bowdoin well for many years to come.

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Barry Mills: Reunion Convocation 2012 Address

 

In his Reunion Convocation address June 2, 2012, President Barry Mills thanked alumni, parents and friends of the College for their generous and vital support, and reiterated that Bowdoin’s future depends on the ongoing commitment to providing financial aid and maintaining access for those who have earned the privilege of studying at the College. Amid celebrating his own 40th Reunion — and while entering his 12th year in the president’s office — Mills reflected on what it means to lead the College as an alumnus.

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Barry Mills: Baccalaureate 2012 Address

 

At Bowdoin’s Baccalaureate ceremony Friday, President Barry Mills marked the official close of the academic year and addressed the role of a liberal arts education in the context of a new information environment, as he shared words of wisdom with the Class of 2012, their families and the Bowdoin community in Sidney J. Watson Arena.

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Barry Mills: A Letter to Parents

 

With tuition and fees set by the Board of Trustees for the 2012-2013 academic year, Barry Mills conveys the news along with his insights in a letter to parents and families.

 


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