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Bowdoin emphasizes close faculty-student engagement in rigorous classwork and research, distinguishing it from other liberal arts colleges.
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Africana Studies explores the African continent’s role in shaping the modern world and the African Diaspora’s global influence over six centuries.
Hiking, skiing, and “packrafting,” two Bowdoin alums have spent the last five months on a grueling expedition as they circumvent one of North America’s largest islands, gathering scientific data on the way.
The German Department used the grant to organize a two-event program at Bowdoin called Shades of Green. The funding came from the German Federal Foreign Office's "Wunderbar Together," a yearlong celebration of German-American friendship.
Two Bowdoin seniors, Runa Katayama and Sam Berets, will work in East Asia through post-graduate fellowships: Katayama at Niizawa Sake Brewery in Kawasaki, Miyagi, and Berets teaching English in Yilan, Taiwan.
Anthropology at Bowdoin develops analytical skills, ethical reasoning, and global perspectives for careers in diverse fields.
Recent computer science majors have entered graduate programs at the following institutions:
Most philosophy majors pursue careers outside academia after graduation.
Franklin G. Burroughs Harrison King McCann Research Professor of the English Language Emeritus
A Bowdoin education prepares students to think across disciplines, analyze context, power, difference, and change.
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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal anti-discrimination law that protects individuals from sex-based discrimination in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance.
