To the Bowdoin community, I write with the sad news that Coach in the Department of Athletics Emeritus Charlie Butt passed away on Friday, September 14, at the age of ninety-three. Charlie coached men’s swimming at Bowdoin for thirty-nine years, women’s swimming for the first twenty-four years of the program, and served as coach of men’s soccer for […]

To the campus community, As returning faculty, staff, and students know, last fall I asked a group to consider the question of “What knowledge, skills and creative dispositions (KSCD) do we want every student who graduates ten years from now to possess?” Led by faculty and chaired by Professor Chuck Dorn, the group also included […]

To the campus community, Welcome back! I hope everyone has had a great summer and that you are rested, ready, and energized to begin Bowdoin’s 217th academic year. We’ll get underway tomorrow afternoon with the official opening of the College at Convocation, which will include remarks by Professor of Art Michael Kolster, Dean Tim Foster, […]

To the Bowdoin community, It is with great sadness that I write to tell you of the passing of Trustee Emeritus Jim MacAllen ’66, who died this morning at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona. Jim was devoted to Bowdoin—as an outstanding athlete and campus leader in his undergraduate days, as a dedicated alumnus who gave […]

To faculty and staff, It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the death of Trustee Iris W. Davis ’78 on Saturday, June 9, following a brief, but courageous, battle with cancer. Iris devoted herself to improving the lives of others through her leadership and commitment to public health, her engagement […]