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Bowdoin’s Brennan and Perkinson on the Humanities, Practical Application of Invaluable Tools in “Inside Higher Ed”
The value and benefits of a liberal arts education steeped in the humanities has worthy champions in Kristin Brennan, executive director of Bowdoin’s Office of Career Exploration and Development (CXD), and Stephen Perkinson, professor of art history. -
Robert Morrison Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship to Study Islamic Influence on the Renaissance
Religion professor says a network of Jewish scholars played a key part in transporting scientific ideas from the Islamic world to Renaissance Europe. The pioneering astronomer Copernicus, for example, owes a significant debt to mathematical theories developed in the Ottoman Empire, says newly appointed Guggenheim Fellow Morrison. -
Middle East Film Series Examines History’s Upheavals Through Human Stories
This fall, a 12-part film series on the Middle East is part of Idriss Jebari’s plan to bring thought-provoking discussions about the Middle East and its history to campus. Jebari is two months into his time at Bowdoin as the Andrew W. Mellon Post Doctoral Teaching Fellow in Middle East History. In his two years as part of this fellowship, Jebari will teach classes and continue to work on his research toward the publication of his first book. -
George Mitchell ’54, H’83 Talks US Politics, North Korea, Middle East on Maine Public Radio
Interviewed on Maine Public Radio’s Morning Edition September 13, 2017, former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell ’54, H’83 discussed a number of subjects, including ways to reform the US political system and the situation in North Korea. -
Visiting Artist, Filmmaker Lyès Salem Inspired by French-Algerian Roots
The Francophone Film Festival kicks off at Bowdoin on November 4, 2016, with a screening of L’Oranais, or The Man From Oran, to give it its English subtitle. The 2014 movie is the second feature film from acclaimed French-Algerian actor-director Lyès Salem, the current visiting artist in Francophone studies.