Worried about rising costs, Bates College plans budget cuts

College says its finances remain strong, but 'serious challenges' are looming.

‘Standout’ Lewiston graduate dies from severe allergic reaction

Omar Osman, a graduate of Lewiston High School and a first-year student at Bowdoin College, died unexpectedly from a severe allergic reaction Saturday night.

Former Brunswick town councilor facing child pornography charges

Christopher Watkinson resigned from the Brunswick Town Council on Nov. 18 and is on leave from his job at Bowdoin College.

Bates students worry about decreasing diversity if affirmative action is overturned

They say their schools would lose an important tool for giving opportunities to marginalized groups and bringing people from different backgrounds together.

Maine author’s book about Olympic training camp at Bowdoin released

Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges join effort to uphold affirmative action

Bates, Bowdoin and Colby are among 32 liberal arts colleges urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold previous rulings which allow admission officers to consider race as a factor.

Bowdoin College to offer class on ethics of AI in everyday life

The course, the first of its kind for the Brunswick liberal arts college, will debut in the fall of 2023 after a year in development.

Young women react with shock, resolve to court’s decision to overturn abortion rights

As some women in their 20s feel they have lost a constitutional right many had taken for granted, Maine law still allows for abortions.

Bowdoin College Class of 2022 graduates

The college's outgoing president took time to remember those lost to racial injustice, mass shootings.

Bowdoin launches plan to be fossil fuel free by 2042

The proposal envisions a $100 million investment in campus infrastructure.