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.
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Bowdoin hosts a symposium to play board games and reflect on their significance as producers of popular historical knowledge.
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Greek and Roman myths may be fantastical and bloodthirsty, says Senior Lecturer in Classics Michael Nerdahl, but they still have a relevance today and, what is more, he says, the study of them embodies what it means to be a true liberal arts discipline.
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Over 200 students received fellowships from Bowdoin this summer to pursue independent research with a faculty advisor.
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When Sarah Munoru ’23 first read Aithiopika, a work of fiction by Heliodorus of Emesa written around 300 CE, she was immediately drawn in. The page-turning adventure features pirates, prophecies, and a great love story.
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The Office of Academic Technology and Consulting has made several 3D printers available to students wishing to pursue their noncurricular artistic ambitions. “They can get as creative as they want,” says staffer David Israel.
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Military historian Tom Ricks came to Bowdoin as a visiting fellow in 2018 to research his next project. The fruits of that fellowship, a new book which looks at the education of the Founding Fathers, is about to be published.
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Since she was a child, Brittney McKinley has been fascinated by Greek and Roman mythology. This summer, she's channeling her love for myths into a research project about the enduring tale of Hades and Persephone.
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Spectacle in Antiquity and Beyond features displays of objects and photographs from ancient Greece and Rome to the twentieth century. Together, the objects in the exhibition's six galleries illuminate how large, spectacular events can foster and sustain a shared identity.
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From Achilles to Aeneas, Shani Agarwal ’20 is steeped in the heroic exploits of the mythological characters. Sometimes her nose is in a book, sometimes she’s watching a movie—but it’s all in the name of academic advancement.
Read moreThe Greek and Roman classics have always been a vital part of Bowdoin's liberal arts tradition. The Department of Classics offers a major with three concentrations: 1) Greek and Latin language 2) Greek and Roman material culture (classical archaeology), 3) Greek and Roman culture and history (classical studies).
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