As schools decide whether to reopen campuses this year, the economic impact will ripple through the communities in which they are based.
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Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Bowdoin cancels fall varsity athletics; all sports on hold until at least Jan. 1
The decision to halt its Division III programs comes as part of the school’s announcement to go mostly online with limited on-campus students.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Most Bowdoin students will stay off campus this fall, taking classes online
College President Clayton Rose says it made the most sense to dedicate resources to a single mode of learning rather than attempt a hybrid of online and in-person teaching.
Posted inCommunity
Chase Tomberlin awarded Alice Merrill Mitchell Prize
West Gardiner student is a member of the Bowdoin College class of 2020.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Times Record
Bowdoin College graduate runs home — more than 50 kilometers — to Hallowell
Anne McKee, with no in-person graduation ceremony to attend, instead marked her college graduation by running more than 50 kilometers from Bowdoin College in Brunswick to her family’s Hallowell home.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Bowdoin College could lose $20 million next year
The shortfall, estimated based on enrollment projections, tuition and financial aid, would be the largest in the college’s history.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Bowdoin College to host virtual graduation next weekend, in-person ceremony next year
Though it will be nothing like the real thing, Bowdoin President Clayton Rose said the virtual ceremony on May 23 will mark the “well-earned milestone” of the 473 class of 2020 graduates until they can gather again.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Bates College adds voices to its quest to plan for COVID-19
After students sought input in the process, college officials opened the door for their participation in figuring out what to do next semester. Bowdoin and Colby colleges are also planning for a ‘different’ return to class.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Bowdoin president to chair biomedical institute trustees
Clayton Rose will lead the trustees of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Bowdoin College on track to lose more than $8 million by the end of the semester
To help cushion the blow, Bowdoin was allocated $1.12 million through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress.