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.
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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.
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Bowdoin president to chair biomedical institute trustees
Clayton Rose will lead the trustees of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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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.
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Bowdoin College 3D printing face shields for healthcare workers on front lines of pandemic
According to the college, the emergency management team has also donated over 4,000 N95 masks, 480 pairs of safety glasses, 110 barrier gowns, 480 oral swabs and five boxes of exam table paper to Mid Coast Hospital.
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Bowdoin College ‘community member’ presumed to have coronavirus
The person was last on campus March 17 and is now under a doctor’s care and self-isolating at home, according to college officials.
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UMaine System, Bowdoin join move to get students off campuses
Fearing that students who travel for spring break could bring the coronavirus back to Maine, the schools announce plans to transition to distance learning for the rest of this semester.
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No fans will be allowed at NCAA basketball games at Bowdoin
The college decides close its gym to spectators for the NCAA Division III women’s basketball sectional tournament on Friday and Saturday, in light of coronavirus concerns.
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Travel ban forces Bowdoin teams to scramble to fill schedules
Because of coronavirus concerns, the college cancels trips to Florida for the baseball and softball teams and to California for its tennis teams.
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Bowdoin College preparing for ‘distinct possibility’ of coronavirus case on campus
Six Bowdoin College students studying in Italy, where there have been more than 3,000 confirmed cases of the virus, have returned home after increasing health threats, according to college officials. None of them will be returning to Bowdoin this semester.