The American journalist and Bowdoin College graduate, who has been detained on espionage charges, lost an appeal to be released from jail.
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Evan Gershkovich wanted to explain Russia to Americans. Russia wanted him to stay quiet.
The American journalist and Bowdoin grad has been detained by Russian authorities for 6 months. His parents left the country 38 years earlier to escape repression.
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Bowdoin College forum keeps focus on plight of graduate jailed in Russia
Evan Gershkovich, a Bowdoin graduate and Wall Street Journal reporter, has been jailed in Russia on espionage charges since March.
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Moscow court won’t hear an appeal by jailed U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is a Bowdoin College graduate, is seeking release from jail on espionage charges.
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Bates College ranked among least economically diverse elite universities in U.S.
A New York Times analysis of 286 elite colleges and universities found that the Lewiston school has one of the lowest percentages of the low-income students who qualify for Pell Grants. Bowdoin and Colby colleges also have below-average economic diversity, according to the research.
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Bowdoin College, friends of Evan Gershkovich publicize detained journalist’s fight for freedom
The Bowdoin College graduate and Wall Street Journal reporter has been detained in Russia for five months.
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Both expelled members of ‘Tennessee Three’ win back their state House seats
Thursday’s election comes as lawmakers are preparing to return to Nashville later this month.
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Our View: Coy on legacy admissions, Maine’s top colleges contradict themselves
Reluctant to provide information about favorable treatment for children of alumni, Bates, Bowdoin and Colby show there are limits to their commitment to fairness and transparency.
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Maine colleges say Supreme Court ruling will harm efforts to create diverse campuses
With race effectively eliminated as a factor in college admissions, Maine schools must refocus their efforts to create diverse student bodies.
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‘We will not stop’: King, Collins sign letter demanding Bowdoin College graduate’s release
Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate, has been detained in Russia since March on spying charges that U.S. officials call bogus.