Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is a Bowdoin College graduate, is seeking release from jail on espionage charges.
bowdoin college
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
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.
advertisement
Posted inNews, Times Record
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
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.
Posted inNation & World
‘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.
Posted inTimes Record
House of Representatives vote calls for release of Bowdoin College grad detained by Russia
The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Bowdoin College Class of 2014, was accused of spying following his March 29 arrest by the Russian Security Service.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson, a Bowdoin grad, charts progressive path
Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson never guessed he’d be expelled for leading a gun control protest on the House floor after a school shooting left three children and three adults dead
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. ambassador visits reporter accused by Russia of spying
Ambassador Lynne Tracy said Evan Gershkovich ‘is in good health and remains strong.’