A graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Evan Gershkovich is the first U.S. correspondent since the Cold War to be detained on espionage accusations.
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Commentary: Protect women athletes? Show me the money
Laws requiring equal financing and equal pay for men’s and women’s teams would benefit dozens of women athletes at USM and Bowdoin – and thousands nationwide.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Jailed U.S. reporter’s lawyers appeal his arrest in Russia
Evan Gershkovich was put in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, which dates from the czarist era and has been a terrifying symbol of repression since Soviet times.
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Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter, a Bowdoin graduate, on spying charge
The arrest of Evan Gershkovich, a 2014 Bowdoin College graduate, is the first time a U.S. correspondent was put behind bars on spying accusations since the Cold War.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
New Bowdoin president a psychology professor, dean with a global perspective
Safa Zaki is the first woman to lead the college in its 229-year history.
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Worried about rising costs, Bates College plans budget cuts
College says its finances remain strong, but ‘serious challenges’ are looming.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Former Brunswick town councilor facing child pornography charges
Christopher Watkinson resigned from the Brunswick Town Council on Nov. 18 and is on leave from his job at Bowdoin College.
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College students worry about decreasing diversity if affirmative action is overturned
They say their schools would lose an important tool for giving opportunities to marginalized groups and bringing people from different backgrounds together.
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Maine author’s book about Olympic training camp at Bowdoin released
“Olympians in Vacationland,” a new book written by Maine author D. Todd Coffin marking the 50th anniversary of the legendary Olympic training camp held at Bowdoin College in 1972, has been released by Midcoast Publishing. “Olympians in Vacationland” shares an intimate view of America’s best in action — Frank Shorter, Steve Prefontaine, Dave Wottle, Rod […]
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Maine Voices: How a native New Yorker found her calling in Maine
Since 1979, the state has nurtured my intellect in ways unimaginable prior to moving here.