Author: Kathryn Byrnes
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March/April Book Group- “Of Many Minds”
A low-pressure, lunch-hour book group for Bowdoin faculty and staff to explore neurodiversity and mental health. “Of Many Minds” is a collection of essays that centers neurodivergent voices of faculty and staff and examines how systems, stigma, and everyday practices shape neurodivergent life. Details: Weekly themes: Accessibility: To request accommodations, contact [email protected] at least one week before…
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CXD Funding for Student Networking including conferences
We hope this news might put a spring in your step— This spring, students can apply for funding from CXD to pursue in-person networking experiences that build clear connections to potential employers and can lead to internships or full-time roles. Ideal uses include attending a targeted professional conference or designing a short “networking trek” to visit companies and…
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Awakening Together: Building Community Around AI in the Liberal Arts
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 | 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Zoom WebinarHow are liberal arts colleges approaching AI? Join a webinar featuring a talk from Lance Eaton followed by a panel discussion with Eric Chown (Bowdoin), David Watts (Colby), and Susan Purrington (Connecticut College). These leaders will share insights from their collaborative work supporting AI initiatives…
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Collaborative Note-Taking
Less Tech, better discussions Chronicle of Higher Education Teaching Newsletter Elizabeth Drummond, an associate professor of history at Loyola Marymount University, was discouraged by how students’ use of laptops and tablets in class was dampening conversation. Not only were students distracted by their own screens, they were distracting their classmates. So Drummond borrowed an idea…
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Tressie McMillan Cottom. MLK Lecturer. Come and Join Us.
Saturday, January 31, 2026 | 5:00 p.m.Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski HallAs a 2020 MacArthur Fellow, her work earned national and international recognition for the urgency and depth of its incisive critical analysis of technology, higher education, culture, media, class, race, and gender. And a 2023 winner of the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize for her…