Category: Events
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The Alignment Problem with Brian Christian
Monday, October 6, 2025 7:30pm to 9:00pm EDT Register here on Campus Groups His most recent release, The Alignment Problem, is a nuanced investigation of the ethics and safety challenges confronting the field of AI and a portrait of the community of researchers working to address them. It has been chosen by Bowdoin’s Hastings Initiative for…
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Faculty Writing Accountability Groups
“Participating in the Accountability Groups was fundamental for achieving my goal of an accepted peer-reviewed article. Lisa and other faculty incentivized me to send my article even when I did not feel ready, gave me advice on how to edit my manuscript, deal with feedback, and remain accountable with my research time. This is certainly…
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Designing Assignments in an AI World
Friday, August 29, 10-11:30 am Register here on Campus groups
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Every Semester Needs a Plan
Do you want to be more productive and create balance in the different areas of your life? Do you want to take some time to reflect on your goals for this semester? Do want to create a strategic plan to accomplish them? Join us for a hands-on, planning workshop that addresses teaching, scholarly and artistic work, rest,…
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Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin Pedagogy Matters
Move to Learn: Leveraging brain-body connections to increase academic performance with Dr. Nyama McCarthy-Brown August 22, 2025, Bates College Includes: Light breakfast, lunch and reception snacks Register here Intellectual and somatic ways of knowing are intertwined. How can we leverage this connection to impact more significant learning? Many students today spend much of their time in a screen-dominant world.…