Environmental Studies

Announcement

Accepting Applications for Environmental Studies Fellowships!

What are your plans for the summer?

Consider applying for an Environmental Studies Maine Based or Cooke Environmental Research Fellowship.

Check out what recent fellows have done here!

Environmental Studies at Bowdoin equips students with knowledge, skills, and perspectives to understand the causes and consequences of local and global environmental problems, with the goal of developing just, equitable solutions. Our curriculum emphasizes thinking across and beyond disciplines and embracing interdisciplinary inquiry in the humanities, arts, social sciences, and natural sciences.

Young People Gather on Campus for Climate Symposium
In early October, Bowdoin hosted the first Maine Youth Climate Action Symposium for nearly 100 students from nearby high schools, giving them a day to network, learn, and get inspiration from one another and other young professionals working in Maine's climate field.
"What If We Get It Right?" Launching a Moment and Making a Media Splash
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is having a moment—a big, important, planet-saving moment that is being celebrated by platforms that loom large on the media landscape.
Bowdoin to Host Forum on Climate Change and Election
Visiting scholar, author, and climate commentator Ayana Johnson is leading a campus conversation this coming Friday about how to engage voters on climate issues.