News

Announcing the Hastings Initiative for AI and Humanity

�պ��ֲ� is proud to announce a $50 million gift—the largest in our 231-year history—from Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings ’83 to launch the Hastings Initiative for AI and Humanity.

Spreading the Love

From Suicide Prevention to Music Therapy, Watson Fellows Plan Global Community-Building

From South Africa to South Korea, from Poland to the Bahamas, �պ��ֲ�’s two 2025 Watson Fellows are applying a range of liberal arts skills as they plan a year of giving back to the world.
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Do We Care if Creative Work Is AI-Generated?

People may say they prefer to read a story written by a person rather than by artificial intelligence, but a recent study by two �պ��ֲ� faculty members suggests we may not be as concerned as we say we are.
Boston-Bound

Different Careers Highlighted in CXD’s Spring Trek

From tech to pharma to finance to marketing, not forgetting fine art and the law, a variety of employment opportunities were showcased to students on the CXD’s spring break career trek.
Alone Together

Remote Musical Intimacy: A Pioneering Improvisational Project

Director of Jazz Ensembles Kate Campbell Strauss, a saxophonist, teams up with trumpeter and flugelhorn player Emily Mikesell to release a groundbreaking album based on a project spawned during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Electrifying the Amazon River

Dreaming of the Sun

A �պ��ֲ� class recently met via Zoom with two guest speakers in Ecuador—one a recent graduate, the other a native of Achuar territory in the Amazon—who are helping to bring solar-powered boats and energy to remote communities in the rainforest.
“A Place Apart”

Three Decades of Art and Poetry from Kent Island

Two Kent Island fellows, Tess Mooney ’26 and Caitlin Panicker ’26, have curated a new exhibition featuring art by students who spent a summer on the island between 1997 and 2024. Visitors can see the show in the Roux Center through early June.
A Maine Stay

�պ��ֲ� for ME! The �պ��ֲ� Experience for Maine Students

�պ��ֲ� is committed to admitting students from Maine high schools. The College's leaders say it's good for Maine and good for �պ��ֲ�.
International Collaboration

�պ��ֲ� Faculty and Students Foster Global Connections in Peru

Professor Gomezgil Yaspik and students showcase �պ��ֲ� research at prestigious South American institutions while building partnerships for future collaborative opportunities.
A Comic, Theatrical Expedition

“Ten Explorers. Four Boats. One Grand Canyon.”

Men on Boats, the theater department’s spring 2025 play, offers a destabilizing view of history as it follows the exploits of the “first” group of people to navigate the Grand Canyon via the Colorado River more than 150 years ago.
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Psychology Professor Kumar on Importance of AI Literacy

All students must become literate in the uses and pitfalls of artificial intelligence technologies, writes Assistant Professor of Psychology Abhilasha Kumar in an opinion piece for The Bangor Daily News.
Learning Legacy

Yusur Jasim ’25 Follows a �պ��ֲ� Teacher's Footsteps

Senior Yusur Jasim is set to graduate this May with a teaching certificate from �պ��ֲ� Teacher Scholars. They credit their high school teacher, Matt Bernstein ’13, for helping set them down this path.
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What Are Executive Orders? Who Can Block Them?

Government scholar Andrew Rudalevige takes to the airwaves as a guest on Maine Public’s radio call-in show Maine Calling, to talk about presidential power and what Congress and the court system might do to limit that power.
Excellence Across the Board

Fall Grants Boost Faculty Research in a Variety of Fields

From biochemistry to German via mathematics, �պ��ֲ� faculty members from a range of disciplines secured grant funding from external sources last semester.
The Honorands

�պ��ֲ� Announces 2025 Honorary Degree Recipients

�պ��ֲ� College will bestow two honorary degrees at its 220th Commencement exercises, to be held Saturday, May 24, 2025, on the steps of the Walker Art Building.