Environmental Studies

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.

"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.
Issie Gale ’25 Sows the Seeds for a Pollinator Park
On a tour this summer of Topsham's solid waste facility, senior Issie Gale was inspired by the motto of its director that it was “anything but a dump.”