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Congressional committee demands five colleges explain anti-Israel protests • Apr. 2, 2025, 12:00 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Netflix’s Hastings Gives $50 Million to Bowdoin for AI Program • Mar. 24, 2025, 11:44 PM ET (Bloomberg.com)
Netflix’s Reed Hastings Donates $50M to Launch AI and Humanity Initiative at Bowdoin College • Mar. 24, 2025, 3:50 AM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)

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Date 1794 - present
Areas Of Involvement liberal arts
Notable Alumni Nathaniel Hawthorne • Franklin Pierce • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow • Harold H. Burton • George Mitchell • Kenneth Chenault • Reed Hastings • Calvin E. Stowe • Charles Cutler Torrey • Alfred Kinsey • Jacob Abbott • Francis Robbins Upton

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