In the fall of 1973, Roz Bernstein was elected to Bowdoin’s Board of Overseers—the first woman to serve in that capacity in the history of the College. Her election was motivated, in part, by the College’s 1971 move to coeducation. She served on the Board for over twenty years, where she was instrumental in the [...]
Interview with Saddie Smith ’75, by Stephanie Bond ’13
December 11, 2010 by
An African American Female Student Perspective on Coeducation at Bowdoin: A Discussion with Saddie Smith As a member of Bowdoin’s first class of admitted women, Saddie Smith had to balance being both a female and an African American student. Failure at Bowdoin was not an option for Smith, a first-generation college student, so she put [...]
Interview with Professor Helen Cafferty by K. Skyler Walley ’12
December 7, 2010 by
Finding Her Way Through the Bowdoin Professorial Ranks: A Discussion with Helen Cafferty As one of the first female professors hired at Bowdoin during its transition to coeducation, and the first female professor to pass through all the ranks, from assistant to associate to full professor, Helen Cafferty has had a remarkable experience [...]
Interview with Lisa McElaney ’77, Trustee, by Emma Nathaniel ’12
December 7, 2010 by
Improving over Time: Lisa McElaney’s Thoughts about Bowdoin since Coeducation A graduate of the third fully coeducational class at Bowdoin, in 1977, Lisa McElaney is not afraid to admit that her relationship with the College has not always been exclusively positive. However, Lisa returned as a visiting faculty member for a year in the 1980s, [...]
Interview with William Eccleston ’74, by Genevieve Barlow ’13
December 6, 2010 by
This interview attempts to get one perspective of the men who called Bowdoin home during the early years of coeducation. Bill Eccleston class of 1974 shares his stories of what life was like for women here at Bowdoin but from a perspective of a man. He adds an interesting view on every day life at [...]
Interview with Richard Moll, Head of Admissions, by Samuel Shapiro ’14
December 5, 2010 by
Audio: click title below to begin listening Shaping Coeducation Through Admissions: An Interview With Former Head of Admissions Richard Moll As the head of admissions during Bowdoin’s coeducational process, Richard Moll was instrumental in ensuring the success of women at Bowdoin. He was given great freedom, allowing him to determine how best to attract women [...]
Interview with Patricia Pope ’75, by Angelica Guerrero ’11
December 5, 2010 by
Running with the Guys: A Conversation with Patricia Pope A transfer student from Smith College, Patricia Pope came to Bowdoin in search of a more balanced experience socially and academically. While Ms. Pope describes her overall experience at Bowdoin as positive, she talks about the ways in which the difficulties she encountered during her [...]
Interview with Andrea Kass ’75, by Allison Kuriloff ’12
December 2, 2010 by
A Girl From New York’s Upper West Side Takes On A Small Male College in Maine: Andrea Kass’s Story Andrea Kass graduated from Bowdoin in 1975 with the first class of women to have attended the college for four years. Her testimony is both engaging and illuminating, and her position as one of only a [...]
