and F system. The previous system, consisting of high honors, honors, pass, and fail, was devised primarily to de-emphasize the importance of grades and to reduce competition. In 2002, the faculty decided to change the grading system to incorporate plus and minus grades. In 2006, Bowdoin was named a "Top Producer of Fulbright Awards for American Students" by the Institute of International Education.
Other notable Bowdoin faculty include (or have included): Edville Gerhardt Abbott, Charles Beitz, John Bisbee, Paul Chadbourne, Thomas Cornell, Kristen R. Ghodsee, Eddie Glaude, Joseph E. Johnson, Richard Morgan, Elliott Schwartz, Kenneth Chenault, and Scott Sehon.
=== Rankings ===
In the 2024 edition of the U.S. News & World Report rankings, Bowdoin was ranked tied at 5th best overall among liberal arts colleges in the United States, tied at 6th for "Best Undergraduate Teaching", 7th in "Best Value Schools", and tied at 30th for "Most Innovative Schools".
In the 2022 Forbes college rankings, Bowdoin was ranked …
