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A college degree is one of the best investments you can make in your future. And at Bridgewater College, we’re getting real about the cost of tuition. Too many people don’t look at a college because they think it costs too much. So beginning in 2024, we’re lowering our tuition price to $15,000. Learn how Bridgewater is getting real about tuition.

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BC Announces 2024 Baccalaureate and Commencement Speakers

Dr. Oskar Scheikl, former Superintendent of Rockingham County Public Schools, and The Reverend Wilfred E. Nolen ’63, Bridgewater College trustee, will serve as the College’s Commencement and Baccalaureate speakers for 2024, respectively. Approximately 285 undergraduate students and 35 master’s students are expected to receive degrees at the Commencement exercises, which…
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Bridgewater College Announces 2024 Founder’s Day Awards

Bridgewater College marked its observance of Founder’s Day on Tuesday, April 2, and presented awards to three faculty members for their excellence in teaching and scholarship, two staff members for dedicated service and one student for academic excellence.  The Founder’s Day observance at Bridgewater commemorates the April 3, 1854, birth…
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BC Expert Authors New Book on Latin American Elections

Dr. Kevin M. Pallister, Associate Professor of Political Science at Bridgewater College, authored a new book, Elections in Latin America: Campaigns, Voters, and Institutions, published this month by Rowman & Littlefield. Pallister is available to speak to the media on this and other topics related to Latin American politics. Written for…
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Entering the gaming world with esports at BC 

Esports, which is organized, competitive video gaming that takes inspiration and mechanics from athletics and incorporates that into a digital playing field, is the largest-viewed competitive sports medium in the world. Matches are narrated by broadcasters, or “casters,” in the same way as traditional sports, including play-by-play breakdowns and explanations…
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Jessy Wilson '19 releasing a California condor out a cage

Saving Raptors

Biology and environmental science major Jessy Wilson ’19 is working with a team of field biologists to ensure the California condor survives and thrives.

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