"Ken says in his interview something that we have heard from other Bowdoin graduates — that Bowdoin provided not only a challenging academic environment amid some great natural beauty and interesting colleagues, but that it was also quite simply a good place to think. Suggesting that pure reflection has that kind of power and value is, in this world of perpetual stimulus, surprising."
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Alison M. Bennie, on remarks of American Express CEO Ken Chenault, in Bowdoin magazine, Vol. 75, No. 2 (Winter 2004)
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Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College (/ˈboʊdᵻn/ boh-din) is a private liberal arts college located in Brunswick, Maine. Founded in 1794, the college currently enrolls 1,839 students, and has been coeducational since 1971. It was ranked as the fourth-best liberal arts college in the 2016 U.S. News & World Report rankings.
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