President of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME since 2001

Barry Mills is the president of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, a position he has held since 2001. Mills, who was born in Providence, Rhode Island, is a 1972 Bowdoin graduate and holds a Ph.D. in biology from Syracuse University (1976) and a J.D. from Columbia Law School (1979). Prior to assuming the Bowdoin College presidency, Mills was a partner at the Manhattan law firm Debevoise & Plimpton. He follows Samuel Harris (1867-71), Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1871-83), Kenneth C.M. Sills (1918-52), and Roger Howell, Jr. (1969-78) as the fifth alumnus of Bowdoin to serve as president of the College. Image File history File links Bmills. ... Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college located in the coastal New England town of Brunswick, Maine. ... Brunswick is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... City nickname: Beehive of Industry Location Location in Rhode Island Government Country State County United States   Rhode Island Mayor David N. Cicilline (Dem) Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 20. ... Syracuse University Syracuse University (SU) is a private American research university. ... Columbia Law School, located in New York City, is one of the professional schools of Columbia University and one of the leading law schools in the United States. ... Manhattan Borough,highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Maj. ...