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Honoring the Class of 2009

Positive "change must be firmly and continuously pushed in order to be effected," actress Geena Davis told 472 graduates at Bates College' 143rd commencement ceremony, held Sunday, May 31. Read more ...

The 2009 honorands
	Five honorary degree recipients spoke at the College's 143rd Commencement: actress Geena Davis; the Rev. Robert M. Franklin Jr., president of Morehouse College; biomechanics researcher Mimi A.R. Koehl; Maine philanthropist Ralph T. Perry '51; and columnist and CNN host Fareed Zakaria.