Stories from November 2001
School choice researcher speaks at Bates
Friday, November 9, 2001 1:43 pm
In a lecture titled "The Surprising Consensus on School Choice," education reform expert Jay P. Greene discusses his research Monday, Nov. 26, at the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, Bates College, 70 Campus Avenue.
Tahirih Justice Center director speaks
Friday, November 9, 2001 1:32 pm
Layli Miller, who argued a landmark legal case establishing female genital mutilation (FGM) as a basis for U.S. asylum, discusses violence against women Wednesday, Nov. 28, in Bates College's Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Avenue.
Bates conservation area awarded for service
Thursday, November 8, 2001 2:47 pm
On Nov. 2, the Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area (BMMCA) Corporation, which owns the coastal research area administered by Bates College, received the Partnership Service Award from the Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District.
Democratic House candidate to speak
Thursday, November 8, 2001 2:01 pm
Democratic Congressional candidate David Costello presents a lecture titled "Afghanistan After the Taliban: Lessons Learned from International Interventions in Cambodia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo" Tuesday, Nov. 13, in Hirasawa Lounge, Chase Hall, 56 Campus Ave.
Bates takes part in premiere science education institute
Monday, November 5, 2001 2:56 pm
Five members of the Bates College science faculty took part last August in an institute sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). The outcome of the five-day summer institute was a new national initiative called Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities (SENCER).
Bates creates center for community partnerships
Friday, November 2, 2001 3:13 pm
To assure that the valuable relationships forged between Bates College and the community endure and grow, a new Center for Community Partnerships has been created, Bates President Donald W. Harward announced Friday, Nov. 2.
Bates speaker to discuss young venture developers
Friday, November 2, 2001 3:10 pm
Evette Rios, a member of Bates Class of 1999 and an entrepreneur in network marketing, will discuss strategies and ethics for new entrepreneurs Monday, Nov. 5, in Chase Hall Lounge at Bates College.
Navajo chief justice to discuss tribal courts during Native American Heritage Month
Thursday, November 1, 2001 3:26 pm
As part of Native American Heritage Month at Bates College, the Honorable Robert Yazzie, chief justice of the Navajo Nation, will discuss traditional Navajo legal principles and how the tribal courts operate within the overall context of the U.S. judicial system Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the Benjamin Mays Center.
Student meets Nobel winner at Off-Campus Study Consortium
Thursday, November 1, 2001 3:19 pm
As if spending a semester in London isn't exciting enough, a Bates College junior from Northeast Harbor also had the opportunity last month to meet one of this year's recipients of the Nobel Prize for medicine - just two days after the award was announced.