Stories from January 2011
BatesNews Monthly Update: January 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011 3:25 pm
For Bates alumni, parents and friends, here is a look back at stories that represent some of the major Bates events and achievements of the past month, important upcoming events, and a sampling of Bates people in the news.
Maine Things Considered interviews Spelt Right entrepreneur Beth George '85
Thursday, January 6, 2011 2:12 pm
Maine Public Broadcasting reporter Keith Shortall interviews Beth George ’85, who with…
Post-Standard interviews novelist Elizabeth Strout '77
Thursday, January 6, 2011 1:27 pm
The Syracuse Post-Standard interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout ’77 prior to…
Bates presents actress, activist and storyteller Vinie Burrows
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 4:25 pm
Called “an actress of superb virtuosity” by The Associated Press, performer and…
South Florida Gay News profiles hammer champ Keelin Godsey '06
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 4:05 pm
South Florida Gay News columnist Dan Woog profiles two-time NCAA champion hammer…
2011 King Day events include debate, performance
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 1:42 pm
Here’s a detailed schedule of events for the 2011 Martin Luther King…
Press Herald columnist interviews Matt Dunlap '08 at Nordic ski championships
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 1:41 pm
Portland Press Herald columnist Steve Solloway checks in on this week’s U.S.…
January 2011 images of Bates
Monday, January 3, 2011 5:40 pm
Click on thumbnails, above, to view the slide show. Featured image of…
Influential figures in older, newer civil rights struggles offer MLK keynotes
Monday, January 3, 2011 4:44 pm
One of them described by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as "the greatest teacher of nonviolence in America," leaders representing two generations of social activism offer keynote addresses during the 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances at Bates College on Monday, Jan. 17.
American art shines in collaboration between Ogunquit, Bates museums
Monday, January 3, 2011 3:27 pm
Curated by William Low of the Bates College Museum of Art, the BCMA exhibition Selections From the Collection of the Ogunquit Museum of American Art explores the collections of an institution recognized for its holdings in modern and contemporary art, and its strengths in artists associated with Maine.