Stories from October 2012
Psychology department receives national award for dedication to service
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 4:29 pm
Bates is one of two higher-education institutions nationwide to be honored by the American Psychological Association for a distinctive culture of service to the field of psychology.
Slide show: Inauguration of Clayton Spencer
Monday, October 29, 2012 6:00 pm
The traditions, people and exuberance of a Bates presidential inauguration, all on a gorgeous mid-fall afternoon.
Bates prepares for Hurricane Sandy
Monday, October 29, 2012 5:33 pm
The college is preparing for high winds and heavy rain overnight, but does not currently plan any general closure or class cancellations.
‘Questions Worth Asking’ — President Clayton Spencer’s inaugural address
Monday, October 29, 2012 5:00 pm
President Spencer tells an inauguration story familiar in its broad outlines but revealing in its particulars.
Slide show: Service for naming the Peter J. Gomes Chapel
Monday, October 29, 2012 4:00 pm
Photographs reflecting the poignancy and celebration, musical offerings and spoken word, of…
Friedlaender ’96 returns to present humpback whale research
Monday, October 29, 2012 2:42 pm
A marine science researcher will reveal how technology can be used to study the feeding behavior of humpback whales, in a lecture on Nov. 6.
CANCELED: ‘ F To eMbody: A Reconstruction of Gender’
Monday, October 29, 2012 9:50 am
Originally scheduled for 8:30 p.m. in Schaeffer Theatre, the performance F To eMbody: A Reconstruction of Gender by Rocco Katastrophe and Athens Boys Choir has been postponed indefinitely.
Video: Inauguration of Clayton Spencer
Friday, October 26, 2012 8:00 pm
Watch the complete video of the inauguration of A. Clayton Spencer.
‘The embodiment of Bates values,’ Spencer is installed as president
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:00 pm
Bates formally installed Ava Clayton Spencer, described by her former boss as the "embodiment of Bates values," as its eighth president before a gathering of 2,500 on Friday afternoon.
Inauguration panels explore chicken-and-egg cycle of ideas in the world
Friday, October 26, 2012 12:00 pm
There's competition, said Michael Bonney, CEO of a company engaged in the high-pressure field of pharmaceuticals. And then there's competition.