The Class of 2013, by the numbers

The Bobcat looks forward to May 15, when Bates seeks 555 additional alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day. Photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College

Alumni make May 15 a “great day”

Post by: Victoria Stanton on Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Bates reaches 599 new alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day.

Matthew Auer, Indiana University honors dean, named Bates College vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty

Post by: Bates News on Monday, May 13, 2013

A leading scholar and globally engaged expert, Auer is also a dynamic and effective academic leader, said Bates President Clayton Spencer.

Bates expects to award bachelor's degree to approximately 450 students, representing 35 U.S. states and 28 countries, on May 26. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College.

2013 Commencement honorary degrees announced; address by Stonyfield Farm’s Gary Hirshberg

Post by: Bates News on Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The honorary degree candidates “show us how the values that define the Bates experience can shape, and take shape in, the world,” said President Spencer.

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Friday May 24, 2013 10:17 am	The Class of 2013, by the numbers For those who like statistics, here’s how this year’s graduates stack up.
Thursday May 23, 2013 3:00 pm	BatesNews: May 2013 In this issue, the best way to follow Commencement — if you’re not on campus.
Thursday May 23, 2013 2:46 pm	Faculty to perform Headlong Dance Theater piece in Portland Faculty from Bates and Colby colleges perform the Maine premiere of a piece by Philadelphia’s Headlong Dance Theater on May 28-29.
Thursday May 23, 2013 9:48 am	Sun Journal offers Q-and-A with Harward Center’s Darby Ray Ray is asked, “If you were a student, what project through the Harward Center makes you think, ‘I’d be all over that’”?
Wednesday May 22, 2013 3:32 pm	Scientific American quotes Adler ’00 research on negative emotions and well-being Under the headline “Negative Emotions are Key to Well-Being,” Scientific American writer Tori Rodriguez cites research by Jonathan Adler ’00…
Wednesday May 22, 2013 2:33 pm	Sunday Telegram profiles Metropolis Ensemble founder Andrew Cyr ’96 With Metropolis Ensemble, Andrew Cyr is meeting his goals of attracting nontraditional classical audiences and giving young classical music composers a chance.
Wednesday May 22, 2013 2:15 pm	Boston Spirit Magazine blog profiles On the Town actor John Ambrosino ’01 Ambrosino has a lead role in the production of On the Town at Boston’s Lyric Stage, May 10 to June 8.
Tuesday May 21, 2013 3:04 pm	Bates produces its largest-ever number of Fulbright grant recipients Known as a top producer of students receiving Fulbright U.S. Student Grants, Bates will graduate 10 such students — a record number for the college.
Monday May 20, 2013 9:40 pm	“MOOC” master discusses new teaching approach with Bates faculty Professor Al Filreis of the University of Pennsylvania spoke about his belief that massively open online courses (MOOCs) can bring the humanities to the masses — and his belief that the kinds of courses Bates offers cannot and should not be replaced.
Tuesday May 14, 2013 3:00 pm	Alumni make May 15 a “great day” Bates reaches 599 new alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day.

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For those who like statistics, here’s how this year’s graduates stack up.

BatesNews: May 2013

In this issue, the best way to follow Commencement — if you’re not on campus.

Faculty to perform Headlong Dance Theater piece in Portland

Faculty from Bates and Colby colleges perform the Maine premiere of a piece by Philadelphia’s Headlong Dance Theater on May 28-29.

Sun Journal offers Q-and-A with Harward Center’s Darby Ray

Ray is asked, “If you were a student, what project through the Harward Center makes you think, ‘I’d be all over that’”?

Scientific American quotes Adler ’00 research on negative emotions and well-being

Under the headline “Negative Emotions are Key to Well-Being,” Scientific American writer Tori Rodriguez cites research by Jonathan Adler ’00…

Sunday Telegram profiles Metropolis Ensemble founder Andrew Cyr ’96

With Metropolis Ensemble, Andrew Cyr is meeting his goals of attracting nontraditional classical audiences and giving young classical music composers a chance.

Boston Spirit Magazine blog profiles On the Town actor John Ambrosino ’01

Ambrosino has a lead role in the production of On the Town at Boston’s Lyric Stage, May 10 to June 8.

Bates produces its largest-ever number of Fulbright grant recipients

Known as a top producer of students receiving Fulbright U.S. Student Grants, Bates will graduate 10 such students — a record number for the college.

“MOOC” master discusses new teaching approach with Bates faculty

Professor Al Filreis of the University of Pennsylvania spoke about his belief that massively open online courses (MOOCs) can bring the humanities to the masses — and his belief that the kinds of courses Bates offers cannot and should not be replaced.

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May 14, 2013
3:00 pm

Alumni make May 15 a “great day”

Bates reaches 599 new alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day.