Stories from January 2013
Multifaith Chaplain Bill Blaine-Wallace to retire in June
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 8:40 am
Blaine-Wallace plans to “re-author his vocational life” by establishing a counseling practice in Farmington, Maine.
King would be ‘appalled’ at today’s rhetoric around poverty, Butler says in keynote
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 5:00 pm
Getting 46 million Americans out of poverty will require wholesale changes in how we talk about, think about and take action around poverty, said keynote speaker Anthea Butler.
From James Reese on MLK Day, a high school story with a surprise ending
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 1:02 pm
As part of his welcoming remarks at the 2013 Martin Luther King…
Arts Crawl / Asia Night: Students’ creative energy burns bright
Friday, January 18, 2013 4:27 pm
A kaleidoscope of student creativity in the visual, literary and performing arts, Bates' third annual Arts Crawl takes place Friday, Jan. 25.
Asia Night breaks down barriers with a barrage of fun
Friday, January 18, 2013 3:59 pm
Asia Night at Bates promises to be “diverse and exciting with funky…
Dauge-Roth’s course on teaching genocide highlighted in International Educator
Friday, January 18, 2013 1:45 pm
Teaching genocide is about finding ways to "create connections and dialogues" says Alex Dauge-Roth.
New York Times lauds Cooper-Hewitt’s Object of the Day blog, brainchild of Baumann ’87
Friday, January 18, 2013 10:16 am
The blog, featuring objects from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum collection, is the brainchild of Caroline Baumann.
Mellon Foundation awards Bates $1 million to support innovations in learning and teaching
Thursday, January 17, 2013 3:49 pm
The new grant will support a four-year project focusing on the humanities at Bates.
Sun Journal profiles bio professor Williams and her zeal for zebrafish
Thursday, January 17, 2013 1:07 pm
Examining zebrafish can tell us something about us, says Assistant Professor of Biology Larissa Williams.
Langdon talks New Year’s resolutions with Maine Public Broadcasting
Thursday, January 17, 2013 12:00 pm
When it comes to weight loss, Langdon is more concerned with the “why?” and “how?”