Stories from September 2014
Breakfast, expanded menu among attractions at new and improved Ronj
Monday, September 29, 2014 9:26 am
The Ronj Coffeehouse is back and open for business. This year, the student-run gathering spot is offering expanded hours, new menu selections and reinvented spaces for student activities.
Forums to look at immigration, economy; Wabanaki-state child welfare history
Friday, September 26, 2014 3:21 pm
Harward Center Civic Forums at Bates College in October explore the role of immigration in Maine's economy; and a historic effort to redress problems created by government policies toward Native American children.
Alumni panel to discuss work experiences in Latin America
Friday, September 26, 2014 10:10 am
Three recent Bates College alumni return to campus to discuss how their experiences in Latin America have influenced their working lives in a panel presentation Oct. 2.
Avant-garde poet CAConrad returns to Bates
Friday, September 26, 2014 9:44 am
The Language Arts Live series at Bates College presents CAConrad, known for an approach to writing called "(soma)tic poetics," Oct. 1 and 2.
In back-to-back concerts: Metropolis Ensemble, jazz by pianist Gerald Clayton
Friday, September 26, 2014 9:21 am
In back-to-back concerts on Oct. 2 and 3, Bates College presents dynamic contemporary music group the Metropolis Ensemble and jazz pianist Gerald Clayton, whom The New York Times likened to the great Oscar Peterson.
In Bates residency, Andrew Cyr ’96 and Metropolis offer concert, workshops
Friday, September 26, 2014 9:16 am
With its performers dispersed throughout the Olin Arts Center at Bates College, New York City's Metropolis Ensemble presents the innovative site-specific piece "Brownstone" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2.
Jazz pianist Gerald Clayton performs Oct. 3
Friday, September 26, 2014 8:56 am
Praised by the New York Times for a "huge, authoritative presence," pianist Gerald Clayton and his band perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall at Bates College.
Campus events, updated: Oct. 1–31, 2014
Thursday, September 25, 2014 1:09 pm
Updated since the Sept. 18 edition, this is a list of public events at Bates College Oct. 1–31, 2014.
Bates welcomes new faculty: Geneviève Robert, geology
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 8:48 am
Geneviève Robert, an assistant professor of geology who started at Bates in August, researches the rheology -- the factors that influence the flow -- of volcanic molten rock.
Acclaimed for writings about Yugoslav war, Josip Novakovich to read
Monday, September 22, 2014 4:46 pm
Josip Novakovich, an award-winning writer known for his depictions of the Yugoslav war of the 1990s, reads from his work on Sept. 25.