Stories from November 2014
Erik Jarnryd ’87, P’17 and Mark Mandel ’89 bring rich experience in business and finance to the Bates Board of Trustees
Monday, November 24, 2014 2:35 pm
Jarnryd is chairman and CEO of Harvey Building Products in Waltham, Mass. Mandel is the director of global industry research at Wellington Management.
Multimedia: Featuring detritus that delights us, the Trashion Show is a model of recycling
Friday, November 21, 2014 12:35 pm
The Trashion Show raises awareness about sustainability through a fashion show featuring outfits made from recycled materials.
Daily Dot quotes sociologist Michael Rocque on the link between gender and active-shooter events
Friday, November 21, 2014 11:47 am
Pursuing the gender angle alone is fraught, says Rocque.
Richard Goode, pre-eminent American pianist, to perform at Bates
Thursday, November 20, 2014 8:43 am
Richard Goode, acclaimed as "one of the titans of the piano repertoire," returns to Bates College for a performance on Dec. 5.
Herzig to speak on science, suffering and feminism
Thursday, November 20, 2014 8:31 am
Rebecca Herzig marks her appointment to an endowed professorship at Bates College with a lecture on Dec. 2.
‘Living history’ as Bates juniors join private audience with the Dalai Lama
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 5:05 pm
The four were among 20 American college students studying in Kathmandu on a study-abroad program that explores Tibetan and Himalayan cultures.
Campus events: Dec. 1–8, 2014
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 9:40 am
This is a list of public events at Bates College for the period Dec. 1-8, 2014.
An award-winning poet, Crystal Williams to read in Language Arts Live event
Monday, November 17, 2014 11:09 am
The author of four collections of poems, Crystal Williams reads from her work in a Language Arts Live event at Bates College on Nov. 19.
2014 Otis Lecture to highlight role of virtue in perceptions of climate change
Monday, November 17, 2014 11:00 am
Known for his scrutiny of the cultural dimensions of climate change, Mike Hulme brings the ancient philosophical concept of virtue to bear on the climate crisis in Bates College's annual Otis Lecture on Nov. 17.
Slideshow: This Month at Bates
Friday, November 14, 2014 1:59 am
Autumn colors (and leaves) are hanging on, so don't count out fall just yet.