Stories from 2014
Neither naive nor cynical, Oscar winner Stacey Kabat ’85 reflects on her domestic-violence activism
Thursday, December 4, 2014 8:00 am
A national leader in the fight against domestic violence, Kabat won an Academy Award for the 1994 film "Defending Our Lives."
Fellowships enable Bates trio to sample academe, graduate-style
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 4:11 pm
Three Bates College students formed the largest contingent from a single institution to receive 2014 undergraduate fellowships from the Creating Connections Consortium.
Noontime demonstration brings Ferguson to Bates
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 4:07 pm
At noon on Dec. 2, more than 60 Bates students put their outrage about the outcome of the Michael Brown case in a place where it could not be overlooked: Commons at the height of lunch hour.
Praised for the distilled beauty of his prose, Paul Yoon to read at Bates
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 3:37 pm
Author of the acclaimed story collection "Once the Shore" and the award-winning novel "Snow Hunters," Paul Yoon reads at Bates College on Dec. 4.
Erik Jarnryd ā87, Pā17 and Mark Mandel ā89 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.