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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Service
Thursday, January 3, 2002 3:35 pm
The Rev. Joan Martin William Rankin Professor of Ethics, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Mass. Music by The Bates College Deansmen, Shape Notes Singers and Northfield Also featuring Bates dancers Devon Fitchett '02, Justin Stebbins '02 and Aisha Bell '03, and a troupe of student actors who will provide a dramatic interpretation of the text that Martin has chosen for the evening.
Martin Luther King Jr. Schedule
Thursday, January 3, 2002 3:32 pm
Bates College observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2002 by participating in a variety of activities scheduled from Sunday, Jan. 20, through Thursday, Jan. 24. The Bates faculty has suspended classes on Monday, Jan. 21, to enable the entire community (students, faculty, staff and guests) to join in the following:
Le Corbusier designs depicted at Bates College Museum of Art
Wednesday, December 26, 2001 4:16 pm
New York architect Elizabeth Donoff discusses her photographs of two structures designed by Le Corbusier, one of the 20th century's most influential architects, in a lecture Friday, Jan. 11, at the Bates College Museum of Art.
Renowned Guarneri quartet performs at Bates College
Tuesday, December 18, 2001 9:15 am
One of the best and best-known American chamber ensembles, the Guarneri String Quartet is coming to Bates College for a rare Maine appearance, performing in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall Sunday, Jan. 6.
Bates called exemplary in 'green campus' survey
Monday, December 17, 2001 3:36 pm
Its environmental policies and practices make Bates College a leader among American universities and colleges in a survey that the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) released in October.
Bates visiting professorship honors human rights leader
Monday, December 17, 2001 1:14 pm
Bates College has received a $1 million gift and pledge from the Orr Family Foundation, founded by trustee James F. Orr III, to support a distinguished visiting professorship in honor of human rights advocate Benjamin E. Mays, a 1920 Bates graduate who influenced a generation of civil rights leaders.
Visiting Professorship Honors Benjamin E. Mays '20
Monday, December 17, 2001 9:22 am
Bates College has received a $1 million gift and pledge from the Orr Family Foundation, founded by trustee James F. Orr III, to support a distinguished visiting professorship in honor of human rights advocate Benjamin E. Mays, a 1920 Bates graduate who influenced a generation of civil rights leaders.
Students receive awards for service-learning internships
Friday, December 14, 2001 9:34 am
Fourteen Bates College students have received Arthur Crafts Awards to assist them in developing and implementing service-learning projects.
Dockery '02 named Maine, NESCAC and ECAC Player of the Week
Monday, December 10, 2001 9:43 am
Senior guard Kate Dockery of New York, N.Y., has been selected as the Maine Women's Basketball Coaches' Association (MWBCA), New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's Basketball Player of the Week for Dec. 10.
Former national security adviser warns of future terrorist attacks
Friday, December 7, 2001 1:09 pm
"There are no ethical limits to the weapons that will be used against us," former national security adviser Leon Fuerth said during his presentation titled "Attacks on America" at a president’s breakfast seminar in Muskie Archives Dec. 7.