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Hiss takes part in SAT debate on ‘NewsHour’
Thursday, March 1, 2001 3:13 pm
Bates vice president Bill Hiss '66 was among the participants in a "Great SAT Debate" on the March 29 edition of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.
Presidential Medal of Freedom for Benjamin Mays '20?
Thursday, March 1, 2001 3:06 pm
Georgia senators Max Cleland and Zell Miller recently announced plans to introduce a U.S. Senate resolution urging President Bush to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the late Benjamin Mays '20.
Christian Science Monitor interviews Hiss ’66 about merits of optional SAT
Thursday, March 1, 2001 2:57 pm
In a Christian Science Monitor interview, Bates Vice President Bill Hiss explains the good results Bates has experienced since making the SAT optional.
TV adaptation of alumni's novel 'Amy & Isabelle'
Thursday, March 1, 2001 2:49 pm
Author Elizabeth Strout '77 will see her best-selling prose transformed for the small screen March 4 with the ABC telecast of Oprah Winfrey Presents: Amy & Isabelle, an adaptation of Strout's acclaimed debut novel.
Hughes Medical Institute awards $1.3 million grant for science education
Thursday, March 1, 2001 2:35 pm
Bates College has received a $1.3 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nation's largest private supporter of science education from elementary school through postdoctoral studies.
Artist offers message of healing and hope at Bates
Wednesday, February 28, 2001 2:25 pm
Justine Nauman-Greif, a Kennebunk-based social worker, quiltmaker and cabinetmaker, will discuss Witnessing the Power of Art to Lead the Spirit: The Domestic Violence Quilt/Screen Project Thursday, March 8, in Skelton Lounge, Chase Hall, 56 Campus Ave.
Social psychologist to discuss prejudice
Wednesday, February 28, 2001 2:18 pm
Patricia Devine, a social psychologist from the University of Wisconsin, will discuss The Emotional and Physiological Components of Prejudice Thursday, March 8, in Room G52 of Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road.
Wellesley scholar to discuss race and privilege
Monday, February 26, 2001 2:11 pm
Peggy McIntosh, associate director of the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, will discuss White People Learning About People of Color: Learning About Themselves Tuesday, March 6, at Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St.
Faculty members receive Phillips Fellowships
Wednesday, February 21, 2001 2:03 pm
Margaret Maurer-Fazio, assistant professor of economics, and Francisca Lopez, associate professor of Spanish, have been awarded Phillips Faculty Fellowships, announced Donald W. Harward, president of Bates College.
Students accepted to 'Next Generation' exhibit
Friday, February 16, 2001 1:55 pm
Six studio art majors from Bates College have had work accepted to a juried exhibit titled The Next Generation, which opens Thursday, Feb. 22, and runs through Saturday, March 24, at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockport. An opening reception will be held Saturday, Feb. 24, at the museum.