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Video: Washington Post interviews Clayton Spencer about Purposeful Work innovations
Friday, January 18, 2019 10:44 am
Purposeful Work meets a major — though not always fulfilled — responsibility of a liberal arts college: helping students find jobs that feel meaningful.
Bates College photographers’ favorite images of 2018
Tuesday, January 1, 2019 12:12 am
Welcome to the fourth annual Bates Photographers’ Favorites: 20 photographs from 2018 that try to answer the question, "What makes a photograph your favorite?”
From the Archives: Chase Hall barbershop and 1939 Wedgwood
Thursday, December 20, 2018 12:54 pm
From Brylcreem to bow ties, here are a few items from the Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, elsewhere on campus — and beyond.
Bates names Noelle Chaddock as vice president for equity and inclusion
Thursday, December 20, 2018 11:00 am
"Noelle Chaddock brings a wealth of experience to this role, a clear and compelling vision of why the work is important, and a record of exceptional diligence and effectiveness in carrying it out," said President Clayton Spencer.
Bates in the News: Dec. 14, 2018
Thursday, December 13, 2018 3:10 pm
An alumna discovers her great-grandfather's art, an economics professor recreates Maine election results, and Ed Muskie's people recall his 1968 campaign.
Bates at Night: Waffle Night
Thursday, December 13, 2018 10:59 am
No one waffles when it comes to Waffle Night, a finals-week tradition held Monday in the Office of Intercultural Education.
The top 5 Bates social media posts of 2018 from Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Friday, December 7, 2018 10:07 am
In 2018, Bates social media followers showed a lot of love for big events and great news, not to mention blazing orange maple trees in their autumnal glory.
8 reasons why Edmund Muskie ’36 was an amazing political candidate in 1968
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 3:37 pm
Fifty years ago, Edmund Muskie '36 ran one of the “exemplary national campaigns of modern times.”
Bates Magazine: Fall 2018
Friday, November 16, 2018 1:16 pm
The print version of the fall 2018 issue of Bates Magazine is now arriving at Bobcat dens near and far. Here's a flip version.
Here are the 23 items in the library’s Lost & Found on Nov. 13, 2018
Thursday, November 15, 2018 2:48 pm
Items include a paint brush, course notes on Platonic notions of beauty, and a pair of headphones, reunited with their owner during our photo shoot.