Lecture to explore social mobility, housing, immigrant networks

The Bobcat looks forward to May 15, when Bates seeks 555 additional alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day. Photo by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College

Alumni make May 15 a “great day”

Post by: Victoria Stanton on Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Bates reaches 599 new alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day.

Matthew Auer, Indiana University honors dean, named Bates College vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty

Post by: Bates News on Monday, May 13, 2013

A leading scholar and globally engaged expert, Auer is also a dynamic and effective academic leader, said Bates President Clayton Spencer.

Bates expects to award bachelor's degree to approximately 450 students, representing 35 U.S. states and 28 countries, on May 26. Photograph by Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College.

2013 Commencement honorary degrees announced; address by Stonyfield Farm’s Gary Hirshberg

Post by: Bates News on Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The honorary degree candidates “show us how the values that define the Bates experience can shape, and take shape in, the world,” said President Spencer.

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Tuesday May 7, 2013 12:59 pm	Lecture to explore social mobility, housing, immigrant networks Silvia Dominguez, a scholar who researches the welfare of women, children and minority populations, offers the talk “Getting Ahead: Social Mobility, Public Housing and Immigrant Networks” on May 9.
Friday April 26, 2013 11:01 am	Maine Campus Compact honors two for civic involvement Maine Campus Compact will honor two members of the Bates community for their commitment to public involvement.
Tuesday April 9, 2013 5:21 pm	Coverage of Maine gun control legislation quotes emeritus professor Hodgkin Douglas Hodgkin offers insight into how voters treat lawmakers who vote against their gun views.
Wednesday April 3, 2013 8:16 am	Runner, Ugandan villagers create race to dreams Devin Tatro got a study-abroad experience that let her combine her academic and extracurricular interests — and encourage children to pursue their goals.
Tuesday April 2, 2013 4:39 pm	China: State of the culture, culture of the state Three senior thesis projects presented during the Mount David Summit illustrated intriguing examples of the state role in Chinese culture.
Friday March 22, 2013 11:30 am	Biographer of the Rev. Benjamin Mays ’20 to speak at Bates Bates presents award-winning Benjamin Mays biographer Randal Maurice Jelks on March 25.
Thursday March 14, 2013 2:37 pm	Multimedia: Cultural collisions drive Kroepsch honoree For anthropologist Loring Danforth, helping students navigate their own cultural collisions is “important and interesting.”
Thursday February 28, 2013 3:06 pm	University of British Columbia sociologist to discuss outlook for ‘gayborhoods’ A sociologist from the University of British Columbia discusses the future of longstanding ‘gayborhoods’ in a March 11 talk.
Tuesday February 5, 2013 4:19 pm	CANCELED: Feb. 11 talk by author of ‘Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome’ Please watch bates.edu/events for information about a new date for DeGruy.
Friday January 25, 2013 1:30 pm	Saudi Gazette publishes Saudi-focused essay by Andersen ’12, Tatro ’14 The Saudi Gazette publishes “Bridging the Gap,” a student-written account of the 2012 Short Term to Saudi Arabia.

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May 7, 2013
12:59 pm

Silvia Dominguez, a scholar who researches the welfare of women, children and minority populations, offers the talk “Getting Ahead: Social Mobility, Public Housing and Immigrant Networks” on May 9.