Alumni make May 15 a “great day”
Bates reaches 599 new alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day.
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FridayMay 1, 2009 |
Lumina's leader sets lofty goals for fund's role in policy debatesA major profile in the The Chronicle of Higher Education portrays Jamie Merisotis ’86, president of the Lumina Foundation for Education, as a U.S. higher education policy leader whose “big goal” has caught the attention of the Obama White House. |
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SundayApril 26, 2009 |
On same-sex marriage, look to IowaWriting in the Lewiston Sun Journal, Associate Professor of Psychology Michael Sargent joins the discussion of a proposed same-sex marriage… |
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FridayApril 10, 2009 |
Merimanders, Bates chaplain open legislative session April 14The Merimanders, Bates all-female a cappella group, will perform in Augusta under the Capitol dome, third and fourth floor, from… |
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ThursdayApril 9, 2009 |
Health care should be federalizedA letter in the Portland Press Herald by Dr. John Radebaugh ’48 of Falmouth, Maine, supports a federal single-payer health reform bill introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. The proposed legislation will “cover all of the 46 million Americans who lack coverage by eliminating deductibles and restoring free choice of physician.” |
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MondayApril 6, 2009 |
Military doctor discusses ethics and careersDoctor and retired U.S. Army Col. Dave Lounsbury ’72 shares his experience in Afghanistan and Iraq. |
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TuesdayMarch 10, 2009 |
Discussed the Icelandic recessionThe Icelandic newspaper Fréttablaðið took note of dance band FM Belfast’s tour of the U.S., including a stop at Bates College that was sponsored by WRBC-FM. Besides offering a concert, the Icelandic band participated in a discussion about the recession in their homeland. |
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SundayMarch 1, 2009 |
Turning Points: Simple QuestionsThe latest campus comings and goings |
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SundayMarch 1, 2009 |
Ask Me Another: Politics professor James Richter keeps an eye on Russian societyFor about a decade after the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union, hundreds of millions of Western dollars poured into Russia to promote civil society. The money, however, didn’t do the trick, and some of the reasons why are explained in a recent article by Professor of Politics James Richter titled “Integration from Below: The Disappointing Effort to Promote Civil Society in Russia,” published in Russia and Globalization: Identity, Security, and Society in an Era of Change (2008), edited by Douglas Blum. |
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SundayMarch 1, 2009 |
No News is Bad NewsThe volume of news from Washington, D.C., is growing, but fewer newspaper journalists are around to explain it. At stake, perhaps, is the democratic process. |
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SundayMarch 1, 2009 |
Coping against the oddsTaking Direction. |
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