Stories about "News and politics"
Bates debates Yale, hosts national parliamentary debate tournament
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 12:42 pm
The Brooks Quimby Debate Council hosts an American Parliamentary Debate Association Tournament at Bates College. As tournament host, the Bates team won't debate in this competition.To keep the squad limber, however, Bates team members will debate the Yale University team.
Of clams and climate: what bivalves can tell us about Arctic environmental histories
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 12:10 pm
The annual academic publication Polar Research in Tromsø included an article focusing on Arctic research conducted by Bates biology professor Will Ambrose and his students, including Greg Henkes '08.
Career centers see more students and fewer recruiters in tight job market
Friday, February 13, 2009 1:05 pm
The recession is forcing job-seeking seniors — and the colleges that are trying to help them — to refine their strategies, according to a Chronicle of Higher Education story.
President Hansen's update: Economic Climate at Bates
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 9:48 am
Following the January meeting of the Bates Board of Trustees and the February 2 meeting of the Bates Faculty, I write to share some of our most recent thinking about how best to steer the College through these uncharted economic waters. I want to reaffirm the principles and priorities articulated in my December letter, stressing again our confidence in the creativity of Bates people, the unflagging value of our mission, and the consistent strategies we will use to address both the challenges and the opportunities that lie ahead.
Speech of a lifetime
Sunday, January 25, 2009 12:49 pm
Tom Whalen '86 was part of a CNN panel that discussed President Obama's inauguration speech. Whalen, author of A Higher Purpose: Profiles in Presidential Courage, said the speech "overall [was] not a speech for the ages, but a speech for our times and the concerns people have. In many ways, it reminds me of a coach giving a halftime locker room speech to his team that's behind in the game. What Obama saying is that we have to make improvements or adjustment in order to prevail."
The inauguration: ‘Obama is the first president I ever voted for’
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 12:28 pm
Hundreds at Bates gather to watch Obama inauguration.
Prominent bailout critic to speak at Bates
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 12:00 pm
Jeffrey Miron, senior lecturer and director of undergraduate studies in Harvard University's economics department, presents a lecture titled "Bankruptcy or Bailout: A Libertarian Perspective on the Financial Crisis".
Bates exhibition chronicles Somalis' journey to U.S.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 12:00 pm
The Somali Diaspora: A Journey Away, a touring exhibition of photographs chronicling the migration of Somali refugees to Maine and other U.S. locations, opens at Bates College.
Harward Center panel discusses feminism and women's rights
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 12:00 pm
Debra Schultz, an historian and human rights consultant; Jael Silliman, a women’s rights program officer for the Ford Foundation; and Shalom Odokara, executive director of Women in Need Industries, offer a presentation titled "Women’s Rights and Women’s Activism: An International Perspective".
Bates study: Accept Somali work experience for GED, language skills
Monday, January 19, 2009 10:02 am
The largest barrier to employment for many new Somali residents of Lewiston and Auburn is a lack of English language skills, according to a new report by a Bates College research group. Somali respondents also voiced frustration that a General Educational Development (GED) certificate is often required as a minimum qualification for most entry-level jobs, regardless of prior job experience. The GED certifies that an individual has American high school-level academic skills.