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Panelists discuss 'Poverty and the Two Maines' in Harward Center forum

Monday, November 26, 2007 1:19 pm

The Harward Center for Community Partnerships at Bates College kicks off its "Civic Forum on Reimagining Maine in the 21st Century" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave., with a panel titled "Poverty and the Two Maines."

Students to conduct mock Senate hearing on Middle East

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 1:23 pm

Students of a Bates politics class promise an intense 90 minutes as they conduct "Hearings on U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East," a mock Senate hearing Friday, March 30, in Room G52, Pettengill Hall, during the Mount David Summit.

Phyllis Schlafly to lecture on family ideals

Monday, March 26, 2007 1:52 pm

Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly gives a talk titled Feminism vs. Conservatism: The Great Debate at Bates College Wednesday, March 28, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.

Andrews lecturer to discuss the 'prison industrial complex'

Thursday, March 22, 2007 2:22 pm

Ruth Wilson Gilmore, writer, professor of geography and director of the Program in American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California, will give a presentation titled "The Prison Industrial Complex After 25 Years" Thursday, March 22, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.

Expert on democracy to discuss plight, promise of the Middle East

Monday, March 19, 2007 2:48 pm

Les Campbell, a leading expert on the development of democracy, visits Bates College to speak about the necessity and difficulty of building democracies in the Middle East Wednesday, March 21, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave.

Jones to address topic Betrayal: Sold Out by the Civil Rights Movement

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3:01 pm

Libertarian, entertainer and entrepreneur, Reginald Jones discusses the topic Betrayal: Sold Out by the Civil Rights Movement Wednesday, March 14, in Room 204, Carnegie Science Hall, 44 Campus Ave.

Trade-agreement analysis wins book award for college sociologist

Friday, February 16, 2007 4:34 pm

The Social Construction of Free Trade: The European Union, NAFTA, and Mercosur, an analysis written by Bates College sociologist Francesco Duina, has been named an "Outstanding Academic Title" by the editors of Choice magazine, published by the Association of College & Research Libraries. Friday, March 23, Duina is scheduled to present the book in a store appearance at Books Etc., 38 Exchange St., Portland.

Speaker discusses peace in the Middle East

Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:39 am

Neil Lazarus, an international lecturer on the Middle East, Israeli advocacy and effective communication training, offers a seminar titled "Is Peace Possible in the Middle East?" Wednesday, Feb. 14, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.

College hosts North American Debating Championships Jan. 26-28

Thursday, January 25, 2007 2:20 pm

The Brooks Quimby Debate Council will host the 2007 North American Debating Championships at Bates College, Jan. 26-28. Known as "NorAms," the competition is the top debating championship in North America, held on an alternating basis between the United States and Canada since 1991.

Bates debaters ranked 15th internationally

Wednesday, December 13, 2006 10:28 am

The Bates College debate team ranks 15th internationally, according to an unofficial tally of more than 400 teams competing in the World Universities Debating Championships.

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