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Middle East expert to discuss volatile mix of religion and politics

Monday, March 6, 2006 12:00 am

Charles Kimball, professor of comparative religion at the Wake Forest University Divinity School, will give a presentation titled "Hope for the Perilous Journey Ahead: Engaging the Volatile Mix of Religion and Politics in Christianity, Judaism and Islam" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave., at Bates College. The public is invited to attend the 2006 Bertha May Bell Andrews Lecture, sponsored by the chaplain's office, free of charge. For more information, call the chaplain's office at 207-786-8272.

2006 Martin Luther King Day Workshops

Friday, December 23, 2005 2:28 pm

The following workshops will be held in Pettengill Hall, Monday, Jan. 16:

Fulbright scholar examines Muslim world during Bates residency

Wednesday, October 5, 2005 3:52 pm

Ijaz Shafi Gilani, an expert on Pakistani public opinion and international relations, visits Bates College from Oct. 3 through Nov. 11. A Fulbright visiting specialist with the "Direct Access to the Muslim World" program, Gilani is professor and dean of the faculty of social sciences at International Islamic University in Islamabad, Pakistan. He also heads Gallup Pakistan, an opinion and marketing research firm.

20-year Bates College study of optional SATs finds no differences

Saturday, October 1, 2005 10:34 am

In a milestone 20-year study of its well-known policy for optional SATs for admission, Bates College has found no differences in academic performance or graduation rates between submitters and non-submitters.

Students discuss Katrina's effects on New Orleans and the nation

Tuesday, September 27, 2005 11:34 am

Bates College students enrolled in the course "Afroambiente" ("Black Environment"), taught by Associate Professor of Spanish Baltasar Fra-Molinero, will give a multimedia presentation on the effects of Hurricane Katrina on both New Orleans and the United States at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 29, in Room 204 of Carnegie Science Hall, Campus Avenue. The public is invited to attend free of charge.

Commentators Horowitz, Franken slated for separate appearances

Monday, September 26, 2005 4:22 pm

David Horowitz and Al Franken, authors and political commentators who represent distinctly opposed social and political viewpoints, are scheduled to speak within days of each other at Bates College.

Student elected to statewide Republican leadership

Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:34 am

Nathaniel Walton '08, president of the Bates College Republicans, was elected state chairman of the Maine College Republicans on July 16.

Bates announces speakers, honorary degree recipients for commencement

Thursday, May 26, 2005 11:44 am

Five honorary degree recipients will speak at the 139th commencement at Bates on May 30. They are composer Thomas Jefferson "T.J." Anderson, theoretical biologist Lynn Margulis, entrepreneur and engineer Paul Soros and his wife, Daisy M. Soros, and NBC Nightly News anchor and managing editor Brian Williams.

Ethics of Schiavo case at issue in panel discussion

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 2:55 pm

A panel of experts in the fields of law, philosophy and bioethics will discuss the implications of the Terri Schiavo case at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 17, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives at Bates College, 70 Campus Ave.

Journalist Juan Williams to discuss legacy of Brown vs. Board

Monday, May 9, 2005 4:05 pm

Juan Williams, senior correspondent for National Public Radio's Morning Edition and author of an acclaimed biography of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, will give a lecture titled "The Legacy of Brown vs. the Board of Education" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, in the Bates College Chapel. The public is invited free of charge.

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