Stories about "News and politics"
Similar but different, Congressmen Ben Cline ’94 and Jared Golden ’11 return for Reunion
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 4:36 pm
For all that’s similar about the two Bobcats in Congress, a key difference — Golden being a Democrat, Cline a Republican — made their Reunion appearance a must-see event.
Former U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte ’74 invites, and gets, ‘tough questions’ during campus talk
Friday, May 10, 2019 11:24 am
Goodlatte, a longtime congressional Republican, talked about life in politics and fielded pointed questions from the other end of the political spectrum.
From behind the Iron Curtain, the German Green Belt is a unique nature preserve
Thursday, April 25, 2019 9:07 am
Germany's Green Belt project celebrates resurgent nature along the former East-West border — but also leaves some people behind, says Bates’ Sonja Pieck.
Exacting, empathetic, authentic: Kelley-Romano receives Kroepsch teaching award
Thursday, April 11, 2019 2:17 pm
She's known off campus for research on campaign rhetoric and alien abduction stories, but her students love her for keeping things real.
Students bring new analytical, visual skills to busting fake news
Thursday, March 28, 2019 12:50 pm
The bull is in their court as students in a new digital studies course learn to discern real facts from fake.
Joyce White Vance ’82: Whatever Mueller report says, rule of law stands strong
Friday, March 22, 2019 10:30 am
As the mythical Mueller report looms, MSNBC's go-to special counsel explainer brings Bates up to speed.
Bates in the News: Feb. 15, 2019
Friday, February 15, 2019 9:42 am
The media turns to former U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance ’82 to explain the Mueller investigation, and an alumna tells her classmate's story to emphasize the need for inclusive design.
Bates in the News: Jan. 18, 2019
Thursday, January 17, 2019 4:22 pm
Bates alumni join and leave Congress, an alumna helms a university, and we learn how Brooks Quimby mentored Ed Muskie '36.
Video: MLK Day at Bates is a chance to ‘get vulnerable’
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 6:55 pm
Racism and other social inequalities are ever-present but not ever-discussed. Members of the Bates MLK Day planning committee invite us to open the conversation.
Grassroots activism: 6 insights from MLK Day speaker Barbara Ransby
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 2:35 pm
Michael Sargent, an associate professor of psychology and a podcaster, interviews Ransby ahead of her Jan. 21 keynote address.