Stories about "Society and culture"
Part feminist pep talk, part history lesson: five alumnae Bobcats deliver sports and life insights
Friday, March 18, 2022 11:03 am
A discussion among five alumnae who've made significant contributions to the women in sports was part history lesson and part feminist pep talk, with lots of practical lessons along the way.
Bates College announces plan to become climate positive by 2030
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 10:04 am
Meeting the goals of the Bates Sustainability Roadmap will "touch and enrich our lives here on campus," said President Clayton Spencer, while also furthering the college's stated mission of "to prepare leaders with a commitment to responsible stewardship of the wider world."
Why Costco gas pump hoses are so long and other retail insights from Joel Bines ’92, author of ‘The Metail Economy’
Friday, March 11, 2022 8:35 am
“Consumers have always had agency. The difference now is that they also have power," says Joel Bines '92, author of The Metail Economy.
NESCAC Snow Poll: 24 inches is a Jumbo-sized blizzard
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 1:13 pm
What NESCAC campus got the most snow on Jan. 29? Where does "blizzard" come from? Answers to those questions, and more.
Sitting with Desmond Tutu on Bates Commencement day
Thursday, January 27, 2022 11:54 am
Trish Morse '60 recalls Commencement 2000, sitting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the Coram Terrace, watching the academic procession arrive, and talking — a conversation she recalls often, particularly after learning of his death in December.
Voices from MLK Day: ‘We are finished sitting quietly, insisting on the possibility of change’
Friday, January 21, 2022 11:44 am
Five speakers on MLK Day at Bates, Maine-based thinkers, practitioners, and activists, offered personal narratives and insights that vividly captured the day's theme, "What I Mean When I Say: Decolonization and Liberation."
19 items in the Bates library’s lost and found on Dec. 6, 2021
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 2:34 pm
It’s finals week, and we think students are foregoing routine tasks like…
How’s Bates doing in sustainability? The answer is Gold
Friday, November 19, 2021 9:13 am
One of 10 "Top Performer"s in the country, Bates earned a Gold rating for excellence in sustainability performance from an international benchmarking organization.
Veterans Day: poetry, taps, and a poignant ritual at Veterans Plaza
Thursday, November 18, 2021 5:23 pm
A poignant observance at Veterans Plaza offered a simple ritual that "people can interact with throughout Veterans Day," says the Rev. Brittany Longsdorf.
Bates gains national recognition for student voting turnout
Thursday, November 18, 2021 4:18 pm
With 85 percent of eligible students heading to the polls in 2020, Bates was recognized for having one of the highest voting rates in the nation.