Stories about "Society and culture"
Campus Construction Update: July 24, 2020
Thursday, July 23, 2020 12:04 pm
“Things are looking awesome” at Veterans Plaza, reports Shelby Burgau, who is managing the project for Bates.
‘We got you. We got each other:’ Words of encouragement to the Class of 2020, from a millennial professor
Thursday, July 2, 2020 10:01 am
Take it from millennials and a multitude of Black authors, writes English professor Therí A. Pickens: Class of 2020, you are not alone.
‘Wow!’ Bates Admission video series wins national communications award
Friday, June 26, 2020 12:20 pm
Produced in-house at Bates, the award-winning video series sheds light on the college search, application, and financial aid process with wit, warmth, and candor.
From the Archives: Bates nurses, Julia Child, and a German ace
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 1:52 pm
Historical items from the Muskie Archives and Special Collection Library and elsewhere.
From greenhouse to labs, Bates coaches put teamwork into practice
Friday, May 22, 2020 12:36 pm
In the weeks since sports seasons ended in March, Bates coaches have put into play the lessons in teamwork they teach student-athletes, taking on new roles as movers, lab and greenhouse attendants, and helpers in security.
Vanessa German, award-winning visual and performance artist, to offer Commencement greetings to the Class of 2020
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 1:38 pm
German will offer her greetings during the college’s 154th Commencement, which will be conducted remotely and livestreamed beginning at noon on May 31.
King Arthur’s Susan Reid ’79, Borealis’ Jim Amaral ’80 help new bakers go with the dough during COVID
Friday, May 15, 2020 8:02 am
Reid, a longtime staffer at King Arthur Flour, is inspiring (and calming) a wave of new home bakers.
Recalling when the Patriots drafted Tom Carr ’66
Thursday, May 7, 2020 3:42 pm
In 1966, the then-Boston Patriots selected Carr, a fullback, in the American Football League draft. "I developed a love of the game at Bates, and I think it was mainly because of Bob Hatch," Carr says.
‘Witness, testimony, and evidence’: Bates students photograph COVID-19
Thursday, May 7, 2020 10:15 am
In their transition to remote learning, Bates photography students found unprecedented opportunity to document the effects of COVID-19 in their home communities.
‘Food for the soul’: Dr. Anthony Fauci recalls his 1993 Bates Commencement visit
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:11 pm
A 1993 Bates honorary degree recipient, Fauci was then — as well as now — “intentionally addressing robust human challenges.”