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Wednesday

March 6, 2013
12:10 pm

Pangallo ’03 directs 17th-century comedy ‘Swaggering Damsel’

“The Swaggering Damsel,” a 17th-century comedy, appears in Bates College performances on Thursday through Sunday, March 21-24.

Pangallo ’03 directs 17th-century comedy ‘Swaggering Damsel’

Thursday

January 31, 2013
3:55 pm

Poriss ’91 returns to answer the musical question: What is a diva?

Hilary Poriss ’91 explores the surprising variety of tasks expected of 19th-century opera singers in a lecture on Feb. 6.

Poriss ’91 returns to answer the musical question: What is a diva?

Tuesday

October 23, 2012
9:00 am

A Bates landmark: The inauguration of A. Clayton Spencer as eighth president

Bates will formally welcome its new president, A. Clayton Spencer, this week with events culminating in her inauguration on Friday afternoon, Oct. 26.

Wednesday

October 17, 2012
10:33 am

Marcus ’82 pens Globe Magazine story of ‘Uncle Arthur,’ famed gambling racketeer

From the 1950s to the 1970s Arthur Marcus was one of the best at his job.

Marcus ’82 pens Globe Magazine story of ‘Uncle Arthur,’ famed gambling racketeer

Wednesday

October 10, 2012
8:29 am

Bates has a voice in landmark case on race-conscious college admissions

As the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case challenging use of race as one factor in college admissions decisions, it…

Bates has a voice in landmark case on race-conscious college admissions

Tuesday

October 2, 2012
10:07 am

Former Maine labor commissioner to discuss Frances Perkins, first female Cabinet member

Laura Fortman, Maine’s former commissioner of labor, gives the lecture “Frances Perkins: New Deal Legacy and Lessons for Today” on Oct. 10.

Former Maine labor commissioner to discuss Frances Perkins, first female Cabinet member

Wednesday

September 5, 2012
3:45 pm

Convocation 2012 reveals common ground in art of compromise

What’s political compromise got to do with a Bates education? As Convocation 2012 reveals, plenty.

Convocation 2012 reveals common ground in art of compromise

Thursday

July 26, 2012
11:00 am

Boone ’52, former Montford Point Marine, joins Congressional Gold Medalists

Nate Boone is one of 20,000 Marines who went through segregated basic training in the ’40s.

Boone ’52, former Montford Point Marine, joins Congressional Gold Medalists

Wednesday

March 14, 2012
3:30 pm

Plastas book explores prejudice, progress in women’s activism between world wars

Plastas book explores prejudice, progress in women’s activism between world wars

Plastas book explores prejudice, progress in women’s activism between world wars