Stories about "Civic engagement"
11 words: Students describe indigenous archaeology in an Alaskan village
Friday, October 11, 2019 12:25 pm
At the site of an abandoned Alaskan village, an alumnus hears 11 words illuminating experiences of students and their professor conducting indigenous archaeology.
My Last Year: Jane Costlow, a professor-activist ‘in solidarity with others who really care’
Friday, October 11, 2019 11:00 am
A teachable moment during the Global Climate Strike prompts a veteran Bates professor to examine her history of activism.
For Bates football, 6-year-old Brayden Austin is their captain courageous
Monday, September 30, 2019 3:53 pm
Six-year-old Brayden Austin, who bravely overcame a grave medical condition four years ago, is this year's honorary captain for the Bates football team.
Q&A: It’s time for a new paradigm in our view of how to live, says Ethan Miller
Thursday, September 26, 2019 3:45 pm
In a 2019 book, Bates lecturer Miller calls for a fundamentally new approach to the conversation about living sustainably.
Convocation speaker Dolores Huerta to the Class of ’23: ‘We have the power’
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 4:04 pm
Not every Bates academic year begins with a legend of the American labor movement leading a chant of “Yes we can!”
Slideshow: This Summer at Bates
Monday, August 12, 2019 3:26 pm
Have a taste of summer at Bates: campus scenes plus off-campus portraits of students engaged in summer work all over.
Q&A: Laura Sewall on 11 years as Bates–Morse Mountain director
Friday, July 19, 2019 10:30 am
Sewall shares takeaways from the conservation area, including the role of "blue carbon," the toll of climate change, and the value in letting nature take its course.
Video: Joyce Vance ’82 vs. Rep. Ben Cline ’94 in House testimony
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 11:36 am
It's hardly unique for a Congressman to challenge an expert during a committee hearing. But it might be unique when they're both Bates alumni.
Slideshow: Students mobilize ‘sophisticated skills’ to support local partners during Short Term
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 11:51 am
The Harward Center for Community Partnerships' STA/RT students spend Short Term tackling specific projects with local partners.
Video: Dylan Metsch-Ampel ’19 and ‘places we don’t necessarily think of as the environment’
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 4:19 pm
Writing a thesis on a downtown Lewiston neighborhood left Metsch-Ampel feeling that he’d had "a tangible effect on the community that I've been living in for four years."