Stories about "Faculty and staff"
Johnson Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies delivers inaugural lecture
Thursday, April 5, 2007 12:12 pm
In celebration of his four-year appointment as the Christian A. Johnson Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Bates College, historian Michael Jones delivers his inaugural lecture, "Famine, Metahistory, and Interdisciplinarity."
Slide show features Mount David Summit 2007
Tuesday, April 3, 2007 12:41 pm
Hundreds of Bates people and members of the local community flooded Pettengill Hall as the College mounted its sixth annual Mount David Summit on March 30.
Bates students participate in alternative spring break
Monday, April 2, 2007 1:16 pm
Twenty-four Bates College students and two chaperones head to Biloxi, Miss., April 15-20 for an "Alternative Spring Break" as Hands on Gulf Coast volunteers in a hurricane-ravaged community.
Bates hosts international conference on Rwandan genocide
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 1:59 pm
Scholars and human-rights advocates will join survivors of the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda to discuss its origins and outcomes on Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31, at Bates College. Titled "Rwanda: From National Disintegration to National Reunification: The Legacy of the Genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda," the conference is open to all free of charge. Sponsors of the event include the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Bates, Maine Music Society gather 260 musicians for all-Brahms concert
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 11:07 am
In a landmark musical event, Bates College and the Maine Music Society will muster some 260 musicians for an evening of music by Johannes Brahms, including his exquisite "Requiem," at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 31, in the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 27 Bartlett St.
Professor of African-American studies shares spiritual journey
Thursday, March 8, 2007 3:05 pm
Sue Houchins, associate professor of African American, American cultural and women and gender studies at Bates College, will speak Thursday, March. 15, at 161 Wood St., as part of the series "Spiritual Sojourners."
College offices closed due to inclement weather
Friday, March 2, 2007 9:23 am
Due to inclement weather, Bates College offices are closed Friday, Mar. 2.
Matthews composition featured by Portland Chamber Music Festival
Thursday, March 1, 2007 4:05 pm
A work by William Matthews, Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music at Bates, is featured as musicians from the Portland Chamber Music Festival return to Bates for a concert Sunday, March 4, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.
College, Maine Music Society gather 260 musicians for all-Brahms concert
Friday, February 16, 2007 4:42 pm
In a landmark event for the Androscoggin Valley cultural community, Bates College and the Maine Music Society will muster an ensemble of some 260 musicians for a performance of music by Johannes Brahms, including his monumental "Requiem," Saturday, March 31, in the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 27 Bartlett St.
Experts in ancient Japanese music, pipa, virtuoso Wu Man to perform
Thursday, February 15, 2007 10:39 am
This year's edition of the Bates College world music series features Wu Man, the renowned virtuoso on the Chinese stringed "pipa," and members of the premiere ensemble performing ancient Japanese court music.