Stories about "People and groups"
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.
Q&A: Christine McDowell unpacks her shoes
Thursday, October 10, 2019 2:00 pm
In her written greeting to visitors entering an exhibition in Lewiston, Bates theater professor Christine McDowell bares her sole.
Q&A: We can learn a lot by reading ‘mad Black’ texts, says Therí Pickens
Thursday, October 10, 2019 10:06 am
In a new book, Pickens, an associate professor of English, explains how ideas about race and disability show up in literature and film, from Octavia Butler to "Downton Abbey."
Q&A: In Boston State House play, Cliff Odle explores slavery, freedom, and allyship
Friday, October 4, 2019 10:01 am
The language of civil rights and the “disappointing white moderate” go way back, says the Bates lecturer in theater.
‘We have to take action’: Bates students, faculty join in Global Climate Strike
Friday, September 27, 2019 11:07 am
The words are right there in the Bates mission statement: a call to "informed civic action." And it played out in Portland last week as Bates students took center stage at the Global Climate Strike.
Bates in the News: Sept. 20, 2019
Friday, September 20, 2019 9:44 am
An alum helps Colin Kapernick guest-edit a magazine, and Olive Kitteridge returns to Elizabeth Strout ’77.
Investing in student success: Meet Bates faculty new to the tenure track in 2019
Thursday, September 19, 2019 10:40 am
Five professors newly appointed to the tenure track have found that their values, interests, and goals are reflected in the Bates community.
Slideshow: Osprey vs. goldfish at Lake Andrews
Thursday, September 12, 2019 10:00 am
Watch what happens when an osprey goes for the gold at Lake Andrews.
My Last Year: Scenes from Jane Costlow’s final year of teaching
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 4:46 pm
This new series will follow Jane Costlow — esteemed Bates teacher, scholar, and colleague — month by month during her 34th and final academic year.