Stories about "People and groups"
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.
Lining up for Convocation, five Bates professors share what they’re excited to teach
Thursday, September 5, 2019 3:34 pm
A redesigned chemistry course, a class for costume designers, and the "exciting and frightening" relevance of constitutional law.
Slideshow: Hour by hour with the Class of 2023 on Opening Day
Thursday, August 29, 2019 3:13 pm
Opening Day sets the tone for these new Bobcats. In the words of longtime dean James Reese, it's a day when the message is, "Everyone’s in!”
Bates announces four faculty promotions, including tenure, for 2019–20
Thursday, August 22, 2019 10:56 am
The four newly promoted faculty members are Travis Gould, physics; Michael Rocque, sociology; Krista Aronson, psychology; and Anita Charles, education.
A price subsidy for organic fruits: Good economics, or not?
Friday, August 16, 2019 10:24 am
Bates economist Nathan Tefft and his colleagues wondered: Would a price subsidy on organic fruits benefit wealthy households at the expense of poorer ones?
Caitlin Cleaver named director of Bates–Morse Mountain Conservation Area and Shortridge Coastal Center
Friday, August 16, 2019 8:28 am
With extensive experience at the intersection of research, education, and conservation, Cleaver is "the right leader at the right time” for Bates–Morse Mountain and Shortridge, said Dean of the Faculty Malcolm Hill.
At Clean Sweep, students’ stuff makes great yard sale finds
Friday, June 28, 2019 1:06 pm
The hundreds of people who entered Underhill saw a cornucopia of college life, from a wall of bedding to a pile of yoga mats to electric kettles and an Egyptian drum.
Video: Franky Urueta, famous for fist bumps and kind words, delivers 2019 Baccalaureate Address
Friday, May 31, 2019 9:11 am
Elected to speak by the Class of 2019, Urueta is a well-known Bates custodian, always greeting students with a kind word and his signature fist bumps.
The 2019 edition of the Bates ‘Good Reads’ list is here!
Thursday, May 30, 2019 4:13 pm
Science fiction, magical realism, history, politics, graphic novels — whatever gets you reading till your eyes are sore or sleepy, the Bates community has a book recommendation for you.
Slideshow: Commencement 2019 moments from 7:36 a.m. to 12:12 p.m.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 1:46 pm
Moment by moment, see the Class of 2019 graduate — with the people who got them there by their side.