Stories about "Partners and public"
Three appointed to Board of Trustees
Monday, September 29, 2008 1:24 pm
President Elaine Tuttle Hansen has announced three appointments to the Bates College Board of Trustees: Steven A. Brown of Brookline, Mass., Sarah Risley Pearson of Evanston, Ill., and Jeremy M. Sclar, also of Brookline.
Harward Center launches 2008-09 Civic Forum series
Monday, September 22, 2008 10:22 am
The Harward Center for Community Partnerships inaugurates its 2008-09 Civic Forum series with a talk by a leading scholar-activist on democratic renewal and civic engagement.
Bates, Lewiston Public Library series to mark Darwin anniversaries
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 1:50 pm
The year 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of naturalist Charles Darwin and the 150th publication anniversary of The Origin of Species, the book in which Darwin set forth the theory of evolution. During the 2008-09 academic year, Bates College and the Lewiston Public Library are commemorating these anniversaries with "Darwin at 200," a series of events illustrating the importance of Darwin's theory to our understanding of life on Earth and to human culture.
Museum hosts Hartley film premiere, statewide folk art conference
Monday, September 1, 2008 9:43 am
During four days in September, the Bates College Museum of Art will host both the world premiere of a documentary about artist Marsden Hartley and a symposium about Maine folk art.
From politics to philanthropy: Sally Ehrenfried
Monday, August 18, 2008 12:00 pm
As community relations director at the software company Blackbaud Inc., Ehrenfried is able to foster her love of public service through Blackbaud’s philanthropic efforts.
Keigwin + Company presents new works at Bates Dance Festival
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 2:19 pm
Hailed by critics and audiences alike as one of the hottest new troupe emerging on the national scene, Keigwin + Company returns to the Bates Dance Festival to perform two Maine premieres. This dazzling young group of formidable dancers presents works that explore contemporary life and pop culture with choreographic ingenuity and range. The festival presents Keigwin + Co. at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 18 and 19, in Schaeffer Theatre, 365 College St., Bates College. Tickets are $20/$12 (students and seniors) and may be purchased by calling 207-786-6161 after July 7.
Bates Dance Festival presents its 2008 season, July 15 through Aug. 9
Monday, July 7, 2008 2:33 pm
The Bates Dance Festival presents its 26th season of public events, July 15 through Aug. 9, 2008, on the campus of Bates College. The five-week festival will feature performances, panel discussions, films and lectures by more than 30 internationally recognized dance artists from throughout the United States and abroad. The season showcases compelling and visually arresting performances that blend dance, video, text and original music to address themes of political activism, human relationships, the natural world and our changing global environment.
Wabanaki high school students check out Bates
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 3:15 pm
As part of a program to raise aspirations and increase awareness of college opportunities, 10 high school students from Maine's Wabanaki tribes visited Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges over three days in early July. The program is just one example of "many coordinated efforts by the three colleges and tribal representatives" to reach out to the Native American communities, said Jared Cash '04, the Bates associate dean of admissions who coordinated the Bates visit.
Food, Culture, and Performance
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 3:41 pm
Myron Beasley, visiting assistant professor of American cultural studies and African American studies, consults with Rob Munro ’08 and Lilian Rossow-Greenberg '09 prior to a "performative meal" presented in the Bates Mill.
Leading to change
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 3:27 pm
Shifting U.S. demographics intersect with Bates' forward-looking mission