Alumni make May 15 a “great day”
Bates reaches 599 new alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day.
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TuesdayMarch 27, 2007 |
Bates hosts international conference on Rwandan genocideScholars 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. |
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TuesdaySeptember 19, 2006 |
Timothy McCall '08 researches Lewiston's Jewish communityA visit to the local Jewish cemetery taught Timothy McCall ’08 of Lawrenceville, N.J., a timeless lesson in history. |
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WednesdaySeptember 14, 2005 |
Photography exhibit depicts Jewish life in the SouthThe Bates College Multicultural Center presents an opening reception for Bagels and Grits: Exploring Jewish Life in the Deep South, an exhibition of photographs by Bill Aron, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, in Chase Hall Gallery, 56 Campus Ave. This photographic essay of contemporary Southern Jewish life features 46 images and text panels that explore home and community life, Jewish traditions and sacred spaces, livelihood and the South’s changing character. The reception is open to the public free of charge, and the exhibition will be on display at Bates through Wednesday, Oct. 5. For more information, call 207-786-8376. “Southern and Jewish are two words not often associated with each other,” says Aron, author of Shalom Y’All: Images of Jewish Life in the American South (Algonquin Books, 2002). Aron’s photographs, commissioned by the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience in Jackson, Miss., portray the Southern Jewish experience through photographs and first-person stories. |
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MondayApril 18, 2005 |
Bates ranked No. 1 'Best Value' by Princeton ReviewBates College is the nation’s “best value” college, The Princeton Review announced April 18. The New York-based education services company features the school in its “Top 10 Best Value Colleges” ranking list in the 2006 edition of its book, “America’s Best Value Colleges,” which goes on sale April 19, 2005. |
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ThursdayApril 14, 2005 |
Bates ranked in top 5 percent of national athletics programsIn its highest rating ever, the Bates College athletics program has been ranked 19th out of 420 in the NCAA Division III winter rankings. |
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FridayApril 8, 2005 |
Bates selected as "College with a Conscience"Bates College is one of the nation’s best colleges fostering social responsibility and public service according to The Princeton Review and Campus Compact. |
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MondayFebruary 24, 2003 |
Junior injured in Rhode Island fire recovering at homeBates College junior Philip B. Barr, of Lincoln, R.I., was injured in the February 20 nightclub fire in West Warwick, R.I., that killed 99 people and injured more than 180. |
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MondaySeptember 9, 2002 |
Sept. 11 commemorative events at BatesAt Bates College, Sept. 11 begins with a Slow Walk for Peace, the contemplative ascent of a wooded hill near campus. Bells signal a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. and a Memorial Gathering in the College Chapel is planned for evening. Interpretive events later in the month include a faculty panel discussion and, on Sept. 25, the lecture “Is Islam the Enemy?” by The Nation columnist Christopher Hitchens. |
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TuesdayOctober 23, 2001 |
Barachois brings Acadian-style dance party to BatesBarachois, a quartet from Prince Edward Island, brings a distinctively warm and lively kind of traditional Francophone folk music to Bates College at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4 in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russel St. Admission is $12 for adults and $8 for seniors, children and full-time students. |
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WednesdayApril 25, 2001 |
Bates to host conference on the Caribbean and the AmericasA group of Bates, Bowdoin and Colby college faculty and students, joined by a colleague from the University of the West Indies, will gather to participate in a day-long conference and roundtable, “Scientific Knowledge, Culture and Political Economy: The Caribbean and The Americas,” Friday, May 4, in Chase Hall Lounge on Campus Avenue at Bates College. |
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