With professors Karen Melvin and Dennis Grafflin, history majors in "Introduction to Historical Methods" took a Short Term trip to the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. Photo by Lincoln Benedict '09.
Stories:
A 40-Year Ride — Now at age 40, Short Term gets mixed reviews. At its best, however, Short Term courses provide what Dean of the Faculty Jill Reich calls "meaningfulness of task."
A Willing Hart: Researchers Dan Hart ’78 and Robert Atkins try to find hope in a city where being a kid can be heartbreaking
Gathering for Gala: Think prom without the date. “I love Gala,” says Aubrey Nelson ’08 of Moultonborough, N.H.
Cambodia Memoir: In 1980, 17-year old Scott Allen volunteered in the Cambodian refugee camps, helping the Duong family gain asylum in America. Years later, Kanya Duong stunned him with her story, forcing Allen to revisit his past.
Shifting from Neutral: Here’s how Bill Corlett makes his classroom the right room for a political argument
A Visit Home: Maine lives large in the novels and the heart of Elizabeth Strout ’77
Board Plan: Instituting term limits and eliminating a two-tiered structure, the Board of Trustees moves under one big tent
Bates Matters: CONCENTRATED EFFORT — In defining the structure of a Bates education outside the major, the faculty moves toward a goal-oriented approach
Open Forum: Opinions from the readers of Bates Magazine
