Honoring the Class of 2006
Sent on their way with armfuls of good advice — including best-selling historian David McCullough's suggestion that "however little television you watch, watch less" — 387 Bates College students made the transition from seniors to alumni in a 10 a.m. ceremony on May 28.
Receiving honorary degrees at Bates' 140th Commencement besides McCullough were the Shakespearean scholar and cultural critic Marjorie Garber, of Harvard University; AIDS-HIV researcher David Ho, who pioneered the "drug cocktail" therapy that has drastically reduced deaths from the disease; and acclaimed choreographer Mark Morris. Read more ...
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| Four honorary degree recipients spoke at the College's 140th Commencement: scholar and critic Marjorie Garber, researcher Dr. David D.Ho, author David McCullough (right), and choreographer Mark Morris. |
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