Campus on the afternoon of Oct. 22, 2020.Breakfast bar outside of Ladd Library facing the Library Quad: Ilana Zeilinger '23 of Washington, D.C. does reading for Ben Moodie's "Comparative Society" class.EUSO 395G - Comparative SociologyComparative sociology studies social institutions, economic systems, political systems, cultures and norms, legal systems, public policy, social change, and behavior in two or more settings. Comparisons can be qualitative or quantitative in nature and are usually driven by a desire to test theories or hypotheses. Topics of study may include the impact of globalization on nation-states, social movements, war and violence, place and cultural specificity, postcolonial dynamics, urbanization, immigration, and regional integration. The seminar introduces students to comparative sociology through an examination of recent exemplary works and the completion of individual projects related to each student's interests.She was reading about French and American values.

Early Decision II and Regular Decision Deadlines Moved to January 11

This year has presented great challenges to prospective college students, their families, and the counselors who support them. In recognition of these extraordinary circumstances, Bates has moved our Early Decision II and Regular…

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December 26, 2016

Slideshow: Bates photographers’ favorite images of 2016

An ideal game of show-and-tell, experts say, allows children to share the feelings they have for their chosen object and,…

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February 12, 2016

24 moments as the Class of 2018 gets to know Bates and vice-versa

Bates photographers Sarah Crosby and Phyllis Graber Jensen followed the Class of 2018 from its arrival on Aug. 25 through…

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April 15, 2015

Tommy Holmberg’s ‘love letter’ to Bates

In his senior address at the college’s 147th Commencement, Tommy Holmberg of Winnetka, Ill., offered a “love letter” to Bates that…

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December 10, 2014

A holiday greeting from Bates: A poetry reading by Robert Farnsworth

Fiction after Wallace Stevens Read late a winter’s night. Feel the rooms around, The rooms within the mind resist the…

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December 8, 2014

Fellowships enable Bates trio to sample academe, graduate-style

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October 31, 2014

Bates to build new rowing boathouse

Bates College will build a new boathouse at the varsity rowing team’s facility on the Androscoggin River, President Clayton Spencer…

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October 1, 2014

What thesis sounds like at Bates

Last year, as Catherine Strauch ’14 pondered the topic of her senior thesis, she knew that it had to have…

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June 17, 2014

Ten Bates students and alumni awarded Fulbright grants in 2014

Known as a top producer of students receiving prestigious Fulbright grants for teaching and research abroad, Bates has announced that…

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