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Tuesday, October 31, 2023 — 12:00pm
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A SPACE FOR GATHERING

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May 4, 2024

Bates College installs Garry W. Jenkins as ninth president

Name: A SPACE FOR GATHERING
Start: 2023-10-31T12:00:00
End: 2023-10-31T13:00:00
Location: Bates College: Commons 211

Installed as the ninth president in Bates College history on Saturday, Garry W. Jenkins used his inaugural address to offer four cornerstones to guide the work of the college. Keeping the college strong and vibrant benefits not only Bates students but U.S. democracy, he said. “They rise together.”

May 2, 2024

70 years after his Bates honorary degree, William Grant Still…

Still, who received an honorary degree from Bates 70 years ago and whose music will be performed May 4 during the installation of Bates President Jenkins, was known as the dean of African American composers.

May 2, 2024

Emily Scarrow ’25, a Bates student who ‘doesn’t…

Scarrow, who overcame a major health scare at Bates, will use the scholarship award to fund her research aspirations in medicine.