Academic

Thursday
21
March

'The Mueller Investigation & the Rule of Law'

7:00 PM

Muskie Archives: A talk by Joyce White Vance '82, Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law, Culverhouse School of Law, University of Alabama. V…

Monday
25
March

'Intersectional Feminist Praxis in the Black Freedom Movement from Ella Baker to Black Lives Matter'

7:30 PM

Chase Hall 133 - Memorial Commons High Ceiling: A talk by Barbara Ransby, rescheduled from Bates’ Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance in January,…

Tuesday
26
March

'A Conversation with Mexican Human Rights Activist Maria Luisa Aguilar Rodriguez'

7:00 PM

Muskie Archives: Rodriguez is an international advocacy officer at the Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez Human Rights Center, where she focuses on access to …

Thursday
28
March

Lecture, "On Recognizing Oneself in Others: A Meditation-Based Response to Mackie’s Argument from Queerness"

4:15 PM

Hedge Hall 208 - Classroom: Abstract: In this talk, I will sketch a meditation-based response to John Mackie’s famous “Argument from Queerness”…

'Cigarettes, Inc.'

5:00 PM

Pettengill Hall G65 - Classroom: Author Nan Enstad, professor of history at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, discusses her book Cigarettes, Inc…

Friday
29
March

Olin Concert Series: Momenta Quartet

7:30 PM

Olin Concert Hall: A return visit by an ensemble nationally renowned for both its command of music across a breadth of centuries and its deep commitm…

Monday
1
April

NeuroTalks

9:00 AM

Benjamin Mays Center 103 - Assembly: Presentations of work by students in neuroscience. FMI dcutten@bates.edu.

'Urban Agriculture, Aquaponics & the Future of Food Justice in the City'

7:00 PM

Pettengill Hall G65 - Classroom: A short lecture and longer conversation with Yemi Amu, co-founder of Oko Farms, Brooklyn, New York City. At issue: t…

Wednesday
3
April

NeuroTalks

9:00 AM

Benjamin Mays Center 103 - Assembly: Presentations of work by students in neuroscience. FMI dcutten@bates.edu.

Thursday
4
April

'Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, & Mine'

6:30 PM

Muskie Archives 201 - Muskie Room: Emily Bernard, a professor of English at the University of Vermont, reads from her critically celebrated collectio…

Wednesday
24
April

Public Works in Progress

12:00 PM

Commons 221/222 - 221/222: Enjoy a casual lunchtime program featuring presentations of community-engaged work undertaken by Bates students. Off-campu…

Saturday
27
April

50th Anniversary of Bates Dance: Informal showing

4:00 PM

Schaeffer Theatre: In lieu of the formal evening dance performance announced in some Bates publications, the college celebrates the 50th anniversary …

Monday
29
April

'From Surviving to Thriving: A Case for Equity and Inclusion in STEM'

4:30 PM

Pettengill Hall G52 - Classroom: Professor April Hill, a geneticist, gives a presentation on creating diverse, inclusive and equitable STEM communiti…