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‘Enjoy,’ a black comedy depicting Japan’s ‘Lost Generation,’ opens at Bates

The style of the play, says director Brooke O'Harra, asks student actors to think "not in terms of character, but instead in terms of clarity and their relationship to...

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Pickens book explores embodied experience in African American, Arab American writing

Do the people you touch make you the person you are? If you are breathing, can your oppressors claim that you do not exist? Questions like these drive Therí...

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Slideshow: This Month at Bates

Yes, February was another chilly month. But as George Harrison noted, here comes the sun. And we say it's all right. Photography by Sarah Crosby and Phyllis Graber Jensen.

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‘Agent provocateur’ Thomas Tracy is 2014 Kroepsch honoree for excellence in teaching

For students, the intrinsic value of studying philosophy is a "richer and more interesting life."

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‘Enjoy,’ a black comedy depicting Japan’s ‘Lost Generation,’ opens at Bates

The style of the play, says director Brooke O'Harra, asks student actors to think "not in terms of character, but instead in terms of clarity and their relationship to their audience."

By Doug Hubley on February 28, 2014

The Spanish string quartet Cuarteto Quiroga in performance, photographed by Íñigo Ibáñez/Quincena Musical.

Four days, four concerts: Sample a world of music at Olin

The Olin Arts Center Concert Hall offers a musical world tour March 13-16.

By Bates News on March 7, 2014

Assistant Professor of English Therí Pickens. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

Pickens book explores embodied experience in African American, Arab American writing

Do the people you touch make you the person you are? If you are breathing, can your oppressors claim that you do not exist? Questions like these drive Therí Pickens' new book.

By Bates News on March 4, 2014

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Holly Ewing snowshoes through Garcelon Bog on a field trip with students in her course "Scientific Approaches to Environmental Issues." (Sarah Crosby/Bates College)

Slideshow: This Month at Bates

Yes, February was another chilly month. But as George Harrison noted, here comes the sun. And we say it's all right. Photography by Sarah Crosby and Phyllis Graber Jensen.

By Bates News on March 3, 2014