Stories about "Alumni"
Slideshow: 11 great beards and mustaches of 19th-century Bates
Friday, September 24, 2021 2:29 pm
Beards, mustaches, and sideburns were all the rage at Bates in the late 1800s.
Bates in the News: Sept. 24, 2021
Friday, September 24, 2021 12:25 pm
An alumnus explains the push to exonerate one last Salem witch, and a professor shares his fright (and bias) during a post-9/11 flight.
‘Love persevering’: 9/11, Peter Goodrich ’89, and a legacy of hope
Thursday, September 9, 2021 11:51 am
When Peter Goodrich ’89 died on Sept. 11, 2001, grief enshrouded his family and his Bates friends. Twenty years later, love has persevered, providing a path forward to honor his legacy at Bates.
Meet the 97-year old World War II vet who helped reopen the Bobcat Den
Friday, August 20, 2021 11:03 am
Shortly after the Bobcat Den reopened after its 516-day closure due to the pandemic, 97-year-old Ralph Sylvester ‘50 arrived for breakfast.
Bates in the News, Aug. 12, 2021
Thursday, August 12, 2021 2:43 pm
An alum-founded Lewiston nonprofit celebrates 10 years, a professor explains the rise of the celebrity political candidate, and the media honors the memory of a trailblazing Black alumna.
Bates in the News, June 24, 2021
Thursday, June 24, 2021 3:07 pm
A young Black alum's Southern take on Hamlet, Bonney Science center explained, and how an alum artist deals with her goats.
Friend-to-friend lending app wins $10,000 Bobcat Ventures pitch competition
Thursday, June 24, 2021 10:39 am
Biruk Chafamo '22 has created a web application that brings an ancient, community-based lending tradition into the 21st century.
A Bates family story, of father and a daughter, and ‘how far we’ve come’
Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:50 am
Tiauna Walker, Bates Class of ’21, was born when her father, Ed Walker ’02, was a first-year student just finding his place on the Bates campus. “How far we’ve come,” says the proud dad.
Aiming for ‘different’: the story behind the 2021 ivy stone
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 11:07 am
A Bates tradition since 1879, class ivy stones tend to feature familiar elements year to year. Now it's time for something complete different.
Then and Now: Bates buildings and places, Reunion 2021 edition
Friday, June 4, 2021 11:38 am
Prepared as part of Reunion 2021 programming, an interactive look at a few Bates buildings and spaces as they looked years ago, and now.