Stories about "Alumni"
For Chip Noble ’97, Trek Across Maine is a family affair
Monday, April 15, 2019 10:19 am
Noble, a senior product manager at Garmin, makes the maps for each year's Trek. And this year, he's riding it with his two daughters.
Bates in the News: April 12, 2019
Friday, April 12, 2019 12:00 pm
Media outlets take notice of a new Gallup study on the value of purposeful work; and former Garcelon gridder Sam Francis ’17 now has a job crunching numbers for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals.
Bates College Board of Trustees elects two new members
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 3:04 pm
Erica Stewart Bullard ’90 and Stacey Kelly P'21 have been elected to the Bates College Board of Trustees.
His friend diagnosed with ALS, Martin Levenson ’81 returns to run the Boston Marathon
Thursday, April 4, 2019 9:09 am
Time after time during their lifelong friendship, Richard Kennedy stepped up for Levenson. With Kennedy now diagnosed with ALS, Levenson knew how to reciprocate.
‘Airbnb for storage’ idea takes $10,000 top prize in Bobcat Ventures competition
Thursday, March 28, 2019 3:42 pm
George DeLana ’19, the cofounder of a marketplace for renting summer storage space, says the secret to success is pitching, pitching, pitching.
Joyce White Vance ’82: Whatever Mueller report says, rule of law stands strong
Friday, March 22, 2019 10:30 am
As the mythical Mueller report looms, MSNBC's go-to special counsel explainer brings Bates up to speed.
Bates in the News: March 15, 2019
Thursday, March 14, 2019 3:47 pm
A 1956 alumnus takes part in a photo series, Lisa Genova talks about empathy and storytelling, and two alumnae find purposeful work together.
Q&A: Katie Burke ’03 on how company culture can be a weapon or asset
Friday, March 8, 2019 9:58 am
Rather than employees who “fit” the culture, companies should seek people who add to the culture, says Burke, chief people officer at HubSpot and College Key Alumna in Residence.
John Gillespie ’80 elected next chair of the Bates College Board of Trustees
Friday, March 1, 2019 10:00 am
Gillespie, who has served as a trustee since 2004, succeeds Michael W. Bonney ’80, who retires from the board June 30 after nine years as chair.
Recalling when Bates fought, yet benefited from, a racist debate organization
Thursday, February 28, 2019 3:33 pm
Fraught and frustrating efforts by Bates to get the national Delta Sigma Rho debate society to admit black members reveals a stark conflict between Bates’ ideals and the reality in which it operated.