Stories about "Diversity"
Bates awarded $1.2 million grant to create an inclusive 21st-century curriculum in the humanities
Thursday, October 25, 2018 11:27 am
The grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation “comes at a crucial moment for Bates,” said President Clayton Spencer.
How Gabby Rivera is revolutionizing pop-lit’s depiction of the comic-book hero
Friday, October 12, 2018 9:09 am
Speaking to a Bates audience, Rivera, who is the author of Marvel’s first queer Latinx superhero, says that being soft can redefine what it means to be a hero.
Video: Feel the joy of a Bates student singing group
Friday, October 12, 2018 9:07 am
Being part of a Bates a cappella group is fun, no question. And the fun has a function.
2018 Convocation: Practice empathy — and let it transform you
Thursday, September 6, 2018 11:05 am
At Bates’ 2018 Convocation, the theme of making a difference in the world gained a sharp new urgency.
Slideshow: Hour by hour on Opening Day for the Bates Class of 2022
Thursday, August 30, 2018 10:09 am
Dropping a child off at college, said a new Bates parent, is a unique feeling: "so happy and so sad at the same time — and so proud."
Slideshow: This Summer at Bates
Friday, August 24, 2018 12:20 pm
Twenty-three moments that provide an insider's look at Bates' sunniest season.
Now on our doorstep, the Class of 2022 ‘represents Bates College history’
Friday, August 24, 2018 8:00 am
Selected from the largest applicant pool in college history, the 550 members of the Class of 2022 arrives on Monday.
Bates wins $1 million grant for equity-driven STEM innovations
Thursday, July 5, 2018 9:23 am
The grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute will fund the transformation of STEM culture at Bates to fully support all students in the sciences.
For a Nepalese honey hunter’s last harvest, friend and filmmaker Ben Ayers ’99 was there
Monday, June 18, 2018 4:38 pm
A decade in a Nepal community helped Ayers achieve sustainable development. It also helped a man who hunts hallucinogenic honey trust you make a movie about his last harvest.
Speak to me of Bates Commencement: Quotables from some notables
Friday, May 11, 2018 11:15 am
Enjoy a smorgasbord of Bates Commencement quotes from Coretta Scott King, Elizabeth Strout '77, Robert De Niro, Gwen Ifill, Robert Reich, Desmond Tutu, and many more.