Stories about "News and politics"
Not so fast with the ‘time for unity’ calls, say Bates scholars
Friday, January 22, 2021 12:25 pm
Recovering our damaged democracy does not “come through any blind call for unity." Plus, the events of Jan. 6 may, in fact, be who we really are.
Video: Vanessa Paolella ’21 and guiding the student newspaper during crisis
Thursday, November 19, 2020 3:40 pm
In a time of crisis, a college newspaper can do more than inform, says Paolella, editor-in-chief of The Bates Student. "It keeps the community together."
13 post-election faculty insights: grift, con, and a dangerous game being played with our democracy
Friday, November 13, 2020 11:59 am
Five members of the politics department offer a 11 post-election insights, including whether Trump’s refusal to concede threatens “even a most minimalist definition of democracy.”
A ‘status quo election,’ say Bates professors — with disappointments, surprises, lessons
Friday, November 6, 2020 10:52 am
Regardless of who ends up in the White House, the 2020 election may have "revealed who we are as a country.”
Bates folks share stories of their first presidential vote, and more
Thursday, November 5, 2020 3:55 pm
Stories go beyond ballots and candidates to capture feelings of pride and responsibility — and a deep awareness of what it means to protect one's vote.
Bates in the News: June 26, 2020
Friday, June 26, 2020 9:21 am
A Bates equity VP explores Juneteenth, an alumnus pens a new book on Bobby Orr and the Bruins, a student TikTok video goes viral, and a professor answers an NPR puzzle.
Bates in the News: April 24, 2020
Friday, April 24, 2020 10:13 am
It's good Bates in the News: On April 17, Jack Allard ’16 left a Philadelphia hospital after a highly publicized weeks-long battle with COVID-19.
‘We’ve always dealt with these issues’: How COVID-19 affects rural schools
Thursday, April 9, 2020 3:34 pm
As schools scramble to provide meals and technology in the pandemic, a Bates scholar looks to the future — and a student school board member makes decisions in the present.
Bates in the News: March 27, 2020
Friday, March 27, 2020 10:47 am
As COVID-19 affects study and work, we revisit Bates history, celebrate fellowships and promotions, and follow a Bates alum reality star.
Worms ate my coffee cup! and other Green Innovation Grants for 2019–20
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 4:36 pm
From plastic-eating worms to stapleless staplers, Bates' Green Innovation Grants support surprising — and surprisingly effective — sustainability projects.