Stories about "Maine/world"
A cool Bates rowing ritual: putting out the docks, earlier than ever before
Friday, March 15, 2024 9:37 am
A historically warm winter meant that the Bates rowing teams could put out their docks and get onto the water earlier than ever before.
From Lake Andrews to 17th-century Japan, two student-built boats now part of TV series Shōgun
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 4:41 am
Two traditional Japanese river boats, hand-crafted by Bates students and launched into Lake Andrews five years ago, are part of the historical re-creation of feudal Japan for the TV adaptation of Shōgun, which debuted this week on FX.
Bates named a Fulbright Student ‘Top Producer’ for 13th straight year in 2023-24
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 9:30 am
For the 13th straight year, Bates College has been named a “Top Producer” of Fulbright Student awards in 2023-24, based on seven Fulbright offers made to graduating Bates seniors and alumni last spring.
A Bates professor and Lewiston educators team up to show the power of fun and games in math education
Thursday, January 11, 2024 10:42 am
It's all fun and games until someone learns something. That was the idea when Lewiston educators teamed up with Bates math professor Meredith Greer to introduce the fun of robots to her First-Year Seminar.
Bates in the News: Dec. 7, 2023
Friday, December 8, 2023 2:20 pm
Among other media stories, The Japan Times covers the 1990 alum who pedaled a vintage high-wheel bike from Nagasaki to Yokohama, joined by his Bates roommate.
What It Took: Erin Reed ’08 on a journey of compassion, community, and loving Lewiston
Friday, December 8, 2023 8:44 am
In challenging times, Erin Reed '08 is resolute in doing the important and life-changing work as executive director of Lewiston's Trinity Jubilee Center. Here's what it takes.
Generosity, care, and kindness remind us ‘to hold onto hope’ in the wake of tragedy
Friday, November 3, 2023 10:25 am
"Generosity and care and eagerness to help, to support, to embrace...remind us of human goodness. They remind us to hold onto hope," said President Garry W. Jenkins during a Vigil for Grief and Remembrance held in Gomes Chapel on the one-week anniversary of the Lewiston shootings.
For Bates students, a trip to the Appalachian Trail is a trip back in time
Friday, October 6, 2023 9:32 am
During Orientation, a group of first-year Bates students paid a visit to…
What It Took: Lexi Inger’s morning walk that became a pep talk
Friday, September 29, 2023 1:33 am
Inger didn’t have the kind of first year at Bates that she anticipated. But disappointment led Inger discover a daily meditation practice that gave her resilience, strength, and a daily dose of joy.
What’s in a Lewiston name: Edward Little
Friday, September 22, 2023 3:07 pm
Across the Androscoggin River in Auburn, atop Goff Hill, the public high school is named for Edward Little, a 19th-century lawyer and philanthropist.