Stories about "History"
Look What We Found: Wes Chaney’s historical contracts
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 6:06 pm
“The history of Chinese emperors and generals has been written,” says Assistant Professor of History Wes Chaney. “I’m interested in telling the stories of everyday life.”
Marshall Scholar Chris Crum ’17 eyes legal remedies for online threats
Friday, December 7, 2018 9:08 am
Chris Crum '17 is one of 48 recipients of a 2019 Marshall Scholarship, and only the second from Bates since the program was founded in 1953.
Look What We Found: Susan Stark’s lucky great-grandmother
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 8:55 am
A striking black-and-white photograph of Associate Professor of Philosophy Susan Stark’s great-grandmother occupies a place of honor in her Hedge Hall office.
Bates faculty member to appear on Jeopardy!
Thursday, November 30, 2017 2:31 pm
I'll take "childhood dream" for $800, Alex.
Explaining how to be an ‘antiracist,’ Ibram X. Kendi rattles conventional wisdom
Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:11 pm
Author Ibram X. Kendi gave a talk titled "How to Be an Antiracist" at Bates College. It’s advice he’s abundantly qualified to offer.
An overview of new faculty, and the look of Bates’ future, from Dean of the Faculty Matt Auer
Thursday, September 22, 2016 1:10 pm
What Bates College looks like in the future is at least partially revealed each time we hire a new faculty member.
50 years ago: Ali, Liston, Lewiston, Bates
Friday, May 22, 2015 9:47 am
Bates and Bates people are part of the main event in coverage of the 50th anniversary of the Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston boxing match held in Lewiston.
Filmmaker presents exploration of photography’s role in black culture
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 1:28 pm
Filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris visits Bates College to show his 2014 documentary "Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People" on March 8.
Filmboard to screen, panel to discuss ‘Selma’
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 11:02 am
"Selma," director Ava DuVernay's acclaimed depiction of Martin Luther King Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights for African Americans, shows at Bates College Feb. 27-March 1.
In 1975, four students leapt at the chance to create the Puddle Jump tradition
Thursday, January 22, 2015 12:49 pm
Today, Jan. 23, hundreds of Bates students will take turns making a quick dash onto and into Lake Andrews. Yep, the Puddle Jump is upon us.