Stories about "purposeful work"
Bates in the News: Oct. 12, 2018
Friday, October 12, 2018 8:55 am
NBC takes to the air with a Bates student pilot, and two alumni connect on a story about football concussions, thanks to a Reunion connection.
Bates in the News: Sept. 14, 2018
Friday, September 14, 2018 9:39 am
A major feature on Purposeful Work, an alumna filmmaker disrupts the queer female narrative, and professors comment on dual enrollment and cell phones.
How to be ‘a guide on the side’ and other tips for new Bates College parents
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 9:34 am
Of the ways parents can support their newly fledged students, one of the most valuable is easing back and trusting them to figure college out.
In labs, startups, and city streets, Bates students learn the meaning of their own work
Thursday, August 16, 2018 3:48 pm
In museums, labs, and cities; in San Francisco, Shenzhen, and Lewiston, Bates-funded summer experiences help students explore their interests and discover what's purposeful to them.
A tuna tournament helps Michaela Pinette ’19 get in tune with purposeful work
Friday, August 10, 2018 10:29 am
Michaela Pinette '19 wasn't expecting a summer of sifting through bloody tuna parts for science, nor enjoying it so much.That's the beauty Purposeful Work.
Q&A: For Bates interns, there’s ‘no better outlet’ for economics skills than alum-founded Analysis Group
Monday, August 6, 2018 3:34 pm
Find out what three Purposeful Work interns have learned at Analysis Group, which works on everything from antitrust cases to the opioid crisis.
Bates in the News: June 28, 2018
Thursday, June 28, 2018 2:38 pm
Netflix options an alumna’s book, a professor explains Trump’s victory, and an alumnus argues that tech and humanities can save each other.
Try this on: a Short Term course on private equity. And it fits!
Friday, May 18, 2018 9:10 am
An alum-taught course on the ins and outs of private equity at a liberal arts college? Here's how Bates made it work. It's called Purposeful Work.
With Purposeful Work, Bates provides an education ‘fit for the future of work’
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 3:16 pm
A major feature on the news site Quartz reports that Bates has cracked the nut in how best to prepare students for post-graduation happiness.
Q&A: Pickering Fellowship lifts Nicole Bermudez ’16 toward career goal
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 1:43 pm
From Bates to two Fulbrights to a Pickering Fellowship, Nicole Bermudez is negotiating a path toward a diplomatic career.