LEWISTON — Bates College Vice President Nancy J. Cable has been appointed president of the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, a Florida-based philanthropic organization dedicated to supporting education, theological education, public television and health care. Cable has built a national reputation in higher education, compiling a record of leadership at highly regarded colleges and universities and […]
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Italian Baroque music ensemble will perform at Bates
LEWISTON — Europa Galante, a Grammy-nominated Baroque music ensemble from Italy, will perform on Friday, Nov. 2, at Bates College. The concert program, “Apotheosis and Folia,” includes music by Vivaldi, Couperin, Mascitti, Corelli and C.P.E. Bach. Founded and directed by violinist Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante has performed at festivals and major venues worldwide, including La Scala in […]
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Squash: Pro tour returning to Bates College
LEWISTON — For the second year in a row, some of the world’s top talent in the sport of squash will converge on Bates College for the Bobcat Classic. And this year, the tour is bringing some of the top players in the world with it. David Palmer, originally of Australia and now living in […]
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Bates to present modern adaptation of ancient Greek drama
LEWISTON — New York City-based director Peter Richards helms the Bates College production of “Big Love,” a modern adaptation of an ancient Greek drama, to be staged in early November. Playwright Charles Mee’s inspiration for “Big Love” was the ancient Greek drama “The Suppliant Maidens,” in which 50 daughters of an Egyptian king flee Egypt […]
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Bates College prepares for president’s inauguration Friday
LEWISTON — Months after Clayton Spencer moved into her grand office at Bates College, the president is getting her inauguration. On Friday afternoon, in front of the Bates community and invited guests, she will be joined by delegates from 70 schools at Bates’ Merrill Gymnasium for speeches, pomp and pageantry. “This is the ceremonial installation […]
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Bates College names new faculty
LEWISTON — Six new tenure-track members of the faculty began teaching at Bates College this fall, representing the fields of dance, economics, German, neuroscience and psychology, religious studies, and classical and medieval studies. Beginning their Bates careers as assistant professors are: Ali Humayun Akhtar, religious studies and classical and medieval studies; Rachel Boggia, dance; Jason […]
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Author, poet will give readings at Bates
LEWISTON — Sarah Braunstein, author of the acclaimed novel “The Sweet Relief of Missing Children” and prize-winning poet Richard Blanco will give readings at Bates College as part of its Language Arts Live series. Braunstein’s appearance will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave. Blanco will read at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, […]
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College soccer: Bates takes out USM
Women’s Soccer Bates 2, Southern Maine 0 GORHAM – Julia Rafferty and rookie Maggie Coco scored goals in the second half to give Bates a 2-0 victory over the University of Southern Maine in non-conference women’s soccer action Tuesday. Rafferty broke a scoreless deadlock in the 55th minute when her shot from the top of […]
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15 Lewiston High School seniors suspended for prank
LEWISTON — Fifteen Lewiston High School seniors were suspended for two days earlier this month for an incident that school officials say created an unsafe situation on a stairwell during the school day and put other students in jeopardy. Lewiston Superintendent Bill Webster said Monday that students participated in a “senior block,” an annual prank […]
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Benjamin Breger: Committing to ‘stewardship for the wider world’
My liberal arts education at Bates College has taught me a lot about the urgent issues facing our environment and our communal well-being: The Earth’s climate is warming; species are going extinct at an unprecedented rate; and known toxins pollute the environment. Those problems are caused by a human society that values obscene profits and […]