PHOTOS: Hanging steel at Bates College

Workers wrestle with beams in strong wind in Lewiston.

The ‘unconquerable’ Mary Wheelwright Mitchell

When every other female student at Bates College quit under pressure in the 1860s, Mary Mitchell refused to leave. That legacy stands today as one of the school's greatest sources of pride.

Bates College hosts block printing workshop

PHOTO: Lacrosse team offers a glimpse of spring

Bates College breaks record for Fulbright award winners

The top Fulbright producer among liberal arts college for two of the past three years, Bates' 24 honorees this year are the most any college of its type has ever had.

PHOTO: Students’ artwork on display at Bates

Winter Dance Showcase to be presented at Franco Center

Bates focuses on social justice on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The Lewiston college community, with many area residents in attendance, eyes issues related to inequity and bias in everything from the college's origin to children's picture books.

Bates College to host Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance on Jan. 19, 20

Bates College will host a free Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance Jan. 19 and 20.

Bates College program encourages diverse picture books for children

Children should be able to see themselves in the books they read, educators say, because it will help them succeed in an increasingly diverse nation.