LEWISTON — The Great Falls Forum will feature Victoria Wyeth, Bates College alumna and granddaughter of Andrew Wyeth, Friday, Jan. 17. Her illustrated talk titled “An Insider’s View of Andrew Wyeth” will be from noon to 1 p.m. in Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library. Wyeth, the only grandchild of iconic American artist Andrew […]
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Graduate school fair to be held Tuesday
LEWISTON — Bates College will host its annual Graduate and Professional School Fair from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building, 130 Central Ave. The community is invited. There is no admission charge and no prior registration is required. For more information, call the Bates Career Development […]
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Woods presents “When We Were the Kennedys” at Bates
LEWISTON — Award-winning Maine author Monica Wood spoke Monday night to a crowd at Bates College about her newest work, “When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine.” Winner of the May Sarton Women’s Memoir Award for best women’s memoir published in the U.S. and Canada, “When We Were the Kennedys” looks at […]
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Activist: Women still can’t drive in Saudi Arabia, but ‘things are changing’
LEWISTON — There’s a New England connection to the woman who received worldwide attention in 2011 for being being jailed for driving in Saudi Arabia, a country where it is illegal for women to drive. Activist Manal al-Sharif spoke to a packed Bates College audience Wednesday night. She’s been named by Time magazine one of […]
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Bates reveals next steps in facilities master plan
LEWISTON — Bates College officials unveiled plans Tuesday night for modernizing the campus and creating additional dormitory space. Presenters outlined the current phase of a 20- to 25-year road map initiated in 2004 under the “Campus Facilities Master Planning” process. The City Council was advised of Bates’ intentions to renovate, expand and adapt to its […]
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Bates College fireworks planned Friday
LEWISTON — A fireworks display will be held at Bates College on Friday, Sept. 6, as part of events welcoming students for the academic year. The display is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. over Lake Andrews, between College and Russell streets. Produced by Central Maine Pyrotechnics, the show is expected to last less than […]
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Bates College welcomes Class of 2017
LEWISTON — Bates College welcomed 502 new students Tuesday at the annual convocation ceremony, at which President Clayton Spencer told the first-year students to “ask the big questions.” She urged them to seek answers about their individuality, interests, passions and ways of connecting with others so they might contribute to larger purposes. “Don’t expect to […]
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Fireworks display slated Sept. 3 at Bates College
LEWISTON — As part of 2013 orientation and school-year opening activities at Bates College, a fireworks display will take place Tuesday, Sept. 3 beginning at 8:30 p.m., over the college’s Lake Andrews (between College and Russell streets) to welcome students, particularly first-year students. Classes begin the next day. The college announces these displays out of […]
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Bates College names associate vice president and chief diversity officer
LEWISTON — Crystal Ann Williams of Reed College in Portland, Ore., has been named associate vice president and chief diversity officer at Bates College, effective Nov. 4. Williams will oversee the Office of Equity and Diversity and the Office of Intercultural Education, and will serve as a member of the president’s senior staff. Currently dean […]