Colleges take on climate change with environmentally smart new buildings.
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Bates prepares to welcome 2nd-largest class in its history
The Lewiston college says more students than usual accepted offers of admission, resulting in 550 students expected to arrive on campus Monday.
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Voter suppression bill in Congress cites 2016 deception at Bates College
The legislation would make it a federal crime to disseminate false information meant to prevent voters from casting their ballots.
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Bates professor tells story of Malaga Island, including its dark chapter of forced exodus
‘Re:past’ marries art, history and food with a one-day performance that pays tribute to the island’s early settlers.
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Challenges facing rural schools addressed at Waterville conference
A Bates College professor at a Thomas College gathering analyzed ways to meet growing diversity in schools and keep schools thriving.
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Bates graduates ‘certified world changers’
At Lewiston college’s commencement, Rakiya Mohamed said the people she met at Bates renewed her hope they can solve the world’s problems.
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Lawsuit paints sad image of exploitation in Robert Indiana’s final years on Maine island
It alleges that two men isolated the famed pop artist at his home in Vinalhaven, seizing his email account, turning away friends in the art world and selling forgeries to ‘line their pockets.’
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Bates scientist playing key role in space lab due for Monday launch
Quantum physicist Nathan Lundblad’s research is scheduled to be conducted in space by the Cold Atom Lab after the International Space Station takes the laboratory aboard.
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Bates College offers first glimpse of its vision for new science center
The building, a 3-three-story modern design that the school is calling ‘the beacon,’ will house biology, chemistry and neuroscience programs when it opens in 2021.
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Bowdoin, Colby and Bates under federal investigation for possible antitrust violations
The investigation centers around the information competing colleges and universities share with each other about early admissions students.