National Labor Relations Board has yet to rule on Bates’ contention that support staff and faculty should not be in the same union.
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Bates College names its first Black president
Law school dean Garry Jenkins from Minnesota tapped to succeed Clayton Spencer in Bates’ top job.
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Worried about rising costs, Bates College plans budget cuts
College says its finances remain strong, but ‘serious challenges’ are looming.
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College students worry about decreasing diversity if affirmative action is overturned
They say their schools would lose an important tool for giving opportunities to marginalized groups and bringing people from different backgrounds together.
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Bates College student reportedly assaulted on Lewiston campus
The victim was struck by an unidentified man Wednesday in what was described as an unprovoked assault.
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Bates College drops mandatory COVID-19 testing on campus
Bates tells students they need to test negative for the disease before coming to Lewiston but won’t require tests once they’re here.
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Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges join effort to uphold affirmative action
Bates, Bowdoin and Colby are among 32 liberal arts colleges urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold previous rulings which allow admission officers to consider race as a factor.
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A lesser known figure in the Watergate scandal made history 49 years ago
Alexander Butterfield confirmed to Watergate investigators that then-President Richard Nixon’s White House conversations were recorded.
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Navy pilot and Bates graduate helps take film franchise to new heights
A 1991 Bates College grad was recruited to advise screenwriters for the box office hit film ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ using his experiences from three decades as a naval aviator.
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Young women react with shock, resolve to court’s decision to overturn abortion rights
As some women in their 20s feel they have lost a constitutional right many had taken for granted, Maine law still allows for abortions.