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.
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Bates Dance Festival to mark 40th anniversary with array of performances
Tickets are on sale now.
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Putting COVID-19 behind, Bates College holds traditional graduation
Commencement speaker Dr. Nirav Shah, who is leading Maine’s effort to thwart COVID-19, advises graduates to try to “be someone.”
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Putting COVID-19 behind, Bates College holds traditional graduation
Commencement speaker Dr. Nirav Shah, who is leading Maine’s effort to thwart COVID-19, advises graduates to try to “be someone.”
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Bates researcher says some policies would reduce mass shootings
Michael Rocque said requiring permits to buy a gun and banning large-capacity magazines for guns would save lives.
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Bates College taps Dr. Nirav Shah as its commencement speaker
With pandemic fears waning, the college plans a traditional graduation ceremony in May for the first time in three years.
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Bates College accused of racial discrimination by its former football coach
Malik Hall, replaced as coach last year, filed a civil rights lawsuit last week against the elite Lewiston college that once employed him