Stories about "Alumni"
Bates alumni in the eclipse’s path are totally ready for their moment without the sun
Friday, April 5, 2024 12:23 pm
From Texas to Maine, we checked in with alumni in the path of eclipse totality to hear their preparations and plans. Some know exactly where they'll be on Monday. Some still don't.
What It Took: Love led Anthony Phillips ’10 to ask, ‘How can we make other people’s lives better?’
Thursday, April 4, 2024 10:00 am
For Anthony Phillips, what it took to find a life journey worth pursuing was the love, resolve, and faith his mother and grandmother passed on to him. Their example led him to the community-focused work he’s now doing as an elected member of the Philadelphia City Council.
Bates in the News: March 29, 2024
Friday, March 29, 2024 2:01 pm
A Bates couple married on Valentine’s Day 71 years ago, neuroscientist and author Lisa Genova ’92 explains why it’s OK to forget what you had for dinner, and $2.2 million grant to scientist Prerana Shrestha ’03 to study PTSD.
From Bates History: inaugural keys, silver chalice, and a 1908 Rand Hall midnight party
Friday, March 15, 2024 2:38 pm
A few items from the Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library and elsewhere on campus, including a Peter Gomes '65 chalice and a 1908 midnight party by the women of Rand Hall.
CatFacts: Celebrating ‘Great Day’ success with fun facts, like how a bobcat is Irish
Friday, March 15, 2024 12:05 pm
During our stint on the Great Day to Be a Bobcat livestream yesterday, we shared a few fun CatFacts with viewers — and a couple with St. Patrick's Day in mind — which we now share with you.
Bates in the News: Feb. 15, 2024
Thursday, February 15, 2024 4:40 pm
A Bates love story in the pages of The New York Times, an alumna's take on Super Bowl LVIII, and Puddle Jump photographs circle the world.
What’s in a Lewiston Name: Gile
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 2:54 pm
Older alumni might recall Mount Gile in Auburn as a recreation spot, a ski slope, a destination on the annual Stanton Ride, and where a stone monument marks a 19th-century tragedy.
Thanks Guv! Another Bates Winter Carnival torch-lighting in the books
Friday, February 9, 2024 2:58 pm
Bates Winter Carnival fun? State of Maine State approved! This afternoon, Maine Gov. Janet Mills continued a grand Bates tradition by lighting a torch to help celebrate Winter Carnival at Bates.
Slideshow: Iconic moments of Winter Carnival and Bates winter fun
Thursday, February 8, 2024 1:32 pm
Founded by the Bates Outing Club 104 years ago, the Bates Winter…
What It Took: Whether happy or not, our personal stories can improve our well-being, says Jonathan Adler ’00
Friday, February 2, 2024 5:00 am
Storytelling is one of the oldest art forms. Adler, a clinical psychologist and researcher, tells us that our personal stories that don’t have to have a positive or happy ending. Difficult stories can offer a narrative option for how we make meaning.