“When (King) refers to, ‘My country tis of thee,’ he’s calling on that tradition, America’s hymn, that African Americans must be included in America for their freedom and democracy and justice to have meaning,” the Bates College professor said.
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Bates president says Capitol assault laid bare ‘ugly truths’ nation must face
Bates College President Clayton Spencer said higher education depends on truth, evidence and ‘a culture of persuasion rather than violence.’
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Renewing Bates’ ‘cherished place’
With Lisbon glass expert Jim Nutting fixing its stained-glass windows, the 107-year-old chapel at Bates College sparkles more than ever after a two-year renovation.
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Bates delays start of next semester by five weeks
To better cope with COVID-19, the winter semester is slated to begin Feb. 17 instead of early January.
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Bates College holding out hope for some sort of winter sports season
Bates College athletic director Jason Fein said the rise of coronavirus infections are cause for concern, and that “as time goes by, it looks more unlikely that there will be a lot of opportunities for any competition in the winter.”
Posted inElection 2020, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Maine voters bucked a partisan tide at the polls
Mainers proved much less partisan in the Nov. 3 election than their counterparts around the country, two Bates College professors with a passion for politics say during an online Great Falls Forum.
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Its finances stronger than expected, Bates delivers pay hikes to staff
The Lewiston college has not been hit as hard as anticipated by costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Five more Bates students test positive; 62 now quarantined.
Four of the students whose tests came back positive late Tuesday were close contacts of a classmate who had already come down with the disease.
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‘Deepening concern’ as more COVID-19 cases hit Bates College
Students told to stay on campus until they go home at Thanksgiving
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Video: Bates students join local protesters in Lewiston
Many worried that some votes would not be counted and President Trump was planning on “stealing the election.”