The state’s private colleges committed to building diverse student bodies despite the 2023 Supreme Court decision banning race-conscious admissions. The first students affected by the ruling are now on campus.
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How a mass shooting brought Bates College closer to its community
From more student volunteers to special Halloween events, Bates has sought to emphasize ‘common ties’ to Lewiston and Auburn.
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Lewiston civil rights leader and prominent jurist remembered
Louis Scolnik, who died at age 101, leaves a legacy of compassion for the marginalized through his civil rights leadership and service in the Maine judicial branch.
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Bates College lecturer on the longlist for National Book Award
Writer Jessica Anthony said she’s ‘startled and shocked, but thrilled.’
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Bates College students narrowly avoid disaster in bus accident
A neighbor rescued about 20 first-year Bates students trapped in a bus tilting over a ‘very steep bank’ in rural Maine.
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‘A brilliant scholar’: Bates College professor Sue Houchins dies at 80
The respected scholar and gifted teacher had been on the faculty of the Lewiston college since 2003.
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Maine political scholars see no precedent for divisive, unpredictable presidential race
Although there have been assassination attempts and calls for unpopular incumbents to step aside before, recent political history offers no playbook for how things will go between now and November.
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Trek Across Maine riders cycle into Lewiston after 60-mile stint
Many were happy to have good weather for the first day.
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40th Trek Across Maine will bring about 1,000 bicyclists through Lewiston
The event has raised $31 million since 1985, funding that has gone toward education, advocacy and research about lung diseases and health.
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‘It’s like Black Friday’: Bates College’s Clean Sweep yard sale returns this Sunday
Proceeds from the event at Underhill Arena will benefit John F. Murphy Homes.