A New York Times analysis of 286 elite colleges and universities found that the Lewiston school has one of the lowest percentages of the low-income students who qualify for Pell Grants. Bowdoin and Colby colleges also have below-average economic diversity, according to the research.
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New president welcomes new class at Bates College
Garry Jenkins, the new president of Bates college, delivers a speech during the annual convocation.
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Maine’s salt marshes play key role in fight against climate change, new report says
The state has at least 84 square miles of blue carbon reservoirs, which store at least 1.7 million tons of carbon in the soil and vegetation. That much carbon is equal to the annual emissions of 1.25 million passenger cars.
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Our View: Coy on legacy admissions, Maine’s top colleges contradict themselves
Reluctant to provide information about favorable treatment for children of alumni, Bates, Bowdoin and Colby show there are limits to their commitment to fairness and transparency.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Maine colleges say Supreme Court ruling will harm efforts to create diverse campuses
With race effectively eliminated as a factor in college admissions, Maine schools must refocus their efforts to create diverse student bodies.
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Cyclists finish 1st leg of Trek Across Maine
630 bikers arrived in Lewiston this afternoon for the Trek Across Maine.
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Feds found classified papers among Edmund Muskie’s archives at Bates College
The former Secretary of State and U.S. senator from Maine was one of many high-ranking officials who mistakenly held on to secret paperwork.
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Bates College graduates emerge from pandemic-altered college experience
Retiring Bates President Clayton Spencer watched Sunday for the last time in her 11-year tenure as the college’s 439 seniors flipped their tassels and became graduates.
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Students to pay almost 4% more to attend Bates College
Bates will be charging $81,382 for tuition, room and board in the coming academic year, a $3,092 increase over this year’s tab.
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Mount David Summit: Bates College’s version of ‘March Madness’
College celebrated a stunning variety of research and artistic work