Stories about "Africa"
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What we owe genocide survivors
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 10:22 am
Alexandre Dauge-Roth, recipient of the 2015 Kroepsch Award for Excellence in Teaching, delivers the Kroepsch lecture.
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Aliza Luft ’06 examines ‘risky defections’ during the genocide in Rwanda
Friday, April 18, 2014 11:58 am
Why, Luft asks in her guest blog post, did some Hutu "evade participation and help Tutsi" instead of killing them?
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Jewish family history, hands-on health care in Africa motivate 2013 Phillips Student Fellows
Friday, January 31, 2014 12:47 pm
Rachel Baumann '14 and Asha Mohamud '15 sought to understand experiences outside the U.S. that had changed the lives of people close to them.
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Third annual Inside Africa Fashion Show celebrates diversity within the continent
Thursday, November 7, 2013 1:53 pm
Celebrating the depth and variety of African culture, Bates presents the third annual Inside Africa Fashion Show on Nov. 8
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Architect of post-apartheid constitution in South Africa to speak at Bates
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 3:15 pm
Justice Albert Sachs, a key architect of South Africa's post-apartheid constitution, speaks at Bates Oct. 24.
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Inside Africa Fashion Show explores traditional fashions, Africa’s worldwide influence
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 1:10 pm
Reflecting the influence of African fashion abroad as well as the diversity of the continent's apparel, the second annual Inside Africa Fashion Show takes place March 15.
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Rwandan filmmaker to screen latest documentary
Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:31 am
A filmmaker dedicated to producing documentaries about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, Gilbert Ndahayo shows his new film at Bates on March 4.
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Detwiler ’95 plays key role in confirming new African monkey species
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 1:02 pm
An African monkey known as a lesula was recently confirmed as a new species by Kate Detwiler '95 and her fellow primate researchers.
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Dauge-Roth’s course on teaching genocide highlighted in International Educator
Friday, January 18, 2013 1:45 pm
Teaching genocide is about finding ways to "create connections and dialogues" says Alex Dauge-Roth.
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Savoy Magazine names Sene ’00 among ‘most influential’ in corporate America
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 1:44 pm
Lena Sene '00 is a managing parter with Deer Isle Capital and an expert on global investing in Africa.