Stories about "Bryan Stevenson"
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‘Get proximate to people who are suffering,’ Bryan Stevenson tells Bates Commencement audience
Sunday, May 27, 2018 2:45 pm
A nationally esteemed human rights lawyer, Stevenson offered an address with a riveting mixture of reminiscence, humor, and urgent exhortation at Bates College's Commencement on May 27.
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Video: 2018 Bates Commencement
Sunday, May 27, 2018 2:09 pm
The video includes awarding of honorary degrees, the Commencement address by Bryan Stevenson, and conferral of degrees to 474 graduates.
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Human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson to deliver 2018 Commencement address, joined by honorands Lynsey Addario, Jill Lepore, and Bob Ludwig
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 10:00 am
Stevenson's work has freed wrongfully convicted death-row prisoners, reduced excessive sentences given to others, and brought greater equality to the U.S. criminal justice system.