Stories about "Common Reading"
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On Opening Day, Bates opens its arms to the Class of 2021
Friday, August 25, 2017 9:54 am
Aug. 28 is Opening Day at Bates College — the day when 510 members of first-year class move in and begin Orientation.
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College a ‘perfect time to take stock,’ Gediman tells 2016 Convocation
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 2:56 pm
Dan Gediman, co-creator of the "This I Believe" media project, offered encouraging words to the Bates College Class of 2020 at Convocation on Sept. 6.
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‘This I Believe’ co-creator to offer 2016 Convocation address
Friday, September 2, 2016 12:04 pm
Offering the 2016 Convocation address at Bates College is Dan Gediman, co-creator of the "This I Believe" radio and book series.
Focus will be on virtues of compromise as Bates greets Class of 2016
Friday, August 31, 2012 12:37 pm
Welcoming the most selective and geographically diverse class in the school's history, Bates begins its 2012-13 academic year Sept. 4.