Stories about "inauguration"
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Matthews’ inaugural music to be reprised in orchestral concert
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 4:11 am
Music written for the recent inauguration of President Clayton Spencer is featured in the next performance of the Bates College Orchestra, on Nov. 10,
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Video: Inauguration moments
Friday, November 2, 2012 11:25 am
It's all here, from the fellowship of Bates' four presidents together to the Spencer family gathering for a photograph.
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Video: time-lapse of Merrill’s transformation from gym to inaugural stage
Thursday, November 1, 2012 4:30 pm
Merrill Gym undergoes a transformation from sports venue to theatrical stage for the inauguration of Clayton Spencer.
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Slide show: Inauguration of Clayton Spencer
Monday, October 29, 2012 6:00 pm
The traditions, people and exuberance of a Bates presidential inauguration, all on a gorgeous mid-fall afternoon.
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‘Questions Worth Asking’ — President Clayton Spencer’s inaugural address
Monday, October 29, 2012 5:00 pm
President Spencer tells an inauguration story familiar in its broad outlines but revealing in its particulars.
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Video: Inauguration of Clayton Spencer
Friday, October 26, 2012 8:00 pm
Watch the complete video of the inauguration of A. Clayton Spencer.
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‘The embodiment of Bates values,’ Spencer is installed as president
Friday, October 26, 2012 4:00 pm
Bates formally installed Ava Clayton Spencer, described by her former boss as the "embodiment of Bates values," as its eighth president before a gathering of 2,500 on Friday afternoon.
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Inauguration panels explore chicken-and-egg cycle of ideas in the world
Friday, October 26, 2012 12:00 pm
There's competition, said Michael Bonney, CEO of a company engaged in the high-pressure field of pharmaceuticals. And then there's competition.
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In wake of Gomes Chapel naming, panel to discuss ‘intersecting identities’ of the Rev. Gomes
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:16 am
Three members of the Bates faculty and the college's multifaith chaplain discuss the identities of the late Rev. Peter Gomes '65 in an Oct. 27 event