Stories about "Obama"
Bates named to presidential honor roll for community service
Friday, February 26, 2010 4:06 pm
Bates College has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction.
Paul Suitter ’09 pursues a career in politics
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 11:46 am
During the presidential primary campaign, the Obama camp contacted the Bates Democrats…
Lumina's leader sets lofty goals for fund's role in policy debates
Friday, May 1, 2009 10:18 am
A major profile in the The Chronicle of Higher Education portrays Jamie Merisotis '86, president of the Lumina Foundation for Education, as a U.S. higher education policy leader whose "big goal" has caught the attention of the Obama White House.
No News is Bad News
Sunday, March 1, 2009 12:24 pm
The volume of news from Washington, D.C., is growing, but fewer newspaper journalists are around to explain it. At stake, perhaps, is the democratic process.
2009 King Day Keynote: Who Plays King in the Age of Obama?
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 2:09 pm
During her keynote address during Bates' Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance, scholar Melissa Harris-Lacewell asked her audience the key question: Now that Obama is president, who in our society is going to play the role of Martin Luther King?
My Guest Appearance on the Tavis Smiley Show
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:39 pm
Tavis’ “My America” program gives selected U.S. citizens the opportunity to offer a personal reflection on how the upcoming presidential election will have an immense affect on their lives. I decided to offer a personal testament on the relevance and importance of education for our nation.
The Historical Victory: Celebrated in The Atlanta University Center
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:33 pm
I stood in line for three hours. I was nervous. This was the first time I have ever voted and I had prayed that the person I had decided to vote for would win. I couldn’t believe that I casted my ballot for an African American candidate for president. I voted for Barack Obama, a Black man and a person I believe could lead our country in the right moral and social path for at least the next 4 yrs. Never in my lifetime could I have imagined a Black person having a legitimate chance of becoming President of the United States of America.
An Important Visit
Sunday, May 11, 2008 12:04 pm
U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, following his speech in the Chapel on Feb.…