Stories about "Politics"
Meet new faculty: Lisa Gilson and political words that fit the need
Friday, September 25, 2020 9:18 am
A political theorist, Gilson explains why activists need to use language that is "adapted to their specific situation" — even if the language is off-putting to voters.
Meet new Bates faculty: Seulgie Lim and gender equality in West Africa
Thursday, August 27, 2020 10:54 am
Born in South Korea and raised in Mauritania, Lim researches gender equity efforts in West African nations. At Bates, she anticipates learning her students' "experiences and stories."
The lesson I look forward to: Giving democracy a number
Friday, February 28, 2020 9:28 am
If scholars can't agree on what democracy even is, can democracy in a given nation be ranked? Students of politics professor Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz give it a shot.
Want some insight into the 2018 midterms? Look through the lens of gender.
Friday, November 2, 2018 3:05 pm
Associate Professor of Politics Leslie Hill on the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, the politics of gender in the midterm elections, and a class project on voter engagement
2018 Kroepsch awardee Engel shows ‘overriding concern for his students’ progress’
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 12:44 pm
“That’s probably the single best lesson I learned in college,” says one of Engel's former students. "He inspired my own thinking."
Look What We Found: Leslie Hill’s prized document of protest by African American women
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 4:12 pm
Hill, a Bates politics professor, explains a historic act of protest during the infamous 1991 Clarence Thomas hearings — and what it means for her students today.
Bates at Night: Watching election results
Friday, November 11, 2016 11:54 am
Election night delivered a surprise to students, faculty, and staff who gathered in Chase Hall Lounge to watch election results.
Slideshow: Presidential politics vs. (not-real) smallpox crisis, hour by hour
Friday, November 4, 2016 11:35 am
A mock White House campaign that's been going full tilt on campus since September went to warp speed on Oct. 25: There's a crisis in America!
Novelist and journalist Ruveni Freeman ’94 reads at Muskie Archives
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 11:50 am
The Language Arts Live series at Bates College presents Ruveni Freeman in a reading from her work on March 11.
MLK Day keynote: Black Lives Matter movement is a sign of hope
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 12:19 pm
What does the Black Lives Matter movement really want? In his keynote address during Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances at Bates College, historian Peniel Joseph had an answer.