Bates College has 77 COVID-19 cases among students and two-thirds of its isolation housing is full.
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With COVID-19 cases surging on campus, Bates College extends its lockdown
The Lewiston-based campus hit a new high of 60 active cases among students after it locked down the campus last week.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Bates College imposes temporary quarantine to slow COVID-19 outbreak
With 34 active cases, students are told to stay inside their rooms until next Tuesday to reduce spread of highly contagious virus.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Bates says it has the capacity to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to students
College plan will depend on vaccine supply, dropping age restrictions
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Nation & World
Atlanta killings spur Bates College president to defend Asian Americans
Clayton Spencer said ‘anti-Asian bias has reached disturbing levels’ and called on Lewiston college ‘to act for justice.’
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools and Education
Bates College plans a traditional graduation ceremony in May
After canceling commencement last year because of COVID-19, college officials happy to see seniors off in person this semester.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Bates suspended a security officer after complaints about his handling of an incident last weekend
The officer, a 25-year veteran, also told students that Black students ‘get away with a lot more’ because security is afraid to deal with them.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Bates College optimistic that fall semester 2021 may be almost normal
With more vaccines available, the Lewiston-based college hopes student life will no longer have so many COVID-19-related restrictions.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools and Education
Worried about COVID-19, Bates cracks down on students violating rules
The college warned students Friday that it may need to impose in-room remote learning to stop the disease from spreading after it reported 18 cases this month.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: ‘Blue carbon’ coastal ecosystems provide important path to a green future
The tens of thousands of acres of salt marshes and eelgrass meadows in Maine are serving a vital function in mitigating climate change.