Stories about "Reunion 2019"
1:30–2:30pmÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Alumni in CongressRepresentatives Ben Cline ’94 and Jared Golden ’11 will engage in a discussion about how their ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ experiences shaped their careers and road to the United States House of Representatives. Associate Professor of Politics John Baughman and Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies Stephanie Kelley-Romano will moderate a conversation examining their year as members of the congressional freshman class of 2019.Pettengill Hall, Keck Classroom (G52)
Similar but different, Congressmen Ben Cline ’94 and Jared Golden ’11 return for Reunion

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 4:36 pm

For all that’s similar about the two Bobcats in Congress, a key difference — Golden being a Democrat, Cline a Republican — made their Reunion appearance a must-see event.

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ alumni and faculty recognized for service and achievement at Reunion 2019

Tuesday, June 18, 2019 2:32 pm

Dr. Patricia Sullivan Doyle ’79, Rae Garcelon ’62, and Emily Buchanan ’89 received ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Alumni Association awards at Reunion.

9:45–10:45am50th Reunion Seminar: The Emancipated Life: Benjamin Mays, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College, and the Practice of Freedom Benjamin Elijah Mays, Class of 1920, is remembered for his outstanding leadership and service as a teacher, preacher, mentor, scholar, author, and activist in the civil rights movement. Professor Charles Nero, Benjamin E. Mays ’20 Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies, will help us understand how Dr. Mays — and the role he played as a civil rights leader — was shaped by his ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ education.Pettengill Hall, Keck Classroom (G52)
What emancipation meant to Benjamin Mays, and what it means now

Friday, June 14, 2019 9:21 am

At a Reunion seminar, rhetoric professor Charles Nero explains how Benjamin Mays used religion, gender, and citizenship to reject white supremacy and claim emancipation.