One cold Friday in November, a classroom in Pettengill Hall was a little more crowded than usual: The students in the First Year Seminar “Truth” got a visit from older Bates students who, last spring, ...

The seminar business is big these days, in demand by individual consumers, organizations, associations, small businesses and giant corporations alike. And although it’s a fairly young industry, having ...

Philosophers employ a variety of methods to develop arguments for their conclusions. These include arguments from analogy, inference to the best explanation, reflective equilibrium, conceptual ...

What is a First-Year Seminar? Each first-year student takes a first-year seminar or FYS in their first Fall semester at Bates. Topics vary from year to year, but FYS courses represent a broad range of ...