Bates College News

Actor and director Robert De Niro, who never finished high school, received an honorary doctorate from a college in the north-east state of Maine, the Lewiston local newspaper reported Tuesday.

Actor Robert De Niro added a little humor to the graduation ceremony at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.

Bates College Interim President Nancy J. Cable, right, applauds Robert De Niro, left, as he is introduced prior to receiving his degree of Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts during Sunday morning's commencement exercises at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, Sunday, May 27, 2012.

Michael Haneke has won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize for a second time with his film about love and death, "Amour." Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro received an honorary doctorate of fine arts during the 146th commencement at Bates College.

Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro is one of three high-profile guests who are part of the Bates College commencement.

May 27, 2012 -- The Portland Museum of Art brings a touch of Europe to its galleries this summer, opening "The Draw of the Normandy Coast, 1860--1960" on June 14.

Vail Mountain School graduate Daniel Calzadillas hugs his grandmother Martha Legarda after the commencement ceremony Friday at the Vail Marriott.

Warmer-than-usual weather and low gas prices should add up to big crowds this holiday weekend, delighting business owners who cater to tourists.

Norton High School seniors Elizabeth A. LaVerghetta and Kady Ferguson were chosen as the valedictorian and salutatorian respectively for the Class of 2012.

A. Clayton Spencer, Harvard's vice president for policy, has served as the right-hand woman for four Harvard presidents.

It is that time of year when Saturday mornings mean test time. It can be a nerve-racking time for high school students, since SAT scores can often make or break a student's college application.

Fateful night: Evan Dube, 19, was at a barbecue on the beach in Lerwick when he went for a swim just after 9pm A U.S. student who was working on an archaeological project in the Shetland Islands collapsed and died after going for an evening swim.

Evan Dube, 19, from Plaistow, New Hampshire, died on Saturday on a Lerwick beach.

Applicants behaving badly: Local HR pros offer their hiring horror stories and advice on taking the chill out of your next job interview We've all been there.

As the story goes, Laura Sewall wasn't even living in Maine yet when during a visit to Portland, she recognized increasingly well-known environmentalist Joe Payne at a traffic light.

Chomba Kaluba, a former Southern Maine Community College student and Bates College graduate, will be the commencement speaker at SMCC's ceremony Sunday.

A pickup truck goes over the raised speed table on College Street in Lewiston on Thursday.

Noted French-Canadian folk musician and dancer Benoit Bourque will be joined by both family and friends in a pair of concerts taking place on Friday, May 18 and Sunday, May 20 on the Bates College campus in Lewiston.

Bates College senior softball standout Leah Maciejewski of Tewksbury on Tuesday was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Assn.

Truckee High School math teacher Diane Laroche has been selected a Truckee Hometown Sears-Sierra Sun Teacher of the Year finalist, pictured here with Charles Riley, Truckee Hometown Sears store owner and students.