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Webinar On-Demand: Authoritarianism and Misinformation in Eastern Europe.   Some countries in Eastern Europe are experiencing democratic backsliding, brutal government crackdowns on opposition, exclusion of LGBTQ+ people and other minorities, and increased xenophobia as the region sees an influx of refugees. What explains this revival of authoritarian politics, nearly three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union? How are populism and populist movements contributing to public life in Ea...

Phyllis Graber Jensen Published on April 8, 2021 Hannah McKenzie ’21 has received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, a prestigious grant that supports a year of international exploration for graduating U.S. college seniors. During her year abroad, McKenzie plans to travel to South Africa, Uganda, Greece, and Switzerland to meet and talk with refugees about their traditional foods, their markets and restaurants, and how they are working to sustain and empower themselves. “As an outsider,...

Phyllis Graber Jensen Published on March 10, 2021 The email went out at 10:07 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020, from President Clayton Spencer. Due to the surging pandemic, Spencer announced, Bates would immediately suspend in-person classes, asking all 1,700 students — except those granted waivers through petition — to move off campus in preparation for remote learning to begin in 10 days. “My heart goes out to all of our students,” Spencer said. But, “we are at a pivotal momen...

 Laura E. Seay - Colby College Lindsay Mayka - Colby College Jamie McKown - College of the Atlantic "There needs to be some accountability for these individuals and whether or not his term ends before he is able to be removed or not, Congress needs to act and make sure he is held accountable," Ryan LaRochelle, lecturer at the Cohen Institute of Leadership and Public Service at the University of Maine, said. "This was an unprecedented assault on our democratic institutions." LaRochelle said the...