People like to believe that positive change just happens, Academy Award-winning actress Geena Davis told the Bates College Class of 2009 during its commencement ceremony May 31.
But with so many aspects of our society, Davis said, "change must be firmly and continuously pushed in order to be effected."
The actress was one of five figures prominent in their fields to receive honorary degrees in a morning ceremony on May 31. Joining Davis in addressing the 472 graduates and their families were the Rev. Robert M. Franklin Jr., president of Morehouse College; biomechanics researcher Mimi A.R. Koehl; Maine philanthropist and 1951 ....