Jay Burns
As the editorial director for the Bates Communications Office, Jay guides Bates Magazine and BatesNews.
Stories by Jay Burns
$175,000 NEH grant signals Diverse BookFinder’s growing national reach
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 2:10 pm
On its fourth anniversary, the Diverse BookFinder is expanding to help educators use picture books to engage children in cross-cultural conversations built around curiosity, compassion, and understanding.
‘Love persevering’: 9/11, Peter Goodrich ’89, and a legacy of hope
Thursday, September 9, 2021 11:51 am
When Peter Goodrich ’89 died on Sept. 11, 2001, grief enshrouded his family and his Bates friends. Twenty years later, love has persevered, providing a path forward to honor his legacy at Bates.
10 pieces of advice, for all of us, from a wisdom-filled Bates College Convocation
Friday, September 3, 2021 11:53 am
Convocation and Commencement bookend the year with a similar look and feel. Similar, too, in offering sound advice, useful to far more than first years.
Q&A: Pandemic-driven Admission changes are ‘smart and long overdue’
Friday, August 20, 2021 11:50 am
With the Class of 2025 on the college’s doorstep, Dean of Admission Leigh Weisenburger talks about the implications of successfully recruiting and enrolling a new Bates class without ever leaving home.
Meet the 97-year old World War II vet who helped reopen the Bobcat Den
Friday, August 20, 2021 11:03 am
Shortly after the Bobcat Den reopened after its 516-day closure due to the pandemic, 97-year-old Ralph Sylvester ‘50 arrived for breakfast.
Welcome (and welcome back) to BatesNews for 2021–22
Friday, August 13, 2021 12:18 pm
Welcome to the first edition of BatesNews for 2021–22. Here's what we're all about.
What’s in a Lewiston Name: Sabattus
Friday, August 13, 2021 10:47 am
This occasional BatesNews feature explores the stories, facts, and figments behind common place names in the Lewiston-Auburn area.
Bates in the News, Aug. 12, 2021
Thursday, August 12, 2021 2:43 pm
An alum-founded Lewiston nonprofit celebrates 10 years, a professor explains the rise of the celebrity political candidate, and the media honors the memory of a trailblazing Black alumna.
Bitter experience? A student intern tests Lewiston craft beers in a Bates lab
Thursday, August 12, 2021 10:56 am
When a Lewiston craft brewery wanted a partner to research the bitterness of their beers, they turned to Bates and Purposeful Work intern Emily Tamkin '23.
Bates in the News, June 24, 2021
Thursday, June 24, 2021 3:07 pm
A young Black alum's Southern take on Hamlet, Bonney Science center explained, and how an alum artist deals with her goats.