Jay Burns
As the editorial director for the Bates Communications Office, Jay guides Bates Magazine and BatesNews.
Stories by Jay Burns
Ask the College Experts: Tips on writing an effective recommendation letter
Thursday, March 25, 2021 9:43 am
In offering tips to prospective recommenders, Bates Director of Admission Darryl Uy has one key message: Be easy on yourself.
Bates’ Jason Fein named athletics director of the year
Thursday, March 18, 2021 1:39 pm
In a year in which the pandemic stopped NESCAC sports, Fein and his team found creative ways to maintain team identities, create positive student experiences, and make a major contribution to Bates' successful COVID testing program.
Bates professor’s paper foretold growing risk of racism toward Asian Americans
Thursday, March 18, 2021 1:06 pm
One year ago, as the global COVID-19 pandemic took hold, Assistant Professor of Economics Leshui He and colleagues in China called attention to a growing threat of discrimination faced by Asian people worldwide.
Slideshow: A year of COVID, from sudden shutdown to hopeful reopening
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 5:56 pm
It's been one year since the pandemic shut the campus. Take a look at this photo-driven review of what's happened since.
Creative and curious WiFi names in Lewiston explained
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 8:36 am
We share a few creative WiFi names seen around Lewiston neighborhoods in recent days, and our best guess as what they refer to.
What’s in a Lewiston name: Luiggi’s
Thursday, February 25, 2021 9:34 am
A favorite Bates haunt since the 1950s, Luiggi’s Pizzeria is named for its founder, Luiggi Carmine Talarico.
Bates in the News: Feb. 18, 2021
Thursday, February 18, 2021 12:40 pm
Why Miya Ponsetto shouldn't get away with "one mistake doesn't define me" excuse. Plus, the new language of a pandemic and alumnae win trivia for charity.
‘Being told I couldn’t’: Inspiring stories from Bates female athletes
Thursday, February 18, 2021 11:50 am
Female varsity athletes at Bates share lessons, setbacks, and triumphs as part of National Women and Girls in Sports Day programming.
Not so fast with the ‘time for unity’ calls, say Bates scholars
Friday, January 22, 2021 12:25 pm
Recovering our damaged democracy does not “come through any blind call for unity." Plus, the events of Jan. 6 may, in fact, be who we really are.
30 years ago: Gulf War, Angela Davis, and a memorable night
Friday, January 15, 2021 10:54 am
Bates folks recall when the iconic activist, intellectual, and scholar Angela Davis — this year's MLK Day speaker — addressed a huge gathering in the chapel on Jan. 16, 1991, the night the bombs began falling in Baghdad.