Jay Burns
Recently retired as editor of Bates Magazine, Jay now occasionally contributes stories to the magazine as well as Bates News.
Stories by Jay Burns
13 post-election faculty insights: grift, con, and a dangerous game being played with our democracy
Friday, November 13, 2020 11:59 am
Five members of the politics department offer a 11 post-election insights, including whether Trump’s refusal to concede threatens “even a most minimalist definition of democracy.”
Notorious (but harmless) pathogens preserved in Bates professor’s new-found World War I slides
Friday, November 13, 2020 11:13 am
A trove of wartime microscope slides include specimens of gonorrhea, diphtheria, tuberculosis, meningitis.
NESCAC Heat Poll for Nov. 7–10: Heat Miser’s revenge
Thursday, November 12, 2020 9:24 am
Back off, Snow Miser! Turns out that Heat Miser still has something…
A ‘status quo election,’ say Bates professors — with disappointments, surprises, lessons
Friday, November 6, 2020 10:52 am
Regardless of who ends up in the White House, the 2020 election may have "revealed who we are as a country.”
Say What? Bates quotes from here and there: Oct. 30, 2020
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 5:26 pm
An occasional roundup of what Bates folks are saying about this and that, including poignant memories of the late John Jenkins.
Meet new faculty: Michael Boyd Roman and the divine beauty of Black men
Thursday, October 22, 2020 4:02 pm
A lecturer in art and visual culture, Roman uses drawing, installation, and digital media to “portray the ordinary grace of contemporary Black men.”
Bates in the News: Oct. 16, 2020
Friday, October 16, 2020 11:34 am
Shoutout for the Bates online tour and two New York Times alumni profiles, of an international bagel guru and the personal assistant to fashion designer Marc Jacobs.
Meet new faculty: Brian J. Evans and the meaning of dance
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 4:15 pm
We create meaning with more than our brains, says Evans, a new lecturer in dance. Through the embodied arts, we can literally "dance through life" — and gain the power "to be unabashedly human.”
Have a seat: How Bates students are finding their favorite outdoor spots
Thursday, September 10, 2020 5:15 pm
With outdoors being the place to be during a beautiful time of year, Bates has busted out the outdoor furniture in a big way. And students love it.
Bates in the News: Sept. 10, 2020
Thursday, September 10, 2020 12:32 pm
Wired and The Guardian turn to Bates people for insights into troubling issues, plus Jason Castro explains how a mouse can smell without using its nose.