Jay Burns
As the editorial director for the Bates Communications Office, Jay guides Bates Magazine and BatesNews.
Stories by Jay Burns
Picture Story: ‘Excited and proud’ to be Back to Bates
Friday, October 13, 2023 3:20 pm
“Bates is a place I am excited — and proud — to show my parents around,” said a first-year student as he toured his chemistry classroom in Dana Hall.
Q&A: Tom King ’58, the last Bates bell ringer
Friday, October 13, 2023 10:40 am
Here's an interview by Chris Bond '81 with Tom King ’58, who is believed to be the last in a long line of students who lived in Hathorh Hall and rang the Hathorn bell by hand up to 19 times every class day.
Timeline, fun facts, and did-you-knows from past Bates inaugurations
Thursday, October 12, 2023 11:29 am
Here are facts, stories, and did-you-knows from all past Bates presidential inaugurations — plus world and Maine events.
Video: Behind the scenes at Bates volleyball’s sportrait session
Friday, October 6, 2023 12:50 pm
The volleyball team gathered for their team and individual marketing photos, known as “sportraits,” and had some fun along the way.
For Bates students, a trip to the Appalachian Trail is a trip back in time
Friday, October 6, 2023 9:32 am
During Orientation, a group of first-year Bates students paid a visit to…
What’s in a Lewiston name: Edward Little
Friday, September 22, 2023 3:07 pm
Across the Androscoggin River in Auburn, atop Goff Hill, the public high school is named for Edward Little, a 19th-century lawyer and philanthropist.
From Bates History: Martin Luther’s stained glass, water-shooting derrick
Friday, September 22, 2023 1:01 pm
Here are a few items from the Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library and elsewhere on campus, and our thoughts about what they are and mean.
11 new CatFacts: the 2023 Bates football edition
Friday, September 15, 2023 1:12 pm
This edition of CatFacts gives a nod to the gridiron, as Bates football opens its season tonight vs. Wesleyan University, in a game that was moved from Saturday due to impending effects of Hurricane Lee.
Holding open the Bates door, one rock, paver, or person at a time
Friday, September 8, 2023 11:13 am
Students are the front-line welcomers and baggage handlers on Opening Day, and they figure out creative ways to keep the Bates doors open for a steady flow of new students.
‘They’re problem solvers’: Facts, figures, talents, and tidbits about the Class of 2027
Friday, September 1, 2023 12:37 pm
The newest Bates class, 509 students strong, is filled with examples of engagement and action. "They’re problem solvers,” says Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Leigh Weisenburger. Sometimes quite literally.