Jay Burns
As the editorial director for the Bates Communications Office, Jay guides Bates Magazine and BatesNews.
Stories by Jay Burns
Video: Bates women’s rowing brings home the gold(s)
Friday, June 1, 2018 12:37 pm
The Bobcat women's rowing team defended its NCAA rowing title last weekend, and the first varsity eight made its own Bates history.
Video: These 13 grads are what they wear at Commencement
Friday, June 1, 2018 11:22 am
A hand-made corsage. A thrift-shop dress found in Scotland during Short Term. An Eagle Scout medal. These seniors' Commencement accessories tell us who they are.
Video: 2018 Bates Commencement
Sunday, May 27, 2018 2:09 pm
The video includes awarding of honorary degrees, the Commencement address by Bryan Stevenson, and conferral of degrees to 474 graduates.
At Commencement, the ‘Depew decade’ at Bates draws to a close
Friday, May 25, 2018 10:46 am
At Commencement, the last of four Depew siblings graduates from Bates. For their parents, it's a bittersweet time.
Cheer the Chairs: Nancy Koven appointed to new Kelsey Professorship
Thursday, May 24, 2018 5:26 pm
The new professorship honors "one of the most transformative professors to ever teach at Bates," says Nancy Koven.
Watch the ‘power of Bates science’ rocket into space Monday morning at 4:39 a.m.
Friday, May 18, 2018 8:43 am
Monday's launch takes a Bates physics experiment to the International Space Station. For one alumnus, it's "all about the power of science at Bates."
Cheer the Chairs: Brian Ruppert appointed to Hirasawa Professorship
Thursday, May 17, 2018 6:54 pm
Joining the Bates faculty in 2017–18, Professor of Asian Studies Brian Ruppert is the new Kazushige Hirasawa Professor of Japanese Studies.
Picture story: The women of Cold Front, a ‘strong force from the North’
Thursday, May 17, 2018 4:44 pm
Watch the women's ultimate team, ranked No. 2 in the U.S. and led by the amazing Josie Gillett '18, prepare for nationals.
Striking in design and program, new building to embody vision for science education and research at Bates College
Thursday, May 17, 2018 9:00 am
Anchored by a $50 million gift, the new building will drive the evolution of science education at Bates and accelerate faculty collaborations that epitomize 21st-century STEM research.
Historic quotables from Bates Commencement notables
Friday, May 11, 2018 11:15 am
Enjoy a smorgasbord of Bates Commencement quotes from Coretta Scott King, Elizabeth Strout '77, Robert De Niro, Gwen Ifill, Robert Reich, Desmond Tutu, and many more.