Jay Burns
As the editorial director for the Bates Communications Office, Jay guides Bates Magazine and BatesNews.
Stories by Jay Burns
The Bates boilers just fired up — but with much less fossil fuel
Friday, October 27, 2017 10:07 am
Made by vaporizing materials like sawdust, RFO has helped Bates slash its carbon emissions
Bates in the News: Oct. 27, 2017
Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:19 pm
Ibram Kendi explains the fundamentals of antiracism, Katie Burke '03
Picture story: Back to Bates 2017
Friday, September 29, 2017 1:14 pm
There’s no mistaking the colors, light, and feel of early autumn at Bates. Add more than a thousand alumni and family members, and voila: It's Back to Bates!
Honors to Nathaniel Boone ’52, pioneering U.S. Marine, highlight Back-to-Bates awards
Friday, September 29, 2017 12:08 pm
Nathaniel Boone '52, who "persevered in the face of prejudice" to become a U.S. Marine, received the Alumni Community Service Award at Back to Bates.
Parents: Here’s your customized Back to Bates weather forecast
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 4:40 pm
Here's what Friday's and Saturday's temperatures in Lewiston will feel like for our Bates families.
Bates in the News: Sept. 15, 2017
Friday, September 15, 2017 11:00 am
Items include a Washington Post op-ed by Chris Petrella '06, who says we shouldn't be shocked that white supremacists can also be well-educated.
Convocation remarks: President Clayton Spencer
Friday, September 8, 2017 1:28 pm
"I cannot remember a time in my professional experience when matters of context and principle have intruded so insistently into the project of teaching the next generation of students."
With new urgency, Bates professors say what — and why — they’re excited to teach this fall
Friday, September 8, 2017 11:59 am
When saying what they're excited to teach, faculty always express optimism for a new academic year and their new students. This year, we heard something different.
Slideshow: Click the kaleidoscope and see the Class of 2021 everywhere
Friday, September 8, 2017 11:32 am
Photographers Phyllis Graber Jensen and Theophil Syslo follow our first-years as they dive into life at Bates.
2017 Convocation address: ‘Summer Posts, Fall Possibilities,’ by Professor of Sociology Emily Kane
Thursday, September 7, 2017 5:25 pm
"Maybe already, maybe tomorrow, but definitely over time, you’ll begin to find the particular faculty members with whom you’ll forge especially deep bonds."