Jay Burns
As the editorial director for the Bates Communications Office, Jay guides Bates Magazine and BatesNews.
Stories by Jay Burns
Bates wins 2017 North American Women’s Debating Championship
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 3:34 pm
The Bates debate team of Abby Westberry ’19 of Readfield, Maine, and…
What do we know about Bates’ first Irish-born graduate?
Friday, March 17, 2017 12:22 pm
Dennis Joseph Callahan, Class of 1876, was born in Bishopstown, Ireland, on Christmas Day in 1852.
What I Mean When I Say: ‘Agency,’ with Emily Kane
Thursday, March 16, 2017 11:57 am
For Professor of Sociology Emily Kane, the word "agency" frequently describes not a place but a state of being.
Bates in the News: March 10, 2017
Thursday, March 9, 2017 12:51 pm
The media explain why pot is legal in Maine yet illegal at colleges like Bates, and why Bates is a case study of why a biofuel company might expand to Maine.
A five-snowstorm week at Bates? Snow problem! Just take a look
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 5:43 pm
Here are some scenes and sounds from campus as winter delivered a one-two-three-four-five punch.
Microsoft’s Susan Dumais ’75: New technology can come from old ideas
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 4:24 pm
Some ideas that work today, like voice recognition, have a long history of not working, says Dumais, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Bates in the News: Feb. 3, 2017
Friday, February 3, 2017 11:01 am
The Maine media focused on President Clayton Spencer's statement following the executive order temporarily banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Seven things about Ryan Bavis’ research on oxygen’s effects on how babies breathe
Friday, February 3, 2017 8:00 am
A respiratory physiologist, Bavis' research has significant implications for treatment of premature babies whose access to oxygen is too low or too high.
Picture story: Puddle Jump 2017
Thursday, January 26, 2017 5:44 pm
Check out photos and video of the Jan. 20 Puddle Jump at Lake Andrews, a joyous student tradition that happily leaves the question “Why?” unanswered.
What I Mean When I Say: ‘Negotiate,’ with Alex Dauge-Roth
Thursday, January 26, 2017 5:29 pm
Alexandre Dauge-Roth researches the narratives of survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. When he uses the word “negotiate,” what does he mean?