Stories about "Faculty and staff"
‘She saw herself as the Bride of Christ’: The story of an African nun in 18th-century Spain
Friday, December 7, 2018 12:40 pm
Bates professors Sue Houchins and Baltasar Fra-Molinero pooled their expertise in Spanish, African American studies, gender and sexuality studies, and more to bring an African nun’s story to an English-speaking audience.
What I Mean When I Say: Joshua Rubin and ‘emergence’
Friday, November 30, 2018 11:28 am
As a scholarly term, "emergence" can explain political upheaval, a new fashion sense, or a good rugby match.
Look What We Found: Joe Hall’s chunk of ash wood
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 4:06 pm
The ash tree looms large in Wabanaki culture. That’s why Hall, a Bates historian, keeps a hunk of the hardwood in his Pettengill Hall office.
Look What We Found: Stephanie Kelley-Romano’s alien pop-up book
Thursday, November 1, 2018 4:33 pm
Walk into Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies Stephanie Kelley-Romano’s…
What I Mean When I Say: Charles Nero and ‘Camp’
Thursday, October 25, 2018 1:36 pm
Think Judy Garland, Meet Me In St. Louis, and, maybe, gentrification.
Bates awarded $1.2 million grant to create an inclusive 21st-century curriculum in the humanities
Thursday, October 25, 2018 11:27 am
The grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation “comes at a crucial moment for Bates,” said President Clayton Spencer.
Bates in the News: Oct. 12, 2018
Friday, October 12, 2018 8:55 am
NBC takes to the air with a Bates student pilot, and two alumni connect on a story about football concussions, thanks to a Reunion connection.
Look What We Found: Susan Stark’s lucky great-grandmother
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 8:55 am
A striking black-and-white photograph of Associate Professor of Philosophy Susan Stark’s great-grandmother occupies a place of honor in her Hedge Hall office.
How do we know what we’re seeing? A Bates professor finds out
Thursday, October 4, 2018 1:17 pm
Michelle Greene and a colleague created a mathematical model of how our brains process the world around us.
What I Mean When I Say: Stephanie Pridgeon and ‘testimony’
Thursday, September 27, 2018 10:18 am
”It gets into some pretty juicy issues of identity politics and the ways in which people understand themselves.”