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Announcing the 27th annual Bates College summer book list

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 1:52 pm

In the words of Madeleine L'Engle, “a book, too, can be a star." The Bates community offers up over 200 "stars" in this year's book list.

Bates in the News: June 9, 2023

Friday, June 9, 2023 5:01 am

The news media covers Bates Commencement, a professor's expertise in the ritual practice of firewalking, and alumni trying to save local journalism.

Introducing the campus Mouthpiece, version 2.0

Thursday, June 8, 2023 7:05 pm

A brand-new Mouthpiece bulletin board, hand-crafted by the Bates carpentry shop, succeeds the old one, which had succumbed to the ravages of time.

Video: ‘Do you drink the water or the wave?’ asks Baccalaureate speaker Chris Schiff

Friday, June 2, 2023 11:49 am

It's a line from a postmodern novel: “Which do you drink? The water or the wave?” We plan to drink the water. But then the waves come crashing, says Chris Schiff in his Baccalaureate address.

Bates announces promotions of 11 professors

Thursday, May 25, 2023 1:55 pm

Eleven professors at Bates College have received promotions, including tenure awards, effective Aug. 1, 2023. The promotions were recommended by the faculty’s Committee on Personnel and approved by the Bates College Board of Trustees.

“My thesis is about the evolving role of French in Maine, and as a Franco-American and French speaker, Herb has been a great friend and contributor to the brainstorming process surrounding my thesis.” Martha Coleman ’23 of Seattle, a double major in French and Francophone studies and American studies, took to the steps of Coram Library to bind her honors thesis, along with other students, staff, and faculty. Coleman recruited the help of Herb Saucier, the Learning Shuttle bus driver for the Harward Center for Community Partnerships, to bind her thesis, titled “Le français et le Franco(phone)s: An exploration of the evolving significance of French in Maine,” advised by Professor of French and Francophone Studies Mary Rice-Defosse. “Over the last four years, I've gotten to be here and speak this language, and speak it with people who grew up here speaking French,” she said. Saucier has been a “supporter and cheerleader” for Coleman throughout the thesis writing process. “I just think it's such a nod to how important community work and community members have been to this project.” “Community engagement has been a huge part of my time at Bates and I hope that my thesis binding will be an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the community members who made my thesis project, and my Bates career as a whole, possible,” says Coleman. Allison Fischman ’23, a sociology major from Woodbridge, Conn., and Sam Manogue ‘26 of Wynnewood, Penn., were binding Fischman’s thesis, titled “Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Conceptualizations in Research and Policy,” advised by Professor of Sociology Emily Kane. Liam Daly-Smith ‘23, a physics major from Montclair, N.J., got help from Jing Fang ’23 of Beijing, and Adriana Pastor Almiron ’25 of Asuncion, Paraguay, to bind his thesis, titled “Tidal Energy in Cobscook Bay: An Analysis of Tidal Range Energy and Tidal Barrage Generation Paradigms,” advised by Professor of Physics John S
An honors thesis creates a French connection between Martha Coleman ’23 and shuttle driver Herb Saucier

Friday, May 19, 2023 1:57 pm

Herb Saucier was flabbergasted. Invited to attend a senior’s thesis-binding ceremony on the porch of Coram Library, he suddenly found himself at the center of attention.

Peek Behind the Curtain (Ep. 5): Places, people, places!

Thursday, March 9, 2023 1:03 pm

The cast of “Much Ado About Nothing” is dancing into their final week of rehearsals — and it’s the East Coast Swing! Get a glimpse of the rehearsals and an insider’s view into the role of a stage manager in this final “Peek Behind the Curtain” before opening night on March 16.

Peek Behind the Curtain (Ep. 4): Setting the Schaeffer stage

Thursday, March 2, 2023 1:12 pm

Paint brushes, saws, nails, and tape measures are the tools of the day for the carpentry crew bringing a Maine seaside estate to life for the Bates production of Much Ado About Nothing,

Through her mission to bring the great flavors of West Africa to a wider audience, Chef Zoe Adjonyoh has been pioneering modern West African food in the forms of supper clubs (London, Berlin, New York, Accra, Wales, Russia), her own restaurant in Brixton, pop-ups, street food, and events since 2010. She led a class/cooking demonstration with DCCE Chef Jason Tardif on Jan. 8, 2023. •12:00n-1:00p- 221/222 •Cooking Class for Students- •Red Red and Plantain: We are making Red Red Bean Stew! So good they named it twice - This dish is so called, I’m told, because it’s coloured red twice – once from the red of the palm oil and a second time from the tomatoes. But there’s a lot of duplication in the titles of dishes in Ghanaian cooking in any case. This stew of black-eyed beans (cowpeas) cooked in a gently spiced tomato sauce is a great vegan dish eaten all day long in Ghana – an alternative to baked beans for breakfast or as a bean casserole for lunch or dinner. Students who appear in the photos (and DCCE Chef Owen Keene and Assistant VP Christine Schwartz dropped by): Luz Rubio Vazquez ’23 (black sweater, front row) Adi Sandoval ’23 (purple top, second row) Danny Zuniga Zarat ’25 (multicolored collared shirt with glasses, second row) Starr Bradley ’25 (Nike t-shirt and garnet hat, third row) Rashad King ’25 (gray sweatshirt, scarf, third row) Maddie Lee ’24 (blue turtleneck, first row) Leah Belber ’26 (denim overalls, second row) Isaac Levinger ’24 (plaid shirt over hoodie, third row)
Picture Story: A delish dish from chef Zoe Adjonyoh

Friday, February 10, 2023 1:50 pm

Noted chef and writer Zoe Adjonyoh, author of Zoe's Ghanian Kitchen, visited Bates this week, giving a talk, working with Bates chefs, and — as seen in this delicious and immersive Picture Story — showing students how to prepare a traditional Ghanian dish.

Peek Behind the Curtain (Ep. 3): Not just clowning around

Friday, February 10, 2023 10:22 am

A class for clowning? That's exactly what Wesley Broulik, an actor, director, and teacher, brought to the cast of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." Dive into that class in the third "peek behind the curtain" of the production process.

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