Erin H. Nolan

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Erin H. Nolan

Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture

Art and Visual Culture

Archives, Digital Art History, Global Art Histories, Histories of Photography, Islamic Art, Middle Eastern studies, migration, Modernism, Nineteenth Century, Photographic theory, portraiture, Survey Practices, trans-Mediterranean studies, Transnational Studies

Mara C. Tieken

Professor of Education

Education Co-Chair

mtieken@bates.edu | 207-786-6064

college access and persistence, community and parent engagement, community organizing, education organizing, education reform, educational equity, higher education, portraiture, race and class in rural communities, rural communities and schools, rural education

News & Updates

June 30, 2026

David Omasombo ’26 & Chiwer Mayen ’26: Standing Tall for…

David Omasombo ’26 and Chiwer Mayen ’26 have shared many basketball courts across their young lifetimes, including historic Alumni Gym, but the first one stands out in their memories for being the worst, in a technical sense. The surface was uneven, the rims inconsistent, and, most of the time, there were no nets.

June 25, 2026

Bates Alumni In the News Spring 2026

Chronicling Bates alumni in the news — from the class of ’77 to ’26 — and a remembering journalist Kim Gamel ’90.

June 25, 2026

Faculty and staff excellence recognized

Many Bates faculty and staff have received grants, awards, and other acknowledgements of their strong teaching and research. Read on for more great Bates news.

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Erin H. Nolan

Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture

Mara C. Tieken

Professor of Education

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