{"id":4998,"date":"2022-09-02T13:25:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T17:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/?page_id=4998"},"modified":"2026-09-09T14:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T18:21:29","slug":"home-page-2022-09","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<form class=\"profile-search\" method=\"get\" id=\"fac-profile-searchform\" action=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_fpsearch-nonce\" name=\"_fpsearch-nonce\" value=\"a6616aa464\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4998\" \/>\n\t\t<h1>Faculty Search<\/h1>\n\t\t<label class=\"screen-reader-text\" for=\"fp-search-main-input\">Search for:<\/label>\n\t\t<input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Enter name, field, or subject area\" name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\" id=\"fp-search-main-input\" \/> \n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"faculty-profile-search\" value=\"1\" \/> \n\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Search\">\n\t<\/form>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Meet Our Faculty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Explore a daily rotation of Bates faculty. Three professors are featured at a time, with a new selection every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"featured-faculty faculty-grid\">\t<a class=\"featured-expert featured-expert-card \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/profile\/marcelle-m-medford\/\">\n\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"313\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Photo of Marcelle M. Medford\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2018\/08\/DSC_0120-1-313x300.jpg\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-2483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2018\/08\/DSC_0120-1-313x300.jpg 313w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2018\/08\/DSC_0120-1-768x736.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2018\/08\/DSC_0120-1-900x862.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2018\/08\/DSC_0120-1-200x192.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2018\/08\/DSC_0120-1.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"profile-name\">Marcelle M. Medford<\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Associate Professor of Sociology<\/p>\n\t<\/a>\t<a class=\"featured-expert featured-expert-card \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/profile\/asha-k-tamirisa\/\">\n\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" alt=\"Photo of Asha K. Tamirisa\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2019\/07\/unnamed-400x267.webp\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-5223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2019\/07\/unnamed-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2019\/07\/unnamed-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2019\/07\/unnamed-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2019\/07\/unnamed-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2019\/07\/unnamed-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2019\/07\/unnamed-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2019\/07\/unnamed.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"profile-name\">Asha K. Tamirisa<\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Associate Professor of Music<\/p>\n\t<\/a>\t<a class=\"featured-expert featured-expert-card \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/profile\/ryan-k-cole\/\">\n\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Photo of Ryan K. Cole\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2024\/01\/260303_Portraits_2298_star_crop1-297x300.webp\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-7907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2024\/01\/260303_Portraits_2298_star_crop1-297x300.webp 297w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2024\/01\/260303_Portraits_2298_star_crop1-890x900.webp 890w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2024\/01\/260303_Portraits_2298_star_crop1-768x777.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2024\/01\/260303_Portraits_2298_star_crop1-621x628.jpg 621w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2024\/01\/260303_Portraits_2298_star_crop1-1518x1536.webp 1518w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2024\/01\/260303_Portraits_2298_star_crop1-198x200.webp 198w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2024\/01\/260303_Portraits_2298_star_crop1.webp 1897w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"profile-name\">Ryan K. Cole<\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Assistant Professor of Physics<\/p>\n\t<\/a><\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty in the News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"faculty-spotlights-container\">\n\t<div class=\"faculty-spotlights\" data-autochange=\"4\">\n\t\t<label href=# for=spotlight-0>Jonathan J. Cavallero<\/label>\n\t\t<input type='radio' id='spotlight-0' name='spotlight' value='0'  checked='checked'>\n\t\t<div class='_story'>\n\t\t\t<div class='_text-section' id='spotlight-0-content'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2026\/07\/260325_FilmFestivalStudies_Cavallero_0065-1-900x600.webp\" alt=\"attached photo\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_story-date\">Summer <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_story-title\">Jon Cavallero appears on News Center Maine for the Bates Film Festival\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"_story-text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>News Center Maine<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscentermaine.com\/article\/news\/local\/207\/the-2026-bates-film-festival-opens-this-week-in-maine\/97-7b48f27c-9678-48c5-802b-578d07f2ec76\">interviewed Bates Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies Jon Cavallero<\/a>, along with students Shelter Gimbel-Sherr \u201927 of Seattle and Nate Shore \u201927 of Kennebunkport, Maine, about the 2026 Bates Film Festival. The festival ran from May 12 to 17 and was organized by Bates students in Cavallero\u2019s Short Term course.\u00a0\u201cThe basic idea is to have students involved in every aspect of the festival\u2019s planning and execution,\u201d Cavallero told <em>News Center Maine<\/em>, \u201cand to create an event that\u2019s free and open to the public.\u201d This year\u2019s festival featured over 45 films as well as panels of filmmakers, professors, and students, and included a focus on the work of Maine-based filmmakers and actors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<label href=# for=spotlight-1>Aleksandar M. Diamond-Stanic<\/label>\n\t\t<input type='radio' id='spotlight-1' name='spotlight' value='1' >\n\t\t<div class='_story'>\n\t\t\t<div class='_text-section' id='spotlight-1-content'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2026\/01\/Aleks-Diamond-Stanic-900x600.webp\" alt=\"attached photo\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_story-date\">Winter <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_story-title\">Aleksandar M. Diamond-Stanic talks &#8220;Winter light&#8221; with Maine Calling<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"_story-text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Associate Professor of Physics and Chair of Physics and Astronomy, Aleksandar M. Diamond-Stanic was a guest\u00a0 on <em>Maine Calling<\/em> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainepublic.org\/show\/maine-calling\/2025-12-19\/winter-light\">a show on \u201cWinter Light\u201d<\/a> on Dec. 19, 2025 in advance of the winter solstice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diamond-Stanic, whose research focuses on the evolution of galaxies and the growth of supermassive black holes through cosmic time, was joined on panel by Sarah Tuttle, host and producer of Maine Public Classical and Jessica Miller, host of Weekend Edition and radio operations announcer for Maine Public.\u00a0His job? Explaining the science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But he also spoke on the way the approaching solstice is celebrated in his native Serbian culture. He described Slava as a way to celebrate something that we are all experiencing but do not have control over. \u201cComing together in moments of otherwise darkness to bring light is really human [tendency],\u201d Diamond-Stanic says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<label href=# for=spotlight-2>Mara C. Tieken<\/label>\n\t\t<input type='radio' id='spotlight-2' name='spotlight' value='2' >\n\t\t<div class='_story'>\n\t\t\t<div class='_text-section' id='spotlight-2-content'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2026\/07\/250116_Mara_Tieken_Classroom_1557-900x600.webp\" alt=\"attached photo\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_story-date\">Summer <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_story-title\">Mara Tieken featured in\u00a0Inside Higher Education, Education Week<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"_story-text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For an opinion piece, headlined \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/opinion\/columns\/editors-note\/2026\/05\/28\/rural-students-made-it-campus-now-what\">Rural Students Made It to Campus. Now What?<\/a>,\u201d<em> Inside Higher Education <\/em>Editor-in-Chief Sara Custer drew inspiration from Professor of Education Mara Tieken\u2019s work&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tieken advocates for colleges to rethink how they support rural students once they arrive on campuses far from their homes, not just in terms of miles, but in cultural markers. \u201cWe don\u2019t have that vocabulary for how geography matters,\u201d Tieken told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/podcasts\/key-podcast\/2026\/05\/13\/ep-198-hidden-challenges-rural-students-face-mara-tieken\">&nbsp;IHE in its podcast <em>The Key<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a June 11 <em>Education Week<\/em> story headlined \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/leadership\/closing-a-school-dont-expect-to-save-money-a-new-study-warns\/2026\/06\">Closing a School? Don\u2019t Expect to Save Money, a New Study Warns<\/a>,\u201d Tieken said, \u201cThe assumption is just so baked into the logic of closure decisions that it\u2019s assumed closures will save money, so it can be really hard for leaders to combat that thinking. This is a really important piece of evidence as districts navigate these conversations and decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<label href=# for=spotlight-3>Myronn E. Hardy<\/label>\n\t\t<input type='radio' id='spotlight-3' name='spotlight' value='3' >\n\t\t<div class='_story'>\n\t\t\t<div class='_text-section' id='spotlight-3-content'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2026\/07\/221117_Myronn_Hardy_Portrait_3620-900x600.webp\" alt=\"attached photo\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_story-date\">Summer <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_story-title\">Myronn E. Hardy Guggenheim highlighted in Portland Press Herald<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"_story-text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Myronn Hardy, associate professor of English, was one of three Mainers to win the Guggenheim Fellowship for 2026 recently reported in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/04\/15\/3-mainers-win-guggenheim-fellowships\/?copylink=true\"> Portland Press Herald<\/a>.  Fellowships were awarded to 223 people working across 55 fields, according to a release from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Nearly 5,000 people had applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hardy\u2019s Guggenheim is a career prize, celebrating his body of work while supporting future endeavors. Hardy has published six volumes of poetry, most recently,\u00a0<em>Aurora Americana<\/em>.\u00a0His books have received numerous accolades including the PEN\/Oakland Josephine Miles Award, the Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award, and the Griot-Stadler Prize for Poetry.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can read more about Bates&#8217; two faculty winners <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/30\/two-english-faculty-awarded-guggenheim-fellowship\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<label href=# for=spotlight-4>Jessica L. Anthony<\/label>\n\t\t<input type='radio' id='spotlight-4' name='spotlight' value='4' >\n\t\t<div class='_story'>\n\t\t\t<div class='_text-section' id='spotlight-4-content'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/51029311.webp\" alt=\"attached photo\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_story-date\">Summer <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"_story-title\">Jessica Anthony &#8217;96 Guggenheim Fellowship featured in Portland Press Herald<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"_story-text\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2026\/04\/15\/3-mainers-win-guggenheim-fellowships\/?copylink=true\">\u00a0Portland Press Herald<\/a> reported that Jessica Anthony &#8217;96, senior lecturer in English, was one of three Mainers to win the Guggenheim Fellowship for 2026. Fellowships were awarded to 223 people working across 55 fields, according to a release from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Nearly 5,000 people had applied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jess Anthony is the author of four novels, including\u00a0<em>The Most,<\/em>\u00a0which was longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction in 2024.\u00a0\u00a0Her 2020 novel \u201cEnter the Aardvark\u201d was a finalist for the New England Book Award in fiction. Anthony teaches introductory and advanced fiction and nonfiction workshops and advises students writing creative theses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can read more about Bates\u2019 two faculty winners\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/30\/two-english-faculty-awarded-guggenheim-fellowship\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b507c051 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-garnet-button with-arrow with-arrow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/category\/faculty-in-the-news\/\">More Headlines<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inside the Classroom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore six randomly selected courses from this academic year \u2014 refreshed with every page reload.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"course-teaser-wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"course-teasers _columns-3\" style=\"--displayColumns:3;\">\t<div class=\"course-teaser-course\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Photo of Anderson Moss-Weaver\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2025\/07\/1745521543548-300x300.webp\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-8209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2025\/07\/1745521543548-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2025\/07\/1745521543548-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2025\/07\/1745521543548-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2025\/07\/1745521543548.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t<h5 class=\"course-title\" title=\"AFR171-AMST171-REL171\">Black Gods &#038; Black Magic: African American Religious Traditions<\/h5>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-meta course-term\">Winter Semester 2027<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-meta course-faculty\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"_label\">Taught by<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/profile\/anderson-moss-weaver\/\">Anderson Moss-Weaver<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-description\">What does it mean to create not just religious practices, but conceptions of the ultimate or the divine within the context of one\u2019s involuntary presence in America? This question is at the core of this class, and within it lies the history of how Black people in America have sought to make sense of themselves and the world through the multifaceted lens of religion. This course adopts an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on insights from sociology, philosophy, politics, history, literary studies, and ethnomusicology to address its core question and convey that Black Religions Matter. This course will teach students how to interpret and analyze Black uses of religion in American history from 1619 to today, to build communities, critique structures of racial hierarchy, cultivate aesthetic traditions, maintain cultural memories of Africa, practice ecological care, and form and critique intraracial conceptions of class, gender, and sexuality.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"course-teaser-course\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Photo of Beverly J. Johnson\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/Bev-2018-resized-222x300.webp\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-5090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/Bev-2018-resized-222x300.webp 222w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/Bev-2018-resized-148x200.webp 148w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/Bev-2018-resized.webp 333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/>\n\t\t<h5 class=\"course-title\" title=\"EACS341\">Stable Isotope Geochemistry<\/h5>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-meta course-term\">Fall Semester 2026<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-meta course-faculty\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"_label\">Taught by<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/profile\/beverly-j-johnson\/\">Beverly J. Johnson<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-description\">The stable isotope composition of modern and ancient waters and biological materials has revolutionized our understanding of biogeochemical cycling at the Earth&#8217;s surface and of environmental change. This course focuses on the theory and applications of stable isotope fractionation of O and H in water and of C, N and S in biological materials for modern and past environmental research. Topics are explored through analysis of scientific literature and real-world datasets, focused on applications in climate science, paleoecology, hydrology, and pollution tracing. Students will use the stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer housed in the Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory. The interdisciplinary nature of the subject material lends itself well to upper-level students from a variety of science majors. Recommended background: EACS 240. Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level earth and climate sciences course.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"course-teaser-course\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"313\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Photo of Marcelle M. Medford\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2018\/08\/DSC_0120-1-313x300.jpg\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-2483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2018\/08\/DSC_0120-1-313x300.jpg 313w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2018\/08\/DSC_0120-1-768x736.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2018\/08\/DSC_0120-1-900x862.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2018\/08\/DSC_0120-1-200x192.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2018\/08\/DSC_0120-1.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/>\n\t\t<h5 class=\"course-title\" title=\"AFR221-SOC221\">Sociology of Immigration<\/h5>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-meta course-term\">Fall Semester 2026<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-meta course-faculty\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"_label\">Taught by<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/profile\/marcelle-m-medford\/\">Marcelle M. Medford<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-description\">Since the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Amendments of 1965, the United States has received millions of immigrants from virtually every part of the world. The magnitude of these recent immigrant flows has reshaped the demography of the nation. But the magnitude of the flows is only part of the story. Today\u2019s immigrants are extremely diverse, ethnically, culturally, and racially. Students explore sociological approaches to immigration as they discuss, debate, analyze, and critique academic, political, and mainstream articulations of immigration processes in the United States.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"course-teaser-course\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of Jacqueline S. Ly\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/bates-faculty-profiles\/public-assets\/noimage.png\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-0\" \/>\n\t\t<h5 class=\"course-title\" title=\"AMST269-ENVR269-HIST269-LALS269\">American Waterscapes: Socio-Environmental History of the Americas<\/h5>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-meta course-term\">Winter Semester 2027<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-meta course-faculty\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"_label\">Taught by<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/profile\/jacqueline-s-ly\/\">Jacqueline S. Ly<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-description\">This interdisciplinary course incorporates methods and sources from History, Political Science, Anthropology, Sociology, Environmental Science, Art History, and Comparative Literature. Together we will explore American history from the water. We will look across the American hemisphere to see how humans have interacted with water in rivers, lakes, seas, and oceans. We will also consider man-made and natural infrastructures like dams, floodplains, flood barriers, and ocean shelves. How have bodies of water connected people across vast distances? Simultaneously, how have waterways divided neighboring peoples physically and ideologically? We will engage narratives of colonialism and dispossession, enslavement, and nation-making by paying close attention to how water and marine life shaped colonial racialized and gendered geographies but also opened avenues for vibrant lifeways, resistance to structural power, and escape from oppressive systems.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"course-teaser-course\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Photo of Alex McAuliff\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2024\/08\/DSC_5140-285x300.webp\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-7231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2024\/08\/DSC_5140-285x300.webp 285w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2024\/08\/DSC_5140-856x900.webp 856w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2024\/08\/DSC_5140-768x808.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2024\/08\/DSC_5140-597x628.jpg 597w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2024\/08\/DSC_5140-1461x1536.webp 1461w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2024\/08\/DSC_5140-190x200.webp 190w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2024\/08\/DSC_5140.webp 1825w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/>\n\t\t<h5 class=\"course-title\" title=\"PLTC237\">Processes of Peacebuilding<\/h5>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-meta course-term\">Winter Semester 2027<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-meta course-faculty\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"_label\">Taught by<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/profile\/alex-mcauliff\/\">Alex McAuliff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-description\">The consequences of war and armed violence cut across all dimensions of society, and include economic, social, and political impacts. What does it mean to build peace in the aftermath of such widespread devastation and destruction? In this course, students will explore the complex and multifaceted nature of peacebuilding, focusing on key processes such as security sector reform, political institution building, and social reconciliation. Students will consider issues such as diplomacy and mediation, human rights, transitional justice, and the role of various actors involved in peacebuilding initiatives, ranging from local to international organizations. Through case studies, readings, and discussions, students will gain insight into the diverse strategies and approaches used in peacebuilding, engage with the practical and ethical challenges of these processes, and critically assess the obstacles and opportunities that arise when working to transform conflict-affected societies. Recommen&hellip;<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"course-teaser-course\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Photo of Claudia Aburto Guzm\u00e1n\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/IMG_1030-400x300.jpg\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-1775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/IMG_1030-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/IMG_1030-400x300-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\n\t\t<h5 class=\"course-title\" title=\"HISP319-LALS319\">Latinx Poetry: To Translate<\/h5>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-meta course-term\">Fall Semester 2026<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-meta course-faculty\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"_label\">Taught by<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/profile\/claudia-aburto-guzman\/\">Claudia Aburto Guzm\u00e1n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-description\">The course introduces students to the growing &#8220;presence&#8221; of Latinx poetry. It acquaints students with the interdisciplinary approaches used in translation, such as postcolonial, humanistic geography, linguistic anthropology, and cultural and literary studies. The course addresses the racial and ethnic enunciations embedded in lyrical expression while exploring the experience of place and the linguistic landscape being created by bi\/trilingual poets. Critical thinking, transcultural dialogue, and auditive intuition are elements used in the process of translation. In addition, students document their individual processes of translation from English to Spanish in blog-style format, as well as present their work in dialogic-workshop format. Recommended background: HISP 210. Prerequisite(s): one 200-level Hispanic studies course above 210.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><\/aside>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"in-the-news\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scholarship in Action<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"faculty-aggregator-container\">\n\t<div class=\"is-style-default faculty-aggregator\" style=\"--story-count:6\">\t<a class=\"_story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/08\/in-the-news-september-2026\/\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261002_Fall_Color_0251-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261002_Fall_Color_0251-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261002_Fall_Color_0251-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261002_Fall_Color_0251-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261002_Fall_Color_0251-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261002_Fall_Color_0251-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261002_Fall_Color_0251.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"_text-section\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"_story-date\">Oct 8, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"_story-title\">In the News: September 2026<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"_faculty-link-list\">Featuring: <span class=\"_faculty-tag\">Carolina Gonz\u00e1lez Valencia<\/span> <span class=\"_faculty-tag\">Myronn E. Hardy<\/span> <span class=\"_faculty-tag\">Erica Rand<\/span> <span class=\"_faculty-tag\">Camille A. Borders<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\t<a class=\"_story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/08\/associate-professor-of-english-jess-anthony-96-wins-kroepsch-award-for-excellence-in-teaching\/\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Kroepsch_0030-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Kroepsch_0030-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Kroepsch_0030-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Kroepsch_0030-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Kroepsch_0030-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Kroepsch_0030-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Kroepsch_0030.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"_text-section\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"_story-date\">Oct 8, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"_story-title\">Associate Professor of English Jess Anthony \u201996 delivers annual Kroepsch Award talk<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"_faculty-link-list\">Featuring: <span class=\"_faculty-tag\">Jessica L. Anthony<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\t<a class=\"_story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/08\/on-a-purposeful-path-with-open-source-materials-jack-sapoch-18-investigates-international-human-rights-violations\/\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/251219_Jack_Sapoch_Portrait_0110-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/251219_Jack_Sapoch_Portrait_0110-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/251219_Jack_Sapoch_Portrait_0110-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/251219_Jack_Sapoch_Portrait_0110-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/251219_Jack_Sapoch_Portrait_0110-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/251219_Jack_Sapoch_Portrait_0110-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/251219_Jack_Sapoch_Portrait_0110.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"_text-section\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"_story-date\">Oct 8, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"_story-title\">On a purposeful path: Using open source materials, Jack Sapoch \u201918 investigates international human rights violations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"_faculty-link-list\">Featuring: <span class=\"_faculty-tag\">Clarisa P\u00e9rez-Armend\u00e1riz<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\t<a class=\"_story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/01\/neuroscience-launches-seminar-series-with-talk-on-brain-circuitry-volition-by-renowned-neurobiologist-peter-strick-p98\/\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Neuroscientist_Peter_Strick_0842-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Neuroscientist_Peter_Strick_0842-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Neuroscientist_Peter_Strick_0842-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Neuroscientist_Peter_Strick_0842-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Neuroscientist_Peter_Strick_0842-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Neuroscientist_Peter_Strick_0842-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Neuroscientist_Peter_Strick_0842.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"_text-section\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"_story-date\">Oct 1, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"_story-title\">Neuroscience launches seminar series with talk on brain circuitry by renowned neurobiologist Peter Strick P\u201998<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"_faculty-link-list\">Featuring: <span class=\"_faculty-tag\">Jason B. 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