{"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=\"7edab44ee0\" \/><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\/larissa-m-williams\/\">\n\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Photo of Larissa M. Williams\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/Larissa-williams-2012-e1443200775181-300x300.jpg\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/Larissa-williams-2012-e1443200775181-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/Larissa-williams-2012-e1443200775181-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/Larissa-williams-2012-e1443200775181-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/Larissa-williams-2012-e1443200775181.jpg 769w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"profile-name\">Larissa M. Williams<\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Professor of Biology<\/p>\n\t<\/a>\t<a class=\"featured-expert featured-expert-card \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/profile\/gina-a-fatone\/\">\n\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"278\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Photo of Gina A. Fatone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/IMG_7646-e1472740870617-278x300.jpg\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-1373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/IMG_7646-e1472740870617-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/IMG_7646-e1472740870617-185x200.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/IMG_7646-e1472740870617.jpg 639w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"profile-name\">Gina A. Fatone<\/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\/sonja-k-pieck\/\">\n\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"308\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Photo of Sonja K. Pieck\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/240926_Sonja_Pieck_Portrait_0032-308x300.webp\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-6592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/240926_Sonja_Pieck_Portrait_0032-308x300.webp 308w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/240926_Sonja_Pieck_Portrait_0032-900x876.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/240926_Sonja_Pieck_Portrait_0032-768x747.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/240926_Sonja_Pieck_Portrait_0032-645x628.jpg 645w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/240926_Sonja_Pieck_Portrait_0032-1536x1494.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/240926_Sonja_Pieck_Portrait_0032-200x195.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/240926_Sonja_Pieck_Portrait_0032.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<h3 class=\"profile-name\">Sonja K. Pieck<\/h3>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Clark A. Griffith Professor of Environmental Studies<\/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>Jessica L. Anthony<\/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\/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\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>Myronn E. Hardy<\/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\/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-3>Mara C. Tieken<\/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\/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-4>Jonathan J. Cavallero<\/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\/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<\/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=\"342\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Photo of Jonathan J. Cavallero\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/Cavallero-Headshot-2024-342x300.webp\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-8184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/Cavallero-Headshot-2024-342x300.webp 342w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/Cavallero-Headshot-2024-900x788.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/Cavallero-Headshot-2024-768x673.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/Cavallero-Headshot-2024-717x628.jpg 717w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/Cavallero-Headshot-2024-1536x1346.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/Cavallero-Headshot-2024-200x175.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2015\/08\/Cavallero-Headshot-2024.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/>\n\t\t<h5 class=\"course-title\" title=\"RFSS220\">Italian-American Masculinities<\/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\/jonathan-j-cavallero\/\">Jonathan J. Cavallero<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-description\">From Rudolf Valentino to The Godfather to Jersey Shore, American media makers and audiences seem obsessed with the Italian American man. In challenging cultural conventions and brazenly refusing to conform to accepted social norms, the Italian American male in popular culture is simultaneously admired and feared. Representations of the Italian American male indulge fantasies of total freedom while providing a cautionary tale that endorses social conformity. This course examines representations of Italian American men to determine the cultural place of ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class, with attention paid to the rhetorical usage of these overlapping identities. Prerequisite(s): RFSS 100, RFSS 120, or AFR\/RFSS 162.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"course-teaser-course\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Photo of Elena G. Maker Castro\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2023\/08\/headshot-311x300.webp\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-5757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2023\/08\/headshot-311x300.webp 311w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2023\/08\/headshot-900x869.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2023\/08\/headshot-768x741.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2023\/08\/headshot-651x628.jpg 651w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2023\/08\/headshot-1536x1482.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2023\/08\/headshot-200x193.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2023\/08\/headshot.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/>\n\t\t<h5 class=\"course-title\" title=\"PSYC240\">Developmental Psychology<\/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\/elena-g-maker-castro\/\">Elena G. Maker Castro<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-description\">A comprehensive introduction to current thinking and research in developmental psychology, including theoretical, empirical, and applied issues. This course covers prenatal development through old age and death, and considers the physical, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions of development. Topics include attachment, language acquisition, gender, play, development across cultures, and interactions between dimensions of development. This course emphasizes critical thinking, research, and applications to everyday life. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 or EDUC 231.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"course-teaser-course\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Photo of Austin C. Smith\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2022\/08\/ASmith-WebPhoto2-352x300.webp\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-5272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2022\/08\/ASmith-WebPhoto2-352x300.webp 352w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2022\/08\/ASmith-WebPhoto2-900x767.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2022\/08\/ASmith-WebPhoto2-768x654.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2022\/08\/ASmith-WebPhoto2-200x170.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2022\/08\/ASmith-WebPhoto2-737x628.jpg 737w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2022\/08\/ASmith-WebPhoto2.webp 905w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/>\n\t\t<h5 class=\"course-title\" title=\"ECON301\">Economic Analysis for Non-Profits<\/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\/austin-c-smith\/\">Austin C. Smith<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-description\">This course offers hands-on experience with empirical microeconomic tools in collaboration with a local community partner. Students will begin by understanding the partner&#8217;s mission and goals for program evaluation or economic analysis. They will conduct literature reviews on relevant topics (e.g., minimum wage changes) and contextualize existing studies to the local context. After reviewing causal econometric methods, students will perform primary data analysis and present their findings to the community partner. Recommended background: Strong interest in applied econometrics. Prerequisite(s): ECON 255 and 260.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"course-teaser-course\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of P. Khalil Saucier\" 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=\"AFR311\">African Migrants and European Borders<\/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\/p-khalil-saucier\/\">P. Khalil Saucier<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-description\">This course explores African experiences living in and migrating to Europe. More specifically, it explores the dynamics of migration across the Mediterranean Sea, citizenship, humanitarianism, migrant labor, cinematic representation, monuments\/memorials, and more. This course will be at once historical and theoretical; that is working from the historical studies of African migration to socio-political theory.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"course-teaser-course\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"166\" alt=\"Photo of Andrew M. Mountcastle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/files\/2016\/10\/Mountcastle-mug-2016-small-200x166-1.jpg\" class=\"profile-image wp-image-3706\" \/>\n\t\t<h5 class=\"course-title\" title=\"BIO205\">Biomechanics<\/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\/andrew-m-mountcastle\/\">Andrew M. Mountcastle<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-description\">This course explores how plants and animals interact with their physical world. Students draw on principles and tools of physics and mechanical engineering to characterize the functional implications of biological design and analyze how organisms generate and respond to flows, loads, and motions. Recommended background: prior experience with calculus. Prerequisite(s): BIO195 or PHYS 107.<\/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=\"EACS226-ENVR226\">Hydrogeology<\/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\/beverly-j-johnson\/\">Beverly J. Johnson<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"course-description\">Hydrogeology is the study of the movement and interaction of surface water and groundwater within rocks and sediments. This course uses hydrogeology as a disciplinary framework for learning about surface water and groundwater processes, contamination, supply, use, and management. Students engage in practical applications of hydrogeology via discussions, guest lectures, research projects, problem sets, and hands-on experience. Students learn field and laboratory methods for determining and analyzing surface water and groundwater flow, contamination, and aquifer properties by working on data from sites of interest in central Maine and elsewhere. Class visits by professional hydrogeologists and environmental consultants provide connections and information on career opportunities in the field. Prerequisite(s): ENVR 203 or one 100-level earth and climate sciences course.<\/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_0072-400x267.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_0072-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Kroepsch_0072-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Kroepsch_0072-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Kroepsch_0072-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Kroepsch_0072-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/174\/files\/2026\/10\/261001_Kroepsch_0072.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. Castro<\/span> <span class=\"_faculty-tag\">Justin C. 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