Opening Ceremonies 2026 by Darby Ray
September 7, 2026 A new school year brings excitement, anticipation, nervous energy, and a whole lot of start-up events. We’re not professional photographers,…
Bonner Love by Ellen Alcorn
August 24, 2026 Several Bates Bonner Leaders, along with Harward Center staffer Ellen Alcorn, kicked off the summer by attending the Bonner Foundation’s…
Good Friends, Food, and Shared Learning by Darby Ray
August 10, 2026 A perennial highlight of June at the Harward Center is our annual Community Partner Appreciation & Feedback Lunch – an…
More Than the Sum of Their Parts by Morgan Kinney
June 22, 2026 In recent years the use of quantitative data and statistics in community-engaged research at Bates has been growing. At the…
Where There’s a Way, There’s Someone Leading It by Juno Rogers
June 8, 2026 At the heart of every campus group is a Community Liaison who mobilizes their peers to engage with our city…
Congratulations and Thank You! by Daphne Comeau
May 25, 2026 On Monday, May 11, 2026, we gathered for the 2026 Harward Center for Community Partnerships Annual Awards Celebration where we…
Two Winners this Year! by Darby Ray
April 27, 2026 Greetings from the Harward Center, where we are thrilled to announce that two Bates student projects have been awarded grant…
From A Tiny Ripple… by Mo McGuire
April 13, 2026 I first connected with Rosati through Bates professor Yun Garrison’s psychology course in community-based research. Alongside Luke Singer ’26 and…
Service, Selfhood, and the Values that Sustain Collective Life by Tamanda Namangale
March 30, 2026 This week’s blog post features reflections by Bonner Leader Tamanda Namangale ’26, whose work with the Harward Center has shaped…
Goodbye and Hello by Daphne Comeau
March 16, 2026 In December, I joined the Harward Center team, stepping into the role of Associate Director of Center Operations. The position…
“It’s milk, it’s shoes, and it’s French people”: Perspectives on life, Lewiston, and loved ones by Morgan Kinney
March 2, 2026 Prof. Read’s class teamed up with the residents of Montello Heights, a retirement community located about one mile from campus.…
Going for Gold by Darby Ray, Director
February 16, 2026 Hello from the Harward Center, where we are delighted to celebrate the college’s recent achievement of the Carnegie Foundation Community…
MLK Day at Bates by Jenna Vendil
February 2, 2026 Every year, I prepare for MLK Day by considering what insights, perspectives, and spaces the Bates community might need in…
Lewiston’s Iconic Lisbon Street by Darby Ray
January 12, 2026 Almost all Bates students find their way to downtown Lewiston’s Lisbon Street, whether for a world-famous bagel, some Somali tea,…
A Hidden Gem by Natalie Gersen ’28
December 7, 2025 Hidden behind Lewiston Public Schools’ Next STEP school lies one of the most integral support systems for unhoused families in…
What’s All the Commotion About? by Darby Ray
November 12, 2025 “Every so often, you may be dutifully studying in the library when suddenly a large group of talkative middle schoolers…
New Facility, Old Partnership, Fresh Connections by Mohamed Awil, Associate Director of Volunteer Programs & Community Partnerships
October 31, 2025 The college’s Community Work-Study program allows Bates students to earn their work-study pay by working for local nonprofit organizations. Most…
Partnership Perspectives with Gather to Grow by Ganga Corsaro ‘26, Community Outreach Fellow
October 18, 2025 As a Bates Community Outreach Fellow, I coordinate the Food Security Program at the Harward Center in partnership with Gather…
Challenge Accepted! by Bates News
October 5, 2025 In this week’s blog post, we direct your attention to the Bates College Facebook page, which features a wonderful post…
Another Successful Launch by Darby Ray, Director
September 21, 2025 With the new school year underway, we’re sharing a few photos from the Harward Center’s opening events. While the launch…