Harward Center Blog

August 3, 2025

A Peace-full Summer

One of the things I love most about my job at the…

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June 29, 2025

Community Capital

An innovative new Economics course called “Finance and Society,” led by Dr.…

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June 14, 2025

Gardens, Goats, and Growth

This May, students in professor Christine Martinez’s Environmental Studies Short Term course…

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June 8, 2025

Robots, Spongebob, and Bubbles, Oh My!

The promise of summer at Bates looks like flowers in abundance, hammocks…

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May 18, 2025

Trust and Reciprocity in Research on Somali Daughterhood: A Conversation with Maggie Kornfeind ’25

Maggie Kornfeind ’25 of Ringoes, New Jersey was one of two Bates…

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May 4, 2025

Celebrating the Rookies

At campuses around the country, this time of year tends to be…

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April 13, 2025

Not Too Cool for School

Would the kids at Lewiston Middle School be too distracted or “cool”…

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March 23, 2025

What Is Public Scholarship?

All Bates faculty members are scholars, but not all are public scholars.…

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March 9, 2025

Youth Activism in Action

Students in Psychology professor Elena Maker-Castro’s Youth Sociopolitical Development course (PSYC 379)…

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February 21, 2025

Not All Sunshine and Roses: A Bates Journey

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Amanda Brea, a former Harward…

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