Stories from 2025
Picture Story: Bates students deliver on National Girls & Women in Sports Day

Friday, February 7, 2025 4:56 pm

An immersive looks at how Bates student-athletes encouraged and inspired local children during the recent celebration of National Girls & Women in Sports Day at Bates.

An incomplete 50-year history of the Puddle Jump

Friday, February 7, 2025 12:00 pm

A pictorial 50-year history of a one-of-a-kind college tradition, the Puddle Jump, with the bookend editions of 1975 and 2025 featuring the founders and 1978 classmates Chris Callahan, Scott Copeland, and Lars Llorente.

Bates at Night: A visit to the historic Stephens Telescope

Friday, February 7, 2025 11:04 am

Walking to the roof of Carnegie Science Hall to visit the college's observatory feels like being in a boat — the strange feeling that the world outside is slowly moving around you.

Ryan Bavis, Bates Helen A. Papaioanou Professor of Biological Sciences, posing in his Bonney Science Center laboratory and office. Bavis is collaborating with his friend and colleague Peter MacFarlane, assistant professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine on their discovery of a novel animal model mimicking sudden infant death syndrome. Last year, the National Institutes of Health awarded the scientists a $2.8 million grant to study the model over five years. MacFarlane is the project’s principal investigator, and $307,495 is allocated to Bates. Dr. Richard Martin of Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital and professor at CWRU’s School of Medicine is also a co-investigator on the project.
Two scientists, a friendship, and a problem to solve: Ryan Bavis, Peter MacFarlane receive $2.8 million NIH grant to study sudden infant death syndrome

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 11:24 am

A friendship between scientists is a finely tuned machine. It’s powered by…

Slideshow: This Month at Bates

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 9:51 am

Despite the chilly temperatures, we’ve had a warm start to the winter…

Picture Story: MLK Day at Bates, and the arc toward justice

Friday, January 24, 2025 3:45 pm

Immersive Bates photography captures the energy and commitment of the Bates community during this year's MLK Day observance.

MLK Day keynote: Why nonviolent protest has become less successful (when it might be needed most)

Friday, January 24, 2025 1:40 pm

The vibe at this year’s MLK Day keynote was the “fierce urgency of now,” as keynote speaker Erica Chenoweth and Bates President Garry W. Jenkins each reflected on the challenges and imperatives of modern nonviolent movements in uncertain times.

Associate Professor of Education Mara Tieken, winner of the 2024 Kroepsch Teaching Award, teaches students in her course “EDUC 231 - Perspectives on Education” in Pettigrew 30 on January 16, 2025. EDUC 231 - Perspectives on Education This course introduces students to foundational perspectives (anthropological, historical, philosophical, psychological, and sociological) on education and helps students apply these perspectives to contemporary schools and classrooms. The course considers several large questions: What should be the purpose of education in a democratic society? What should be the role of the school? Who should participate in making decisions about schools? In what ways do schools reflect and perpetuate larger social inequities, and, alternately, how can they contribute to a more just and inclusive society? Students must complete at least thirty hours of fieldwork.
Teaching teachers: Associate Professor of Education Mara Tieken receives 2024 Kroepsch Award for excellence in teaching

Friday, January 24, 2025 11:22 am

As Mara Tieken was beginning her teaching career in 2002, she pulled…

7–8pm | MLK Day Spoken Word Festival Presentation: The Multifaith Chaplaincy celebrates the voices that propelled the work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with performances from poets, spoken word artists, and musicians. The second annual MLK Day Spoken Word festival brings together powerful poetry and soulful song around the theme “Bending Toward Justice: Peace and Nonviolence.” Featured artists for the evening are acclaimed poet and co-executive director of Maine Inside Out, Joseph Jackson, and beloved singer Kenya Hall whom Rolling Stone dubbed a “soul powerhouse.” Students Misaki Fukushima ’25, Ahmednoor Hassan ’27, Bora Lugunda ’25, and Oleksii Sverbyvus ’28 will also perform pieces at the festival. Location: Gomes Chapel Program Welcome: Raymond Clothier Spoken Word: Joseph Jackson Music Kenya Hall Poetry: Oleksii Sverbyvus ’28 Poetry/Dance Misaki Fukushima ’25 Spoken Word: Ahmednoor Hassan ’27 Poetry: Bora Laguna ’25 Spoken Word: Joseph Jackson Music: Kenya Hall
Slideshow: Hour by hour on MLK Day 2025 with Bates faculty, staff, students, and friends

Friday, January 24, 2025 11:20 am

This year’s MLK Day celebration, themed “Bending Toward Justice: Peace and Nonviolence,”…

Drone photography operated and captured by Theophil Syslo on October 10, 2024. (Theophil Syslo | Bates College)
Bates College to team with QuestBridge to enhance access and experience for low-income students

Thursday, January 23, 2025 8:33 am

Bates College today announced a new partnership with QuestBridge, a national nonprofit that connects high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds with leading institutions of higher education.