Meredith McCarroll
Stories by Meredith McCarroll
Improvements coming to softball’s Lafayette Street Field
Thursday, May 7, 2026 3:29 pm
As Bates softball celebrates its 50th anniversary, the program is moving forward with a significant transformation of its home facility at Lafayette Street Field — marking a major investment in the future of softball at Bates.
Celebration of culture and belonging that is ‘here to stay’
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 5:47 pm
More than 60 performers participated in this year's cultural showcase which highlights and celebrates — through performance — diverse cultures of the Caribbean and Latin American students at Bates. This year’s showcase on April 17 was entitled “Here to Stay: Rhythms that Raised Us,” which points to both the past and future cultural influence of Latine and Caribbean cultures in the United States and at Bates.
Beyond the chair: building belonging one haircut at a time
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 2:08 pm
Every other week, an open space in the Student Center for Community and Belonging (SCBC) used by students for studying, gaming, and just spending time together transforms. Furniture is repositioned. Speakers are connected and music plays. Ring lights are placed. On the windowsills, light filters through containers filled with Barbasol and combs. Barber chairs are wheeled into their spots. For a few hours, the SCBC becomes a barbershop.
Two English faculty awarded Guggenheim Fellowships
Thursday, April 30, 2026 11:42 am
Two Bates faculty members, both in the Department of English, have been…
Shankar Vedantam offers fireside chat on dialogue across differences
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 12:27 pm
Shankar Vedantam, journalist, author, and host of the Hidden Brain podcast, spoke about how people can communicate across differences during a Bates Open Network Dialogue event.
Student-led festival brings world class film to Maine
Thursday, April 9, 2026 4:34 pm
The Bates Film Festival might at first seem like any other film…
Bates announces 2026 Commencement honorands, including writer Deborah Harkness
Thursday, April 9, 2026 4:23 pm
Bates will recognize four honorary degree recipients during Commencement on May 31, including Commencement speaker Deborah Harkness.
Yun Garrison wins Lee Young Leadership Award from YWCA
Thursday, March 26, 2026 3:25 pm
Yun Garrison, associate professor of psychology, was honored on March 8 with the Lee Young Leadership Award from the YWCA of Central Maine in recognition for her community-engaged work.
‘Equally at home everywhere’: Brett Karpf ’26 wins Watson Fellowship
Thursday, March 26, 2026 2:33 pm
Brett Karpf walks to make sense of the world and because he has to, for reasons he’s still trying to understand. Beginning in August, fully funded by a fellowship from the Thomas J. Watson Foundation, Karpf will spend a full year walking — and thinking about walking.
The ‘limitless curiosities’ of Bates’ Watson finalists
Thursday, February 26, 2026 3:57 pm
Four Bates seniors are hoping to get the chance to spend the next year seeking answers to some big questions. Finalists for the Watson Fellowship, these students are exploring differing approaches to work across cultures, persistent traditions amid changing political boundaries, how meaning can be made from movement, and community-driven approaches to power grids.