Meredith McCarroll
Stories by Meredith McCarroll
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.
Bates announces tenure and promotion for nine faculty members
Thursday, February 26, 2026 3:56 pm
Nine members of the faculty have received promotions, including seven tenure awards, effective Feb. 6. The promotions were recommended by the Faculty Personnel Committee and approved by the Bates College Board of Trustees.
Meet new faculty in physics, economics, and earth and climate sciences
Thursday, February 12, 2026 12:46 pm
Bates has welcomed a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors joined the college during the 2025-2026 academic year.
Mohammed M. Obaid Shwani ’24 selected as Schwarzman Scholar
Friday, January 23, 2026 2:53 pm
Mohammed M. Obaid Shwani ’24 has been a world traveler and an award winner since he was a teenager. In 2016, he first came to the United States after being named an Iraqi Young Leader through a State Department program, then traveled to Bosnia to attend United World College on a scholarship before landing in Maine for college.
New funding pushes Carolina González Valencia’s film toward the finish line
Friday, December 19, 2025 11:30 am
Associate Professor of Art and Visual Culture Carolina González Valencia's feature-length film How to Clean a House in 10 Easy Steps will be complete by the end of the year.