Mary Pols
Stories by Mary Pols

The way back Bates machine
Thursday, October 2, 2025 4:09 pm
Staff at the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library love giving walking tours of the campus. They function like walking Bates encyclopedias, dropping tidbits about everything from which building was the first one on Frye Street to which are the oldest trees on campus.

‘Rising Star’ Marshall Hatch Jr. ’10 is on TIME 100 NEXT list
Thursday, October 2, 2025 3:54 pm
Marshall Hatch ’10 received a lot of texts on Sept. 30. Not surprising, given that at the crack of dawn, Time magazine announced its TIME 100 NEXT, naming him one of “The World’s Most Influential Rising Stars” for 2025.

Museum’s director Carrie Cushman: The world needs museums more than ever
Thursday, September 25, 2025 3:00 pm
Carrie Cushman joined the college as director of the Bates College Museum of Art in August. She came to Bates from the University of Hartford, where she had been the Edith Dale Monson Gallery director and curator at the university’s Hartford Art School.

President Garry W. Jenkins wins Maine Black Excellence Compass Career Award
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 4:56 pm
President Garry W. Jenkins has received the 2025 Maine Black Excellence Compass Career Award from The Third Place Maine, a network that connects Maine’s Black professionals, students, and entrepreneurs to opportunities across multiple areas, from social to professional.

Bates College Board of Trustees elects four new members effective July 1, 2025
Thursday, June 26, 2025 5:13 am
Bates College has announced the election of four new trustees, effective July…

Four Bates siblings, their ‘Lewiston grandmother,’ and one last Commencement celebration
Friday, May 23, 2025 10:44 am
Since 2014, a succession of four Bates siblings from Chicago have been able to lean on Lewiston neighbor Carmen Thibodeau for rides, rest, and real connection.

Bates Faculty in the News: Therí Pickens’ debut poetry collection gains media attention and sparks a busy spring, on and off campus
Friday, May 9, 2025 9:09 am
Dana Professor of English and Africana Therí Pickens' debut poetry collection earns praise in publications like Down East and The Adroit Journal as she shares her work through readings, panels, and an recent campus celebration in Commons.

Bates Faculty in the News: Feb. 28, 2025
Friday, February 28, 2025 10:08 am
English professor Therí Pickens’ new poetry collection earns praise in Library Journal, Rebecca Herzig’s research on women and facial hair informs The New York Times, and Paul Shea explains Samsung’s stock buyback strategy for Marketplace.

Faculty in the News: Michael Sargent’s research spotlighted on Hidden Brain
Friday, December 6, 2024 10:21 am
In a recent episode of the popular podcast, Associate Professor of Psychology Michael Sargent’s research on attitudes toward crime and punishment got a shoutout — and a ringing endorsement.

Retiring after 14 years, Bates Museum of Art Director Dan Mills reflects on highlights from ‘a good run’
Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:00 am
Mills has overseen dozens of exhibitions, encompassing multiple mediums and groupings of artists, including contemporary works from Saudi and Native American artists.