Stories about "Academic Life"
With 2025 Davis Projects for Peace funding, Axelle Tougouma ’27 aims to support refugees from Burkina Faso

Thursday, May 15, 2025 8:44 am

With her $10,000 grant, Tougouma will pursue a solar-powered irrigation system for Burkinabé women refugees in Ivory Coast, aiming to combat food insecurity and foster economic independence.

Carrie Cushman to join Bates as director of the Bates College Museum of Art

Thursday, May 15, 2025 8:00 am

Cushman comes to Bates from the University of Hartford, where she is the Edith Dale Monson Gallery Director and Curator at the Hartford Art School.

Bates announces faculty promotions, including tenure awards, for 2025

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 10:00 am

"Each of these faculty members advances the mission of Bates with great distinction," said Malcolm Hill, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty.

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Say What? Quotable quotes from Bates folks: May 8, 2025

Friday, May 9, 2025 3:19 pm

Our latest in an occasional roundup of quotable Bates quotes, this time about a bald eagle named Jeff, adulting off campus, and the joy of reading, writing, and learning at Bates.

Ancient ruins to white smoke: A Bates student’s up-close view of the papal election in Rome

Friday, May 9, 2025 2:32 pm

Feeling swept up in the election of a new pope doesn’t require you to be Catholic, writes Carly Philpott '27, who is in Rome with a Short Term course in classical and medieval studies. "All you have to do is absorb the moment."

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.

1. Yes, that is the course name. It is ECON/DCS 368 2. I'm working with Jacqueline Crucet in the Economic & Community Development Department. The relationship was set up by the Harward Center -- it is our second semester working together. Morgan Kinney introduced us and has been a point person to help this CEL project work two semesters in a row now. 3. The Harward Center is constantly working to set up these relationships. Jacqueline likes to work with students on these opportunities. Last semester she and I collaborated on a hackathon concerning the relationship between streetlights and crime -- I think she wanted to do another semester project after that one. 4. & 5. The data are administrative city records and census data. (Technically the census is a survey, but it is aggregated to the "block" level, which is a Census unit that roughly corresponds to a city block.) The admin data was collected by the city. It is information on each household's participation.
Bates students hack real-world problems, including lead poisoning, to help a downtown Lewiston neighborhood

Thursday, May 8, 2025 4:21 pm

With computers, community, and collaboration, recent Bates hackathons have tackled problems including exposure to lead paint in older Lewiston homes.

Bates Faculty in the News: April 25, 2025

Friday, April 25, 2025 11:59 am

A selection of recent mentions of Bates faculty in the news including a glowing review of a exhibition at the college' Immersive Media Studio, and faculty commentaries on the importance of rural education, the expanding implications of AI in education, how homelessness impairs people's sense of autonomy.

Let’s Get Reel: Six seniors revel at Mount David Summit 2025

Friday, April 25, 2025 11:00 am

Watch six seniors reflect on mentorship, discovery, and the thrill of sharing big ideas at this year's summit — and how Bates students show up for one another.

Taking place in the spring of each year, this exhibition highlights work selected from the thesis projects of graduating seniors in Studio Art. This year, seven emerging artists will present work in various media: Lilah Schaefer ’25 with her work in her Olin Studio Elizabeth R. Barrow Miryam Keller Avery Lehman Erin McCarthy Alex Provasnik Lila Schaefer Danny J. Zuniga Zarat Thesis projects vary from student to student, each pursuing an individual interest. The emphasis of the program is on creating a cohesive body of related works through sustained studio practice and critical inquiry. The year-long process is overseen by Art & Visual Culture (AVC) faculty, and culminates in this exhibition. The Bates College Museum of Art maintains a close relationship with the college’s AVC department, and is committed to supporting the work of Bates students through this Annual Senior Thesis Exhibition. To see more about the artists’ work, visit the website: https://www.bates.edu/museum/exhibitions/senior-thesis-exhibition-2025/
Portraits of the student artists in the 2025 Senior Thesis Exhibition

Friday, April 25, 2025 10:08 am

Read selections from this year's seven studio art majors' artist statements, illustrated with photographic portraits of the seniors in their Olin Arts Center studios created by Phyllis Graber Jensen.

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