Stories about "Academic Life"
Two physics majors talk about galaxies, gas, dust, and moments “when you’re like, ‘awesome!'”
Thursday, March 14, 2019 1:24 pm
Here's how doing research with a professor in a Bates lab is like "standing on the shoulders of giants."
Does gossip matter? The evolution of libel, slander, and reputation in Great Britain
Thursday, March 14, 2019 11:17 am
A $60,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant will allow history professor Caroline Shaw to examine Britain's reputation-bound legal system.
Q&A: Director Tim Dugan on the racial tension and theatrical ethics of ‘We Are Proud to Present’
Thursday, March 7, 2019 3:20 pm
"If people say that the play feels improvised, that to us is a success," says Dugan, a Bates theater professor and director of We Are Proud to Present.
Look What We Found: Wes Chaney’s historical contracts
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 6:06 pm
“The history of Chinese emperors and generals has been written,” says Assistant Professor of History Wes Chaney. “I’m interested in telling the stories of everyday life.”
Video: Kudzaiishe Irene Mapfunde ’19 discovers how students learn from each other
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 2:14 pm
Psychology major Kudzaiishe Irene Mapfunde ’19 of Harare, Zimbabwe, discusses the power of place in Ladd Library's Acadademic Resource Commons.
Bates College ranks fourth in the nation in Fulbright U.S. Student awards
Friday, February 15, 2019 10:22 am
With 13 awards this academic year, Bates has now earned Fulbright Top Producer honors for eight straight years, including a No. 1 ranking in 2017-18.
Bates in the News: Feb. 15, 2019
Friday, February 15, 2019 9:42 am
The media turns to former U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance ’82 to explain the Mueller investigation, and an alumna tells her classmate's story to emphasize the need for inclusive design.
Q&A: Dale Chapman on neoclassical jazz in a neoliberal economy
Friday, February 15, 2019 9:24 am
The Jazz Bubble by music professor Chapman draws surprising parallels between conservative schools of jazz and political economy.
Video: With low-fives and shoulder bumps, Bobcats thank professors
Thursday, February 14, 2019 4:40 pm
In a fun and heartfelt event before a recent men's basketball game, nine Bates faculty members were honored for “being instrumental in the success of Bobcat student-athletes.”
Hour by hour in Pettengill Hall — 4:12 a.m. to 8:39 p.m. — for a whirlwind day of Bates academics
Friday, February 8, 2019 10:02 am
For this day in the life of Bates academics, we roamed all around Pettengill Hall following professors, students, custodians, classes, and, yes, two pugs.