Meet new faculty in chemistry, religious studies, and rhetoric

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Meet new faculty in chemistry, religious studies, and rhetoric

Thursday, October 30, 2025 4:03 pm

New faculty join Bates in chemistry, religious studies, and rhetoric. Bates is welcoming a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors will join the college over the course of the 2025-2026 academic year. Bates News is introducing them in groups over this semester. Part 1 ran in our newsletter of September 25, part 2 went out in our October 3 newsletter and Part 3 appeared in our October 10 newsletter.

Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz, professor of politics, receives Kroepsch Award

Thursday, October 30, 2025 4:01 pm

Before she joined the U.S. Foreign Service, Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz, professor of politics, was certain that she would never make a career out of studying Latin America. But, when she was assigned to Mexico for her first post as a Foreign Service officer, everything changed.

Meet new faculty in psychology, environmental studies, and anthropology

Friday, October 10, 2025 10:45 am

Bates is welcoming a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors will join the college over the course of the 2025-2026 academic year.

Picture Story: She said ‘yes!’ to a Purposeful Work internship

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 3:08 pm

This summer, Raegan White ’26 of Duxbury, Mass., was one of 18 interns at the bridal shop where hit TLC television show Say Yes to the Dress was filmed for 23 seasons, each episode chronicling the shopping adventures of brides on the hunt for their perfect gowns.

Picture Story: This Summer at Bates

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 3:05 pm

Photos from the campus that never sleeps, from 5Ks to the greenest of leaves and lawns and with a few trips away from Bates to see Bates students in action.

Behind the scenes with the Bates golfers turned stars for an Adobe AI video

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 8:01 am

The talent pipeline to PGA Tour stardom typically runs through powerhouse NCAA Division I schools. But when Golf Digest — the sport’s top publication — went looking for college golfers to star in a feature video sponsored by Adobe, they turned to Bates.

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.