Stories about "Faculty in the News"
Associate Professor of Education Mara Tieken, winner of the 2024 Kroepsch Teaching Award, teaches students in her course “EDUC 231 - Perspectives on Education” in Pettigrew 30 on January 16, 2025. EDUC 231 - Perspectives on Education This course introduces students to foundational perspectives (anthropological, historical, philosophical, psychological, and sociological) on education and helps students apply these perspectives to contemporary schools and classrooms. The course considers several large questions: What should be the purpose of education in a democratic society? What should be the role of the school? Who should participate in making decisions about schools? In what ways do schools reflect and perpetuate larger social inequities, and, alternately, how can they contribute to a more just and inclusive society? Students must complete at least thirty hours of fieldwork.
Bates Faculty in the News: April 25, 2025

Friday, April 25, 2025 11:59 am

Recent media mentions of Bates faculty members include commentaries on the importance of rural education to growing discussions of AI in education and an analysis of how homelessness impairs people's sense of autonomy.

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 Rocque on the decline in hunting and a shift in ‘what guns mean and what they symbolize’ in the U.S.

Friday, October 25, 2024 5:45 pm

The number of hunters in the U.S. has been on the decline for decades. Given that fact, says Professor of Sociology Michael Rocque, it might be time to look at whether, overall, the very purpose of gun ownership has also shifted as well. 

unhoused person in an encampment outside.
Faculty in the News: Philosophy professor Paul Schofield on homelessness being a ‘unique form of injustice’

Friday, September 20, 2024 2:30 pm

We talked with Schofield about his exploration of homelessness in America — including a widely distributed Washington Post opinion piece — and how he hopes to deepen the progressive response to the issue.

Bates Faculty in the News: Sept. 13, 2024

Friday, September 13, 2024 12:14 pm

Media coverage of Bates faculty insights, expertise, and achievements ranges from the presidential election to personal economics, news about a top literary award — and even, a major fish tale.

Faculty in the News: Novelist Jessica Anthony ’96 writes about craft, classrooms, and time for Literary Hub

Friday, September 6, 2024 8:21 am

While Anthony speaks on the topic of craft constantly in her creative writing courses at Bates, she rarely writes about it, until now.

Faculty in the News: Joe Hall corrects and deepens the Native, pre-colonist history of two Maine downtown landmarks

Friday, August 23, 2024 11:41 am

History professor Joe Hall uses his faculty expertise to help deepen the historical record about how two landmarks in Brunswick, Maine, came to be.