Stories by Emily McConville
Meet new faculty: Katie Adkison and what the Bard tells us about the power of voice
Thursday, October 8, 2020 11:51 am
In early modern English literature, the spoken voice becomes a sensation with considerable power, says Adkison, a new assistant professor of English. Shakespeare shows how.
Meet new faculty: Yunkyoung Garrison and the impact of racism and classism on mental health
Thursday, October 1, 2020 3:40 pm
Garrison studies the impacts of racism and classism on mental health, including how the social concept of meritocracy contributes to stress.
Meet new faculty: Lisa Gilson and political words that fit the need
Friday, September 25, 2020 9:18 am
A political theorist, Gilson explains why activists need to use language that is "adapted to their specific situation" — even if the language is off-putting to voters.
Meet new faculty: Tyler Harper and science fiction that goes beyond just beach reading
Friday, September 18, 2020 9:13 am
Harper researches how science fiction depicts human extinction while asking, "Who gets to live in new worlds?"
Meet new Bates faculty: Nivedhitha Subramanian and what job-searching women in Pakistan seek
Thursday, September 10, 2020 10:39 am
A development and labor economist, Subramanian studies economic challenges in less-developed countries, especially for women/
Meet new Bates faculty: Mark Tizzoni and the connection between fifth-century Vandals and today’s white nationalists
Thursday, September 3, 2020 1:47 pm
A new tenure-track assistant professor of classical and medieval studies, Tizzoni explains how fifth-century ideas about national identity are now being used by white nationalists to "prop up their worldviews. And this needs to be countered."
Meet new Bates faculty: Seulgie Lim and gender equality in West Africa
Thursday, August 27, 2020 10:54 am
Born in South Korea and raised in Mauritania, Lim researches gender equity efforts in West African nations. At Bates, she anticipates learning her students' "experiences and stories."
Bates in the News: June 26, 2020
Friday, June 26, 2020 9:21 am
A Bates equity VP explores Juneteenth, an alumnus pens a new book on Bobby Orr and the Bruins, a student TikTok video goes viral, and a professor answers an NPR puzzle.
In the 2020 list of faculty and staff book reccs, some Good Reads for a trying time
Friday, June 19, 2020 9:10 am
Among the titles: When You Reach Me, Where the Crawdads Sing, Why We Sleep, and How to Be an Antiracist
‘Hang in there’: 2009 graduates offer words of wisdom for new alumni
Friday, June 12, 2020 9:42 am
The Class of 2020 isn't the only one to graduate into a recession. Here's what the Class of 2009 has to say.