Jay Burns
As the editorial director for the Bates Communications Office, Jay guides Bates Magazine and BatesNews.
Stories by Jay Burns
Remembering Sylvia Hawks, 1948–2025
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 3:58 pm
Sylvia Hawks’ work resume has no gaps: Fifty-one years, all spent supporting…
Picture Story: Chekhov’s ‘The Seagull,’ between avant-garde and traditional
Friday, March 14, 2025 3:48 pm
The play reflects on its own form, blurring the line between performance and reality — especially relevant for Bates students discovering their own creative voices.
CatFacts: Celebrating ‘Great Day’ success with fun facts, like a Muhammad Ali statue for Lewiston
Friday, March 14, 2025 2:39 pm
This year's Great Day was another great success for Bates and the Bates Fund
Bates Bazaar: Online deals for Feb. 21, 2025
Friday, February 21, 2025 9:17 am
This edition's finds include a 1929 Maine championship baseball charm ($75) and a 1992 Merimanders CD ($14.95), featuring a cover photo by Gene Clough.
Love, actually? Bates students revisit a 1920s professor’s take on romance
Thursday, February 13, 2025 4:09 pm
Bates Professor Halbert Britan’s talk on falling in love captivated audiences nationwide in 1921. Now, on Valentine's Day, Bates students Hannah Kothari ’26 and Ramona McNish ’28 revisit Dr. Love's insights and update his tips for the lovelorn — like the power of a cool and mysterious Instagram.
An incomplete 50-year history of the Puddle Jump
Friday, February 7, 2025 12:00 pm
A pictorial 50-year history of a one-of-a-kind college tradition, the Puddle Jump, with the bookend editions of 1975 and 2025 featuring the founders and 1978 classmates Chris Callahan, Scott Copeland, and Lars Llorente.
Recalling when Jimmy Carter visited Bates to honor the ‘greatness of America’s character’
Sunday, December 29, 2024 3:38 pm
We pay tribute to the late, remarkable Jimmy Carter, who died today at age 100, by recalling his historic visit to Bates in 1985 to honor his friend Edmund Muskie '36 and to praise the greatness of another Bates friend, civil rights leader Benjamin E. Mays.
Bates Bazaar: Online deals for Dec. 13, 2024
Friday, December 13, 2024 2:29 pm
An ornithological time capsule of sorts from 1918, a broadside poster for the 1926 Bates–Brown football game, and a first-edition Bates Wedgwood dinner plate.
The 15 most-viewed BatesNews stories 2024
Thursday, December 5, 2024 5:08 pm
As the year ticks to a close, here’s a countdown of the…
Bates announces nine faculty appointments to endowed professorships
Thursday, November 21, 2024 5:01 pm
“Endowed professorships at Bates are a testament to the high aspirations of Bates donors and a powerful recognition of the sustained excellence of our faculty,” said Malcolm Hill, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty.