Stories about "Faculty in the News"
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.
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.