Stories about "Joe Hall"
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Video: ‘The light and the forest and the whole system together’ — Caleb Ireland ’23
Friday, March 3, 2023 8:21 am
As he grew up, Ireland loved to roam the forests, fields, and swamps near his rural home. At Bates, he's become an award-winning environmental studies major ready tell stories that "an really inspire and teach people."
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Ten Bates professors share their favorite writing assignments
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 12:28 pm
Through these assignments — such as describing as tree species or penning an op-ed — Bates professors teach their students to write with power and skill.