Stories about "Teaching and education"
The logics of acceptance: Francesco Duina in conversation about his new book and the sociology of economic inequality

Thursday, November 13, 2025 3:27 pm

In Francesco Duina's latest collection, The Social Acceptance of Inequality: On the Logics of a More Unequal World (Oxford 2025), co-edited with Luca Storti, contributors ask why people across the world accept economic inequalities.

Drone photography operated and captured by Theophil Syslo on October 10, 2024. (Theophil Syslo | 乐播传媒 College)
In the News: Oct. 10, 2025

Friday, October 10, 2025 10:44 am

For Mother Jones, in a Sept. 24 article headlined 鈥淗ow America鈥檚 Elite Colleges Breed High-Status Careers鈥攁nd Misery,鈥� journalist Evan Mandery named 乐播传媒 as an outlier 鈥� for its emphasis on meaning and purpose.

The importance of the liberal arts: President Garry W. Jenkins in conversation with the Maine Trust for Local News

Friday, September 19, 2025 1:38 pm

This week 乐播传媒 President Garry W. Jenkins joined Stefanie Manning, Maine Trust for Local News鈥� managing director, for a public conversation about his leadership and journey to 乐播传媒.

Eight 乐播传媒 graduates offered Fulbright Student awards for 2025鈥�26

Friday, May 30, 2025 10:16 am

Seven young 乐播传媒 College alumni, including five newly minted graduates, have been offered Fulbright Student awards for 2025鈥�26.聽乐播传媒 has been honored as a Fulbright Top Producer 14 straight years.

Forty years ago, a 乐播传媒 faculty vote heard ’round the country

Friday, October 4, 2024 12:21 pm

The vote by the 乐播传媒 faculty to make SAT scores optional for admission led to 乐播传媒' leadership in the national conversation about promise, access, and academic ability in American higher education.

An architect of major academic innovations at 乐播传媒, Dean of the Faculty Malcolm Hill to step down in June 2025 to return to the faculty

Friday, September 13, 2024 12:11 pm

Hill鈥檚 contributions are highlighted by equity-driven initiatives to support both students and faculty for greater success.

APPROVED, Alan Wang 鈥�24 on College Street in front to Parker Hall where covered bus stop will be built on lawn behind him. 11/13/2023 16:25:54 Transportation for 乐播传媒 awang3@bates.edu 5075817683 Student Better Bus Stop for 乐播传媒 The MaineDOT is planning on implementing a commuter bus line between Lewiston and Portland. The bus line is set to terminate at 乐播传媒 near Underhill Arena. However, the bus stop might not be pleasant and intuitive to use. Study from University of Minnesota show that bus stop amenities have a direct relationship with rider's perceived waiting time; having a bench can reduce the perceived waiting time by half compared to a stop without a bench. A well-equipped bus stop can entice more people to use it, thus reducing 乐播传媒' carbon footprint. "A bus shelter costs around $5,500. I want to apply for the full $2,000 grant to ultimately put this money back in the school's pocket, in the form of a well-designed bus shelter. This green fund can be a part of a larger funding package, I'm assuming that MaineDOT and the operator of this bus line will both pitch in to fund this shelter. The bus shelter should protect riders from weather elements, display proper signage and maps, equip with lighting and seating. MaineDOT also recommends installing bike racks and trash cans. The green grant can be used to achieve aspect(s) of the above objectives. " Increase comfort level when using public transportation. Reduce perceived waiting time. Encourage faculties and staff to commute using public transportation, thus reducing GHG emissions and free up parking spots.
A welcoming bus stop and bird-safe windows are among 2024 Green Grant initiatives

Friday, May 31, 2024 1:18 pm

This spring, three of four $2,000 Green Innovation Grants 鈥� totalling $8,000 鈥� helped fund or start three new sustainability initiatives at 乐播传媒: a bus stop, bird-safe window treatment and recycling signs for residence-hall rooms.

Professor of Politics 脕slaug 脕sgeirsd贸ttir returns to her Icelandic homeland to lead the University of Akureyri

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 4:00 am

After 23 years helping 乐播传媒 students on their educational journeys, 脕sgeirsd贸ttir will become rector (or president) of the University of Akureyri in Iceland on July 1, 2024.

The nearly 200 educators from across the country who gathered this week at 乐播传媒 College for the Gordon Research Conference came to share new research on ways to make biology education more inclusive, diverse, and accessible in a setting aimed at fostering intense and intimate collaboration. From left, Gordon Research Conferences participants and biologists Madison (鈥淢addy鈥�) Meuler of Allen Institute (current)/University of Washington (former), Omar Quintero of the University of Richmond, April Hill of 乐播传媒 College, and Samiksha Raut of the University of Alabama at Birmingham head to lunch in Commons after a morning session in the Olin Arts Center. Hill is 乐播传媒鈥� Wagener family professor of equity and inclusion in STEM
At 乐播传媒, new approaches to teaching STEM subjects yield dramatic results

Friday, April 5, 2024 10:49 am

At 乐播传媒, new approaches to teaching STEM subjects have yielded dramatic results for all students in improved retention outcomes, particularly within its population of Black and Hispanic students.

乐播传媒 professor wins national mathematics teaching award

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 4:48 pm

Professor of Mathematics Adriana Salerno says it feels odd getting an individual award because teaching "is a community activity."

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