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Articles by Ferzan Coskun
COSKUN: We have a responsibility to pay graduate students more
During my hunt for an apartment this summer, I was hit with a brutal reality check: Nashville is already expensive and getting worse with each passing moment. Even with a $6,000 stipend, finding something that fit within my budget and left me with enough money to cover other expenses took weeks of searching. Even after finding an apartment that I could afford, I’m still spreading myself thin in many respects.
COSKUN: Transferring to Vanderbilt was a reality check
Transferring is a tricky business. The financial and emotional returns of enrolling at a new college must outweigh the loss of friends, connections and the year you spent adjusting to the last place you called home. Although I will never regret my choice to transfer to Vanderbilt from Bates College, the process came with challenges that not only reflected the common struggles that any new college student faces, but also ones that are wholly unique to the transfer experience.
COSKUN: America is becoming a warzone that has made universal gun violence inevitable
Editor’s Note: This piece contains mention of gun violence On Oct. 25, I received an iMessage notification at 8:10 p.m.: “Active Shooter in Lewiston on Lincoln St. And also at spare time bowling, stay inside. – Bates Campus Safety” I’d forgotten that I still get notifications from Bates College, where I spent my freshman year. For a brief second, I hoped they were just running another test of their systems but reading those first words made my blood run cold.
COSKUN: Abolish the current Honor Council and Code
We’ve all been through it. Hours on end of presentations during orientation from the Honor Council that could be reduced to nothing more than an email pamphlet. As a new transfer student at Vanderbilt, it was an intimidating experience to say the very least. The Honor Council is a student organization tasked with upholding and enforcing the honor code and the principles of academic integrity.
Q&A with Geneva Laurita, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, on her NSF CAREER award
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Geneva Laurita was recently awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER award of $582,000. The award is given to early-career/junior faculty who not only have the ability to conduct high-impact research but have the potential to serve as educational leaders. Laurita is only the second faculty member in Bates College history to receive the award after Associate Professor of Neuroscience Jason B. Castro in 2016.
The Future of Equity in Education: Un-grading?
On MLK day, there were two workshops hosted by Bates’ Center for Inclusive Teaching and Learning on equity in grading. The first workshop, “Mythbusting Grading for Equity,” was hosted by Director of the Center for Inclusive Teaching and Learning Lindsey Hamilton ’05, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Tyler Harper and Wagener Family Professor of Equity and Inclusion in STEM April Hill.
Bates Celebrates Raising $346 Million through The Bates Campaign
News Ferzan Coskun, Staff Writer On the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 28 in Pettengill Hall, the Bates College administration hosted a celebration of the $346 million raised over the past five years through The Bates Campaign. The first 30 minutes were devoted to networking and socializing. Perry Atrium was overflowing with people dressed in formal and business-casual attire. The Board of Trustees, administrators, and staff were in attendance.
Bates VP of College Advancement Describes Successful Fundraising Campaign
As the Bates Campaign reached its end, the College surpassed its fundraising goal of $300 million by an additional $46 million. The Campaign began over five years ago in a push to fund new programs and initiatives at Bates. The Campaign was headed by the Office of The Vice President for College Advancement and members of the Board of Trustees. The newly appointed VP for College Advancement, Eric Foushée, provided additional information regarding recent strides to The Student.
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