Buen Camino

Leslie Hill is a Politics Professor at Bates College. Leslie’s research and teaching has focused on subjects in women, gender and politics; women in the global political economy; and, Black Women’s Studies. She retired from Bates in May 2019. Leslie sat down with Multifaith Fellows, Sara Moradi and Mara Stolzenbach to discuss her rage for justice, distaste for the word diversity, and love of puppies.

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Tom Twist is the Sustainability Manager at Bates. Tom works to provide Bates faculty, staff, and students with the tools needed to reduce our environmental footprint by conserving energy, promoting renewable energy, alternative transportation, recycling, and green procurement. Tom sat down with Multifaith Fellows, Alexis Hudes and Sara Moradi to discuss finding his way from scooping ice cream to a career in sustainability.

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Alison Melnick Dyer is a professor of Religion who teaches courses on Asian Religion and specializes in Tibetan and Chinese Buddhism. Her research considers questions at the intersection of authority, gender, privilege, and the role of the religious institution in Tibetan and Chinese literature and society. Professor Melnick Dyer sat down with Multifaith Fellows Joan Buse and Matt Suslovic to discuss her childhood discovery of Buddhism, how she came to study religion, and finding meaning through bee-keeping.

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James Reese is the Associate Dean for International Student Programs at Bates College. He supports international students during the initial transition and throughout their Bates experiences. He has been at Bates since 1977. Dean Reese sat down with Bates Multifaith Fellows, Mamta Saraogi and Matt Suslovic to discuss his childhood, how he came to Bates, his passion for higher education and where he finds meaning in life.

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