Darby Ray, member of the Faculty at Bates College and Director of the Harward Center for Community Partnerships, sat down (via Zoom) with Multifaith Fellows Austin Dumont and Hannah McKenzie to discuss the importance of imagination in her everyday life, how the pandemic has shifted the ways we assign value to work, and how she apparently hasn’t changed since high school.

Professor Adriana Salerno, Chair and Associate Professor of Mathematics at Bates College, sat down (via Zoom) with Multifaith Fellows Ahimy Soto-Garcia and Fabian Miemietz to discuss her childhood in beautiful Caracas, why she considers herself a math therapist, and the importance of being a full human being in front of her students.

A special Martin Luther King Jr. Day episode of Buen Camino! In this episode, we share an archival recording from 1997 of Bates Alum Rev. Peter Gomes (Class of ‘65) in which he reflects on his book, “The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart." Following the recording, Multifaith Chaplain Rev. Dr. Brittany Longsdorf offers some reflections of her own as well as some prompts to ponder.

Hoi Ning Ngai is Associate Director of Employer Engagement and Business Advising in the Bates Center for Purposeful Work. Hoi Ning sat down (via Zoom) with with Multifaith Fellows, Khushi Choudhary & Cyan Hunte to discuss being a sociable introvert, the importance of four hour conversations, and being a “little bit meta.”

Kirk Read is Professor and Chair of French and Francophone Studies at Bates. Kirk sat down (via Zoom) with Multifaith Fellows, Joan Buse and Yueh Qi Chuah to discuss silence as a means of connection, discovering his vocation, and baking pies as a spiritual practice.

Cynthia Baker, Professor of Religious Studies at Bates College, sat down with Multifaith Fellows, Lila Patinkin and Mara Stolzenbach, to discuss her years as a preschool teacher, foraging for wild mushrooms, and being called by the big questions that need to be asked.

Director of the Bates Office of Admissions, Darryl Uy, sat down with Multifaith Fellows, Alexis Hudes and Matt Suslovic to discuss his love of theatre, the difference between a calling and a passion, and how a commitment to equity influences his work in Admissions.

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.

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.

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.