Join us for our livestream coverage — beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 31, 2026 — of the 160th Bates College ...

You can shape your situation before it shapes you, Bates grad… Bates Commencement speaker Angela Duckworth, author of "Grit," ...

We are looking forward to welcoming Bates families and friends to campus in May to celebrate the Class of 2026. We will ...

The Summit’s three general poster sessions are held in Perry Atrium, Pettengill Hall.

On a balmy Friday morning in mid-July, a research team of five from Bates scrambled across the slippery rocks of Cape Neddick, searching the rockweed-coated landscape for the shiny, dark, ...

To establish first-time parent access in the payment portal, your student must log into the portal using their Bates credentials and add you as an authorized user. You’ll then receive an email ...

In her three years at Bates, Willa Laski ’26 of Bellevue, Idaho, has never once dressed up for classes, but on May 21, the economics major showed up for a test clad in navy blue suiting from head to ...

At the start of her Bates Commencement address, Angela Duckworth asked President Garry W. Jenkins to hold her phone, to avoid potential distractions. Then, Duckworth asked Jenkins to give her his ...

Joanne Roberts, Ph.D., will join Bates College as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty, effective July 1, 2025, Bates President Garry W. Jenkins has announced. Joanne Roberts, ...

Angela Duckworth, a prominent professor of psychology specializing in the concepts of grit and perseverance and their relationship to education, leadership, and personal development, will deliver the ...

Bates will shift its endowment management to the full-service investment firm Investure, effective March 1, 2025, Bates President Garry W. Jenkins announced. “The decision to partner with Investure ...

Looking out at the audience gathered in Gomes Chapel on Monday morning, Erica Chenoweth, an expert on nonviolent protest and this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. keynote speaker, piqued the audience’s ...