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 ...

Welcome to the Winter 2026 semester! We hope you had a good break, and we hope you are excited to start a new semester. We write with some important information to assist you in getting situated for a ...

Hello all Bates students, Welcome to the Fall 2025 semester! I hope you all had a good summer and are excited to… Pre-Health Professions Information and Pathways: Students interested in pursuing a ...

The Room Change Process allows upper-division students to change their housing assignment and move into new spaces that open over the course of the semester. The Room Change Process operates on a ...

Keep Your Content Current: Introducing the Outdated Content Report You don’t need to update your site every week — but… The WordPress Community of Practice (WP CoP) is a group of campus WordPress ...

Data and computers are transforming virtually every facet of our professional and personal lives. Increasingly, they are the dominant media for how we generate, apply, and share knowledge. The fields ...

James L. Moody, Jr. Family Prof Emeritus of Performing Arts ...

Spending time on campus is a great way to get to know Bates. During your visit, observe the day-to-day life of students here. Take in views of the historic quad, the glass walls of our new Bonney ...

Handshake is Bates’ online tool for exploration, planning, research, and internship and job listings. Students and alumni can use the direct Bates link (handshake.bates.edu) to: create their ...

Emergency Management practitioners distinguish between “Shelter in Place” and “Secure in Place” (or “Lockdown”) notifications based on the pending threat to the community. Both are instructions to put ...