Join us for our livestream coverage — beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 25 — of the 159th Bates College Commencement as ...

Bates Commencement speaker Angela Duckworth, author of "Grit," told the seniors to embrace “situation modification” — change your physical environment, especially your phone's proximity, to protect ...

Since 2014, a succession of four Bates siblings from Chicago have been able to lean on Lewiston neighbor Carmen Thibodeau for ...

Bates juniors Aleisha Martinez Sandoval and Mohammed Mohammed, who are both Bates STEM Scholars with a lifelong passion for ...

The bequest from Ralph Sylvester '50, who died in 2023 at age 99 will fund two new endowed funds at Bates that create a ...

Among the 504 seniors at Sunday’s Bates Commencement will be these 13, each of whom recently shared what they’ll miss most about Bates, from professors attending their theater shows to unexpected joy ...

When Aanika Patel ’25 of Needham, Mass., arrived at Bates, she expected the experience to be, as oft-described, the best four years of her life. Patel soon realized that her time in college wasn’t ...

In the spirit of community and recognition, we are excited to share six letters from first-gen alumni with you. These letters ...

Designed by senior E.J. Holm, this year's ivy stone marks Bates' place in Lewiston — and Lewiston’s place in the hearts of ...

On Friday, April 4, 2025, members of the Phillips Society, Mount David Society, and Garnet Circle were invited to the ...