We hope their words remind you why you’re on this significant journey and that you can thrive here. Read them now, or when a ...

New faculty join Bates in chemistry, religious studies, and rhetoric. Bates is welcoming a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors will join the college over ...

Guzman, director of first-generation programs at Bates, had a preview of many of the culture shocks experienced by first-gen ...

Armendáriz, professor of politics, was certain that she would never make a career out of studying Latin America. But, when ...

Stuart Gurley, who manages both Olin Arts and the applied music program at Bates, conducts several Bates students as they ...

The Maine Association for Collegiate Peer Educators (MACPE) is a professional and scholarly network that connects college students in Maine who are engaged in a wide array of peer education roles.

Bates Swim & Dive is back – and we’re already making waves! The deck’s buzzing, the laughs are loud, and the Bobcats are ...

Bates College will waive the admission application fee, beginning with the Fall 2025 pool of applicants. Previously, domestic applicants paid a $65 application fee but could request to have that fee ...

We hope you’ve had a wonderful summer! As the fall semester approaches, here are some important dates and reminders to help your students ease back into campus life. If you’d like to connect with our ...

As the academic year drew to a close, the Harward Center for Community Partnerships celebrated the strength of the college’s engagement with the Lewiston–Auburn community with a string of grants and ...

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 ...