• Commencement weekend events
• Commencement day photos
• Commencement weekend photos
• Who are the honorands?
• Honorand addresses (video)
• Honorand addresses and citations (text)
• About the Academic Procession
• Baccalaureate Service
• Senior-Trustee Luncheon
• Senior-Faculty Dinner
• Scholar-Athlete Society
• Commencements from the past

Honoring the Class of 2008

"This college's commitment to service and social change is in its DNA, and now it's in yours," literary scholar Pauline Yu told 440 graduates at Bates College' 142nd commencement ceremony, held Sunday, May 25.  Read more ...

The 2008 honorands
	Four honorary degree recipients spoke at the College's 142nd Commencement: philanthropist Susan Berresford, scientist Phillip Sharp, climate-change authority Warren Washington, and literary scholar Pauline Yu.