Stories from May 2014
Video: Commencement sights, sounds and moments that will last a lifetime

Thursday, May 29, 2014 11:23 am

Commencement is filled with sights, sounds and emotional moments that last a lifetime.

Slideshow: 27 Commencement moments

Wednesday, May 28, 2014 5:53 pm

Photographs from Commencement morning show how four years culminates in a few very joyous hours on the Historic Quad.

Commencement 2014: ‘One thing you absolutely must do’

Sunday, May 25, 2014 4:00 pm

If you were born in the U.S. before 1965, author Isabel Wilkerson told the Class of 2014 at Commencement, you were not born into a democracy.

Video: The shoes fit for Bates seniors and faculty at Commencement

Sunday, May 25, 2014 1:38 pm

Bates seniors and professors (and the Commencement piper) explain what their choice of shoewear says about the sole of the college.

Commencement 2014: Honorand citations and conferrals

Sunday, May 25, 2014 12:43 pm

In video and text, here are the honorary degree citations and conferrals…

Commencement 2014: Senior address by Collin McCullough

Sunday, May 25, 2014 12:39 pm

The 2014 Senior Address at Commencement, as prepared by Collin McCullough of Plattsburgh, N.Y.

Commencement 2014: Address by Isabel Wilkerson

Sunday, May 25, 2014 12:33 pm

Our country is in a crisis about "what we should do about our tangled inheritance...about the sins of the past and the injustices of the present."

Multimedia: Commencement Weekend 2014

Sunday, May 25, 2014 12:00 pm

Below is multimedia coverage of Commencement 2014 including full video of the…

Bates’ 148th Commencement

Sunday, May 25, 2014 10:26 am

Commencement took place on May 25, 2014:

Video: The Bobcat’s 1997 waterskiing trek across Lake Andrews and into college lore

Friday, May 23, 2014 10:33 am

When the Bobcat (Stu Abelson '97) waterskied across Lake Andrews 17 years ago today, ABC News was there to cover the story. Take a look!

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