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Slideshow: Students’ dazzling Trashion Show outfits — and a professor
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 12:21 pm
Introducing the creative teams of the 2021 Trashion Show, including a Bates professor modeling COVID lounge wear made from face coverings.
From a Distance: 12 things we spied from the sky looking north from campus
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 3:09 pm
This aerial photograph was taken six years ago this week, showing features like Lake Auburn and the campus smokestack. Join us for the tour!
Picture story: Back to Bates, Part I, Family Day
Friday, October 8, 2021 1:19 pm
A long time coming as students and their families get to connect on campus for Back to Bates, Part One.
Video: Bridget Thompson ’22 and the rule of 100 percent effort
Friday, October 8, 2021 12:13 pm
For Bridget Thompson ’22, her time at Bates has been full of discovery, as she found her people, her passions — in the classroom and on the sports field — and her post-grad plan.
Bates College announces $100 million initiative to expand access for talented students who are Pell eligible, low income, or undocumented
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 9:00 am
The $100 million effort is powered by a $50 million challenge grant from the Schuler Education Foundation that will be matched dollar for dollar by Bates donors. "This is a game changer for Bates," says President Clayton Spencer.
Video: Behind the scenes of a Bates ‘sportrait’ photo session
Thursday, September 16, 2021 12:32 pm
The modern sportrait, a portmanteau of the words “sport portrait,” shares a…
Video: Exploring, connecting, and a new definition of ‘outdoors’ for Bates AESOP
Thursday, September 9, 2021 12:44 pm
New-student Orientation programs are usually all about the great outdoors — mountains, rivers, and everything in between. This year, the student leaders of the Bates program brainstormed an eclectic array of new trips to broaden the program's appeal.
Picture story: Convocation and Memorial Tree Planting at Bates College
Friday, September 3, 2021 1:01 pm
Photographs by Phyllis Graber Jensen of two academic rituals of a new academic year, Convocation and the Memorial Tree Planting, on Aug. 31, 2021.
Video: ‘Overwhelming, but a good time’ as students welcome students on Bates’ Opening Day
Friday, September 3, 2021 11:29 am
A few Junior Advisors and Residence Coordinators talk about the work to welcome the Class of 2025 and why they do it. "Because my experience as a first-year, being welcomed with open hands, inspired me," says Oliver Barrera '22.
Slideshow: 10 images from Opening Day
Friday, August 27, 2021 1:59 pm
The arrival of the Class of 2025 on Thursday was a crescendo moment. Indeed, the beat goes on.