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Bates responds to Supreme Court’s ruling on race-conscious college admissions
Thursday, June 29, 2023 10:34 am
"We are deeply disappointed by today’s decision by the Supreme Court, a ruling that turns back the clock on 45 years of established constitutional principle and significantly restricts the admissions practices used at many colleges and universities, including Bates," wrote President Clayton Spencer and President-elect Garry W. Jenkins on June 29.
Bates in the News: June 29, 2023
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 4:49 pm
An alumna's debut novel is making a national splash, The Bates Dance Festival is here, and some billion-year-old rocks are a hop, skip, and a jump away in Penobscot Bay.
Picture Story: The Alumni Parade’s ‘grand jubilee of fun and frolic’
Friday, June 23, 2023 1:21 pm
Photography and video of the 2023 Alumni Parade, whose happy vibe has changed little since its was described as a "grand jubilee of fun and frolic" more than a century ago.
Announcing the 27th annual Bates College summer book list
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 1:52 pm
In the words of Madeleine L'Engle, “a book, too, can be a star." The Bates community offers up over 200 "stars" in this year's book list.
Video: Scenes from a spring day during Short Term on the Historic Quad
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 12:12 pm
Summer officially starts in two weeks, but it appeared in full swing…
Bates College alumni honored at 155th Reunion
Monday, June 12, 2023 9:57 am
At Reunion on June 10, 2023, five alumni received awards for their contributions to Bates and to the wider world, and the football jersey of Howard Vandersea '63 was retired.
Video: Ready for their 2023 Bates Commencement closeups
Friday, June 2, 2023 2:20 pm
As bleary-eyed seniors slowly arrived on Commencement morning, we were there, inviting them to pose for slow-motion portraits. Slow no more!
Video: ‘Do you drink the water or the wave?’ asks Baccalaureate speaker Chris Schiff
Friday, June 2, 2023 11:49 am
It's a line from a postmodern novel: “Which do you drink? The water or the wave?” We plan to drink the water. But then the waves come crashing, says Chris Schiff in his Baccalaureate address.
Slideshow: Hour by hour with the Bates Class of 2023 on Commencement day
Thursday, June 1, 2023 4:18 pm
"A great, unpretentious, family-style Commencement!" is how a livestream viewer from Santa Fe, N.M., described this year's Bates graduation. Here's how it went, hour by hour.
Bates announces promotions of 11 professors
Thursday, May 25, 2023 1:55 pm
Eleven professors at Bates College have received promotions, including tenure awards, effective Aug. 1, 2023. The promotions were recommended by the faculty’s Committee on Personnel and approved by the Bates College Board of Trustees.