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The nearly 200 educators from across the country who gathered this week at Bates College for the Gordon Research Conference came to share new research on ways to make biology education more inclusive, diverse, and accessible in a setting aimed at fostering intense and intimate collaboration. From left, Gordon Research Conferences participants and biologists Madison (“Maddy”) Meuler of Allen Institute (current)/University of Washington (former), Omar Quintero of the University of Richmond, April Hill of Bates College, and Samiksha Raut of the University of Alabama at Birmingham head to lunch in Commons after a morning session in the Olin Arts Center. Hill is Bates’ Wagener family professor of equity and inclusion in STEM
At Bates, new approaches to teaching STEM subjects yield dramatic results

Friday, April 5, 2024 10:49 am

At Bates, new approaches to teaching STEM subjects have yielded dramatic results for all students in improved retention outcomes, particularly within its population of Black and Hispanic students.

Bates in the News: Feb. 15, 2024

Thursday, February 15, 2024 4:40 pm

A Bates love story in the pages of The New York Times, an alumna's take on Super Bowl LVIII, and Puddle Jump photographs circle the world.

Cats Carnival, held for the first time in two years, was held on the Bardwell Street Field, on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022.After Two-Year Hiatus, 'Cats Carnival Returns This SaturdayThe fall-themed 'Cats Carnival, hosted by Bates College Athletics, returns after a two-year hiatus this Saturday just before the Bates Football home opener vs. Tufts at 1:30 p.m. on Garcelon Field. The carnival features bounce houses, face painting, poster making, a prize wheel, concessions, and games for kids of all ages. Bates student-athletes will volunteer at the family-friendly event. The 'Cats Carnival is free and open to the public. Bates Athletics invites community members to join the fun and to cheer on the Bobcats in all their home contests. Admission to all games is free.Kirsten Pelletier ’20 and her four-month-old-chocolate Lab Goose enjoy a photo opportunity with the Bates Bobcat.
Welcome, and welcome back, to BatesNews

Friday, August 18, 2023 11:05 am

Welcome to the first edition of BatesNews for 2023–24, and a special welcome to parents, students, and families of the incoming Class of 2027, who are receiving BatesNews for the first time and who arrive on campus Thursday, Aug. 31.

Celebrating the tenure of President Clayton Spencer

Thursday, June 1, 2023 4:46 pm

A $1 million gift to Bates honors a signature contribution by President Clayton Spencer, plus an invitation to offer thanks for Spencer's service as Bates' eighth president.

Seven inventive door stops on move-in day for the Class of 2026

Friday, September 23, 2022 1:56 pm

Since Bates doors aren't made to be propped open, students have to be inventive on Propped Door Day — err, move-in day.

Welcome, and welcome back, to BatesNews for 2022–23

Friday, August 26, 2022 3:07 pm

A special welcome to parents, students, and families of the incoming Class of 2026, who are receiving BatesNews for the first time.

Bates welcomes two new members of the college’s senior leadership team

Friday, August 26, 2022 1:57 pm

Over the summer, President Clayton Spencer announced two new members of the college's senior leadership team.

Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Dr. Noelle Chaddock to step down from post in July

Tuesday, July 20, 2021 9:40 am

Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Dr. Noelle Chaddock has informed the…

Say What? Bates quotes from here and there: April 30, 2021

Friday, April 30, 2021 10:57 am

There's a lot to talk about these days: the return to sports, racial issues, and what the skies above Bates might bring.

HEC/29600/29676a.tifWomen of America! If you want to put a vote in in 1920 put a (.10, 1.00, 10.00) in now. National Ballot Box for 1920Harris & Ewing, photographer. Women of America! If you want to put a vote in input a .10, 1.00, 10.00 in now. National Ballot Box for. United States United States, 1920. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016884625/.
Bates folks share stories of their first presidential vote, and more

Thursday, November 5, 2020 3:55 pm

Stories go beyond ballots and candidates to capture feelings of pride and responsibility — and a deep awareness of what it means to protect one's vote.

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