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Reunion 2017!

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May 16, 2017

Historic $300 million Bates Campaign has a singular aim: to ‘secure what is best and most distinctive about Bates’

The five-year Bates Campaign seeks to strengthen the college’s endowment by $160 million, more than half of the campaign’s $300 million goal.

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Video: Alex Gogliettino ’17 learns to think like a scientist

Slideshow: The scenes (and behind the scenes) of The Bates Campaign’s launch in Boston and NYC

Q&A: Students click with digital marketing consultant Ashley Hart ’91

Q&A: Gratitude, confidence, and optimism inspire Mike and Alison Bonney’s $50 million gift to Bates
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