Planning Committee

Jillian Pastore

Engagement Coordinator | Economics and DCS ’26

jpastore@bates.edu

News & Updates

March 5, 2026

First-generation student mentors help peers navigate academic…

In the Student Center for Belonging and Community, first-generation Bates students mentor their younger peers, providing guidance on everything from academics to internships to social life.

March 5, 2026

Bates announces Stoddard Fitness and Well-Being Center and at…

Bates is embarking on a $45 million project to update two key athletic facilities and construct a new fitness and well-being center. A gift of $10 million from Jon W. Brayshaw ’90, P’25 and Jocelyn Stoddard Brayshaw ’88, P’25 has brought the college a vital step closer to construction. The new facility will be named the Stoddard Fitness and Well-Being Center.

March 5, 2026

February at Bates

February on campus saw sports successes, several large snowfalls, and our annual Winter Carnival — a week of events celebrating the joys of the chilly season.

AfroAlgorhythms 2026 A Symposium on Race, Data Science, and AI

Planning Committee

Carrie Diaz Eaton

Professor of Digital and Computational Studies

Baltasar Fra-Molinero

Professor of Hispanic Studies

Eric G. LeFlore

Assistant Professor of Biology

Charles I. Nero

Benjamin E. Mays ’20 Distinguished Prof of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies

Jillian Pastore