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Location: Bates College: Institute of Contemporary Art

Please join us in welcoming the ninth president of Bates College, Garry W. Jenkins, to our…

Boston Presidential Welcome Event

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 — 6:30 pm
until 8:30 pm
RSVP by Monday, October 30

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Institute of Contemporary Art
25 Harbor Shore Drive
Boston, MA

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Please join us in welcoming the ninth president of Bates College, Garry W. Jenkins, to our community of alumni, parents, and friends.

All are welcome to attend. Your RSVP is kindly requested by Wednesday, October 25. Please contact us at rsvp@bates.edu with any questions.

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A tale of two trees (and one map)

For at least 151 years, a hemlock and its close neighbor, a red oak, have grown up together on the Bates campus, close enough to overlap branches, while buildings popped up around them. Their survival is a mystery but thanks to a new interactive historic map of Bates, their shared history can at least be glimpsed.

MLK Day 2026

Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Bates is not a “day off” — it’s a “day on,” where classes are canceled and faculty, staff, and students instead participate in a day of programming around MLK’s enduring legacy and teachings. This year's theme was “Love, Anger and the Struggle for Justice.”