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Sep

Gravestone Cleaning at Riverside Cemetery

Join staff from the Muskie Archives at Riverside Cemetery to learn about cleaning gravestones. Staff will work with the group to teach the basics and…

Sep

Flipping the Birds: A monthly page turning of John James Audubon’s Birds of America

Please join us for September’s page turning of John James Audubon’s Birds of America at 12:00pm in room 101 of Ladd Library! This month’s presentation will feature a…

Sep

Faculty Open House

Faculty Open House, September 22th, 4:00pm-5:30pm Location: Muskie Archives, Rm 104, 70 Campus Ave Please join the Muskie Archives and Special Collections for our Faculty…

Sep

Trees of Bates: A History Tour

Come join us as we explore the evolution of the trees on campus from the farmland beginnings to the lush campus of today. Pat Webber,…

Bates News

August 27, 2025

Picture Story: She said ‘yes!’ to a Purposeful Work internshi…

This summer, Raegan White ’26 of Duxbury, Mass., was one of 18 interns at the bridal shop where hit TLC television show Say Yes to the Dress was filmed for 23 seasons, each episode chronicling the shopping adventures of brides on the hunt for their perfect gowns.

August 27, 2025

Picture Story: This Summer at Bates

Photos from the campus that never sleeps, from 5Ks to the greenest of leaves and lawns and with a few trips away from Bates to see Bates students in action.

August 27, 2025

They’ve got motivation, moxie, and multiplicity: Welcoming th…

The Class of 2029 is made up of 497 students who attended 410 high schools in 44 states, as well as Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, and 23 different countries. Nearly a quarter of them come from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds and 56 of them are the first generation in their family to attend college.