Bates College Lewiston, Maine

Doing oral histories on Grand Manan Island, Kate McNally ’17 became “everybody’s student”

A selection of multimedia stories and moments from the completed 2015 year at Bates

A marriage of convenience for Bates and the Navy during World War II

…the number at stake in an olfactory debate joined by neuroscientist Jason Castro

…of recent grads are settled in a job, grad school, fellowship, or internship.

…for helping Bates achieve gifts of $21 million and 48% Bates Fund participation

…members of the Class of 2010 attended Reunion — a new record

A bonus gift from two alumni families if we hit 50% participation by June 30!

…members of the Class of 2015 received their diplomas on May 31

The power of love and the surprising unity of human endeavor are twin themes of Commencement 2015