This major fundraising endeavor — the largest in our history — will strengthen the college for decades to come.
The new dollar total for the campaign, which concludes on June 30, is $36 million above the goal of $300 million. “This is a tremendous moment of pride for Bates and for our entire community,” said Bates President Clayton Spencer.
May 11, 2022
The new dollar total for the campaign, which concludes on June 30, is $36 million above the goal of $300 million. “This is a tremendous moment of pride for Bates and for our entire community,” said Bates President Clayton Spencer.
November 6, 2020
Jim Bristol says that his late wife, Sue, always wanted to pay back the scholarship she received to attend Bates. Unfortunately, when she entered Bates in 1964, her scholarship did not cover room and board so Sue lived at home in Auburn, caring for a sick mother while taking classes at Bates. In recognition […]
October 29, 2020
Bates boasts a new fitness park and better erosion control at Merrill — while at the Bonney project, the beat goes on.
October 1, 2020
The gift total represents the second straight year of record giving to Bates. Since 2013, total annual gifts to the college have nearly tripled.
September 25, 2020
However lowly, or low in the water, freshwater sponges are “biomedically relevant,” says Bates biologist April Hill “They are important organisms for us to pay attention to.”
