Commencement 2025
Commencement weekend is May 23-25, 2025.
Updates
- Watch the complete ceremonyby Nicholas O’BrienJoin us for our livestream coverage — beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 25 — of the 159th Bates…
- Congratulations!by Nicholas O’BrienWatch Bates faculty and staff share their congratulations with the Class of 2025.
- You can shape your situation before it shapes you, Bates grads told at 159th Commencementby Bates NewsBates Commencement speaker Angela Duckworth, author of “Grit,” told the seniors to embrace “situation modification” — change your physical environment, especially your phone’s proximity, to protect your focus, relationships, and well-being.