Commencement 2025 Archives
Watch the complete ceremony
Join us for our livestream coverage — beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 25 — of the 159th Bates…
Congratulations!
Watch 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 Commencement
Bates 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.
Slideshow: What these Bates seniors will miss — and what they want the Class of ’29 to hear
Featuring portraits by Phyllis Graber Jensen, these Bates seniors Thirteen seniors share what they’ll miss most and offer advice to the Class of 2029.
Slideshow: What these Bates seniors will miss — and what they want the Class of ’29 to hear
Since 2014, a succession of four Bates siblings from Chicago have been able to lean on Lewiston neighbor Carmen Thibodeau for rides, rest, and real connection.
Q&A: To Bates Commencement Senior Speaker Aanika Patel, ‘interconnectedness’ is the answer
Aanika Patel ’25 will offer this year’s Senior Address during the 159th Commencement on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
The Class of 2025 Bates ivy stone shows love for Lewiston
Designed by senior E.J. Holm, this year’s ivy stone marks Bates’ place in Lewiston — and Lewiston’s place in the hearts of the Class of 2025.