Picture Story: Bates Commencement 2024 celebrates seniors who ‘have been tested, and have persevered’ by Bates News
May 31, 2024 This immersive picture story captures Commencement for the Bates Class of 2024, which came in with a pandemic and went out on May 26 in high style and great happiness.
Picture Story: Baccalaureate 2024, and a Bates class that found its common humanity by Jay Burns
May 31, 2024 This immersive photographic display captures Bates’ distinctive Baccalaureate Service. Far from serious or somber, it is a “celebration that is…
From Iraq to Bates: ‘Sometimes, it’s the detours that lead us to our true destinies’ by Bates News
May 31, 2024 From shelling in Iraq to the shelter of Bates, Mohammed Shwani ’24 was able to find a public platform during…
Try not to let the success treadmill ‘obscure the actual living of life,’ Bates seniors told at 158th Commencement by Deirdre Stires
May 26, 2024 One of the nation’s foremost journalists, NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly, offered three pieces of life advice to the Class of…
Make way for ducklings and the Bates Class of 2024 ivy stone by Deirdre Stires
May 23, 2024 Amelia Hawkins ’24 wants her Bates classmates to graduate with a sense of hope, so she created an ivy stone design everyone can rally around: the ducks at Lake Andrews.
Mary Louise Kelly, journalist and co-host of NPR flagship program ‘All Things Considered,’ to deliver 2024 Bates Commencement Address, joined by honorands Richard Blanco and Clayton Spencer by Bates News
April 24, 2024 Set for May 26, 2024, the 158th Bates College Commencement takes place on the Coram Library Terrace on the Historic Quad.
Commencement 2024 Map by Commencement Team
March 11, 2024 This campus map shows locations of various resources and activities for Bates Commencement on Sunday, May 26, 2024, including vehicle…
Celebrate With Bobcat Lawn Signs by Nicholas O’Brien
January 15, 2024 Want to show your Bobcat pride? Download one of our printable PDFs.
Commencement 2024 Schedule by Nicholas O’Brien
August 23, 2023 The 158th Commencement of Bates College will take place on Sunday, May 26, 2024, beginning at 10 a.m. and ending shortly after noon on the Coram Library Terrace on the Historic Quad.