{"id":6078,"date":"2023-01-24T10:15:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T15:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=6078"},"modified":"2025-06-26T12:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:09:48","slug":"commencement-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/annual\/commencement-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Commencement 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<style id=\"bates-page-specific-css\/css\" class=\"wp-block-bates-page-specific-css-css\">#bates_related_content_widget-5 { display: none; }<\/style> \n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/06\/02\/video-ready-for-their-2023-bates-commencement-closeups\/\" aria-label=\"Video: Ready for their 2023 Bates Commencement closeups\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/230528_Commencement-Video_Screen_Grab_WP-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/230528_Commencement-Video_Screen_Grab_WP-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/230528_Commencement-Video_Screen_Grab_WP-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/230528_Commencement-Video_Screen_Grab_WP-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/230528_Commencement-Video_Screen_Grab_WP-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/230528_Commencement-Video_Screen_Grab_WP-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/230528_Commencement-Video_Screen_Grab_WP-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/230528_Commencement-Video_Screen_Grab_WP.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/06\/02\/video-ready-for-their-2023-bates-commencement-closeups\/\">Video: Ready for their 2023 Bates Commencement closeups<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-06-02T18:20:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 2, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">As bleary-eyed seniors slowly arrived on Commencement morning, we were there, inviting them to pose for slow-motion portraits. Slow no more!<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/06\/02\/video-do-you-drink-the-water-or-the-wave-asks-baccalaureate-speaker-chris-schiff\/\" aria-label=\"Video: \u2018Do you drink the water or the wave?\u2019 asks Baccalaureate speaker Chris Schiff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/original3-400x265.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/original3-400x265.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/original3-900x596.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/original3-768x508.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/original3-1536x1017.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/original3-200x132.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/original3-949x628.jpg 949w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/original3.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/06\/02\/video-do-you-drink-the-water-or-the-wave-asks-baccalaureate-speaker-chris-schiff\/\">Video: \u2018Do you drink the water or the wave?\u2019 asks Baccalaureate speaker Chris Schiff<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-06-02T15:49:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 2, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">It&#8217;s a line from a postmodern novel: \u201cWhich do you drink? The water or the wave?\u201d We plan to drink the water. But then the waves come crashing, says Chris Schiff in his Baccalaureate address.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/06\/01\/slideshow-hour-by-hour-with-the-bates-class-of-2023-on-commencement-day\/\" aria-label=\"Slideshow: Hour by hour with the Bates Class of 2023 on Commencement day\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/11-32-44-AM_230528_Commencement_2_1505-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/11-32-44-AM_230528_Commencement_2_1505-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/11-32-44-AM_230528_Commencement_2_1505-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/11-32-44-AM_230528_Commencement_2_1505-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/11-32-44-AM_230528_Commencement_2_1505-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/11-32-44-AM_230528_Commencement_2_1505-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/11-32-44-AM_230528_Commencement_2_1505-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/11-32-44-AM_230528_Commencement_2_1505.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/06\/01\/slideshow-hour-by-hour-with-the-bates-class-of-2023-on-commencement-day\/\">Slideshow: Hour by hour with the Bates Class of 2023 on Commencement day<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-06-01T20:18:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 1, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">&#8220;A great, unpretentious, family-style Commencement!&#8221; is how a livestream viewer from Santa Fe, N.M., described this year&#8217;s Bates graduation. Here&#8217;s how it went, hour by hour.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/05\/28\/be-better-do-better-be-an-arc-in-the-bigger-circle-graduates-told-at-bates-college-commencement\/\" aria-label=\"&#8216;Be better. Do better. Be an arc in the bigger circle,&#8217; graduates told at Bates College Commencement\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/crop_230528_Commencement_2_1184-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/crop_230528_Commencement_2_1184-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/crop_230528_Commencement_2_1184-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/crop_230528_Commencement_2_1184-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/crop_230528_Commencement_2_1184-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/crop_230528_Commencement_2_1184-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/crop_230528_Commencement_2_1184-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/crop_230528_Commencement_2_1184.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/05\/28\/be-better-do-better-be-an-arc-in-the-bigger-circle-graduates-told-at-bates-college-commencement\/\">&#8216;Be better. Do better. Be an arc in the bigger circle,&#8217; graduates told at Bates College Commencement<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-05-28T16:41:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 28, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The 157th Bates Commencement saw degrees conferred on 439 Bates seniors and an address by author and scholar J. Drew Lanham \u2014 a self-described &#8220;bird-loving Black kid&#8221; from South Carolina \u2014 who spoke about freedom and Benjamin Mays, and called on the graduates &#8220;to be better, to do better&#8221; and &#8220;to be an arc in the bigger circle&#8221; that gives power to our freedom. \n <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/05\/25\/bates-class-of-2023-ivy-stone-points-to-the-future\/\" aria-label=\"Bates Class of 2023 ivy stone points to the future\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/230517_Ivy_Stone_Installation_0092-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/230517_Ivy_Stone_Installation_0092-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/230517_Ivy_Stone_Installation_0092-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/230517_Ivy_Stone_Installation_0092-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/230517_Ivy_Stone_Installation_0092-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/230517_Ivy_Stone_Installation_0092-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/230517_Ivy_Stone_Installation_0092-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/06\/230517_Ivy_Stone_Installation_0092.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/05\/25\/bates-class-of-2023-ivy-stone-points-to-the-future\/\">Bates Class of 2023 ivy stone points to the future<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-05-25T19:03:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 25, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Class of 2023 ivy stone was designed by Abby Segal, who is a professional magician. But there\u2019s no dazzling illusion in the design, just simple storytelling about a class navigating COVID.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/05\/25\/qa-bates-commencement-senior-speaker-rishi-madnani-discovered-a-big-part-of-who-i-am-at-bates\/\" aria-label=\"Q&amp;A: Bates Commencement senior speaker Rishi Madnani discovered a &#8216;big part of who I am&#8217; at Bates\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/05\/230515_Rishi_Madnani_Senior_Commencement_Speaker_2264-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/05\/230515_Rishi_Madnani_Senior_Commencement_Speaker_2264-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/05\/230515_Rishi_Madnani_Senior_Commencement_Speaker_2264-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/05\/230515_Rishi_Madnani_Senior_Commencement_Speaker_2264-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/05\/230515_Rishi_Madnani_Senior_Commencement_Speaker_2264-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/05\/230515_Rishi_Madnani_Senior_Commencement_Speaker_2264-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/05\/230515_Rishi_Madnani_Senior_Commencement_Speaker_2264-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/05\/230515_Rishi_Madnani_Senior_Commencement_Speaker_2264.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/05\/25\/qa-bates-commencement-senior-speaker-rishi-madnani-discovered-a-big-part-of-who-i-am-at-bates\/\">Q&amp;A: Bates Commencement senior speaker Rishi Madnani discovered a &#8216;big part of who I am&#8217; at Bates<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-05-25T17:10:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 25, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This year&#8217;s Senior Address at Commencement will be offered by Rishi Madnani \u201823 of Langhorne, Pa., who came to Bates with two major expectations about his path forward. And both were upended.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/05\/19\/picture-story-the-thesis-ritual-that-binds-the-class-of-2023\/\" aria-label=\"Picture Story: The thesis ritual that binds the Class of 2023\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/05\/original-thesis-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/05\/original-thesis-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/05\/original-thesis-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/05\/original-thesis-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/05\/original-thesis-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/05\/original-thesis-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/05\/original-thesis-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/05\/original-thesis.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/05\/19\/picture-story-the-thesis-ritual-that-binds-the-class-of-2023\/\">Picture Story: The thesis ritual that binds the Class of 2023<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Phyllis Graber Jensen<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-05-19T18:34:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 19, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Thesis binding by Bates seniors \u2014 with lots of friends! \u2014 is a college ritual like none other. (Trust us: We&#8217;ve checked.)\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/04\/14\/j-drew-lanham-to-deliver-2023-bates-college-commencement-address-joined-by-fellow-honorands-michael-lewis-julieanna-richardson-and-shankar-vedantam\/\" aria-label=\"J. Drew Lanham to deliver 2023 Commencement address\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/04\/square-honorands-2023-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/04\/square-honorands-2023-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/04\/square-honorands-2023-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/04\/square-honorands-2023-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/04\/square-honorands-2023-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/04\/square-honorands-2023-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/04\/square-honorands-2023-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/04\/square-honorands-2023-628x628.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/04\/square-honorands-2023.webp 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/04\/14\/j-drew-lanham-to-deliver-2023-bates-college-commencement-address-joined-by-fellow-honorands-michael-lewis-julieanna-richardson-and-shankar-vedantam\/\">J. Drew Lanham to deliver 2023 Commencement address<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Bates News<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-04-14T14:18:23-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 14, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Author of <em>The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man\u2019s Love Affair with Nature<\/em>, Lanham is a MacArthur Fellowship\u2013winning ecologist, ornithologist, and inclusive wilderness advocate.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/02\/23\/baccalaureate-2023\/\" aria-label=\"Baccalaureate 2023\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/220528_Baccalaureate_1454-1-900x600-1-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/220528_Baccalaureate_1454-1-900x600-1-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/220528_Baccalaureate_1454-1-900x600-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/220528_Baccalaureate_1454-1-900x600-1-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/220528_Baccalaureate_1454-1-900x600-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/02\/23\/baccalaureate-2023\/\">Baccalaureate 2023<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Raymond Clothier<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-02-23T18:53:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 23, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Baccalaureate is a reflective ceremony planned and led by members of the graduating Class of 2023 in collaboration with the Bates Multifaith Chaplaincy. The ceremony is designed to celebrate the graduates\u2019 journey through Bates and beyond, and the event speaks from the languages of those from many religions, spiritualities and traditions and combines poetry, music, dance, and reflection.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/02\/10\/celebrate-with-bobcat-lawn-signs-2023\/\" aria-label=\"Celebrate With Bobcat Lawn Signs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/23-082-lawn-posters_2023_18x24-2-copy-400x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/23-082-lawn-posters_2023_18x24-2-copy-400x300.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/23-082-lawn-posters_2023_18x24-2-copy-900x675.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/23-082-lawn-posters_2023_18x24-2-copy-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/23-082-lawn-posters_2023_18x24-2-copy-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/23-082-lawn-posters_2023_18x24-2-copy-200x150.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/23-082-lawn-posters_2023_18x24-2-copy-837x628.jpg 837w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/23-082-lawn-posters_2023_18x24-2-copy.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/02\/10\/celebrate-with-bobcat-lawn-signs-2023\/\">Celebrate With Bobcat Lawn Signs<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-02-10T14:23:49-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 10, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Want to show your Bobcat pride? Download one of our printable PDFs.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/01\/26\/faqs-what-to-expect-for-commencement-2023\/\" aria-label=\"FAQs: What to expect for Commencement 2023\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/06\/220529_Commencement_4671A-crop-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/06\/220529_Commencement_4671A-crop-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/06\/220529_Commencement_4671A-crop-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/06\/220529_Commencement_4671A-crop-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/06\/220529_Commencement_4671A-crop-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/06\/220529_Commencement_4671A-crop-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/06\/220529_Commencement_4671A-crop-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/06\/220529_Commencement_4671A-crop.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/01\/26\/faqs-what-to-expect-for-commencement-2023\/\">FAQs: What to expect for Commencement 2023<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Christine Schwartz<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-01-26T12:37:37-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 26, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We are looking forward to welcoming Bates families and friends to campus in May to celebrate the Class of 2023. We will update the website as more details are confirmed.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/01\/24\/commencement-2023-schedule\/\" aria-label=\"Commencement 2023 Schedule\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/06\/220528_Baccalaureate_1266-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/06\/220528_Baccalaureate_1266-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/06\/220528_Baccalaureate_1266-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/06\/220528_Baccalaureate_1266-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/06\/220528_Baccalaureate_1266-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/06\/220528_Baccalaureate_1266-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/06\/220528_Baccalaureate_1266-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/06\/220528_Baccalaureate_1266.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2023\/01\/24\/commencement-2023-schedule\/\">Commencement 2023 Schedule<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Christine Schwartz<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-01-24T10:16:44-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 24, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Commencement 2023 is on Sunday, May 28 at 10am on the Historic Quad.<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":104,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_dimp_site_id":"","_dimp_override_contact":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-6078","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6078"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6817,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6078\/revisions\/6817"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}