{"id":6330,"date":"2024-01-08T16:37:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T21:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=6330"},"modified":"2025-06-26T12:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:09:48","slug":"commencement-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/annual\/commencement-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Commencement 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<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\/2024\/05\/31\/picture-story-bates-commencement-2024-celebrates-seniors-who-have-been-tested-and-have-persevered\/\" aria-label=\"Picture Story: Bates Commencement 2024 celebrates seniors who &#8216;have been tested, and have persevered&#8217;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_7070-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_7070-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_7070-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_7070-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_7070-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_7070-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_7070-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_7070.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/31\/picture-story-bates-commencement-2024-celebrates-seniors-who-have-been-tested-and-have-persevered\/\">Picture Story: Bates Commencement 2024 celebrates seniors who &#8216;have been tested, and have persevered&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Bates News<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-05-31T14:10:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 31, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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. <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/31\/picture-story-baccalaureate-2024-and-a-bates-class-that-found-its-common-humanity\/\" aria-label=\"Picture Story: Baccalaureate 2024, and a Bates class that found its common humanity\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240525_Baccalaureate_4147-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240525_Baccalaureate_4147-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240525_Baccalaureate_4147-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240525_Baccalaureate_4147-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240525_Baccalaureate_4147-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240525_Baccalaureate_4147-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240525_Baccalaureate_4147-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240525_Baccalaureate_4147.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/31\/picture-story-baccalaureate-2024-and-a-bates-class-that-found-its-common-humanity\/\">Picture Story: Baccalaureate 2024, and a Bates class that found its common humanity<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jay Burns<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-05-31T14:07:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 31, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This immersive photographic display captures Bates&#8217; distinctive Baccalaureate Service. Far from serious or somber, it is a &#8220;celebration that is&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/31\/from-iraq-to-bates-sometimes-its-the-detours-that-lead-us-to-our-true-destinies\/\" aria-label=\"From Iraq to Bates: &#8216;Sometimes, it&#8217;s the detours that lead us to our true destinies&#8217;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240524_Mohammed_Shwani_Sabeeh-Khan_0346_FEATURED-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240524_Mohammed_Shwani_Sabeeh-Khan_0346_FEATURED-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240524_Mohammed_Shwani_Sabeeh-Khan_0346_FEATURED-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240524_Mohammed_Shwani_Sabeeh-Khan_0346_FEATURED-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240524_Mohammed_Shwani_Sabeeh-Khan_0346_FEATURED-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240524_Mohammed_Shwani_Sabeeh-Khan_0346_FEATURED-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240524_Mohammed_Shwani_Sabeeh-Khan_0346_FEATURED-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240524_Mohammed_Shwani_Sabeeh-Khan_0346_FEATURED.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/31\/from-iraq-to-bates-sometimes-its-the-detours-that-lead-us-to-our-true-destinies\/\">From Iraq to Bates: &#8216;Sometimes, it&#8217;s the detours that lead us to our true destinies&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Bates News<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-05-31T14:03:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 31, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">From shelling in Iraq to the shelter of Bates, Mohammed Shwani &#8217;24 was able to find a public platform during&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/26\/try-not-to-let-the-success-treadmill-obscure-the-actual-living-of-life-bates-seniors-told-at-158th-commencement\/\" aria-label=\"Try not to let the success treadmill \u2018obscure the actual living of life,\u2019 Bates seniors told at 158th Commencement\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_5251-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_5251-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_5251-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_5251-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_5251-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_5251-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_5251-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_5251.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/26\/try-not-to-let-the-success-treadmill-obscure-the-actual-living-of-life-bates-seniors-told-at-158th-commencement\/\">Try not to let the success treadmill \u2018obscure the actual living of life,\u2019 Bates seniors told at 158th Commencement<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Deirdre Stires<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-05-26T14:05:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 26, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">One of the nation\u2019s foremost journalists, NPR&#8217;s Mary Louise Kelly, offered three pieces of life advice to the Class of&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/23\/make-way-for-ducklings-and-the-bates-class-of-2024-ivy-stone\/\" aria-label=\"Make way for ducklings and the Bates Class of 2024 ivy stone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/05\/240522_Ivy_Stone_Installation_2011-copy-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/05\/240522_Ivy_Stone_Installation_2011-copy-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/05\/240522_Ivy_Stone_Installation_2011-copy-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/05\/240522_Ivy_Stone_Installation_2011-copy-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/05\/240522_Ivy_Stone_Installation_2011-copy-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/05\/240522_Ivy_Stone_Installation_2011-copy-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/05\/240522_Ivy_Stone_Installation_2011-copy-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/05\/240522_Ivy_Stone_Installation_2011-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\/2024\/05\/23\/make-way-for-ducklings-and-the-bates-class-of-2024-ivy-stone\/\">Make way for ducklings and the Bates Class of 2024 ivy stone<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Deirdre Stires<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-05-23T16:21:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 23, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Amelia Hawkins \u201924 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.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/04\/24\/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-sp\/\" aria-label=\"Mary Louise Kelly, journalist and co-host of NPR flagship program \u2018All Things Considered,\u2019 to deliver 2024 Bates Commencement Address, joined by honorands Richard Blanco and Clayton Spencer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/04\/2024-honorands-copy-1social-400x227.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/04\/2024-honorands-copy-1social-400x227.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/04\/2024-honorands-copy-1social-900x511.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/04\/2024-honorands-copy-1social-768x436.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/04\/2024-honorands-copy-1social-1106x628.jpg 1106w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/04\/2024-honorands-copy-1social-200x114.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/04\/2024-honorands-copy-1social.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/04\/24\/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-sp\/\">Mary Louise Kelly, journalist and co-host of NPR flagship program \u2018All Things Considered,\u2019 to deliver 2024 Bates Commencement Address, joined by honorands Richard Blanco and Clayton Spencer<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Bates News<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-04-24T10:31:48-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 24, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Set for May 26, 2024, the 158th Bates College Commencement takes place on the Coram Library Terrace on the Historic Quad.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/03\/11\/commencement-2024-map\/\" aria-label=\"Commencement 2024 Map\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/04\/Commencement-Map-2022-400x259.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/04\/Commencement-Map-2022-400x259.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/04\/Commencement-Map-2022-900x582.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/04\/Commencement-Map-2022-768x497.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/04\/Commencement-Map-2022-1536x994.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/04\/Commencement-Map-2022-200x129.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/04\/Commencement-Map-2022-970x628.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/04\/Commencement-Map-2022.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/03\/11\/commencement-2024-map\/\">Commencement 2024 Map<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Commencement Team<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-03-11T14:28:24-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 11, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This campus map shows locations of various resources and activities for Bates Commencement on Sunday, May 26, 2024, including vehicle&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/01\/15\/celebrate-with-bobcat-lawn-signs-4\/\" 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\/2024\/01\/15\/celebrate-with-bobcat-lawn-signs-4\/\">Celebrate With Bobcat Lawn Signs<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-01-15T09:35:56-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 15, 2024<\/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\/2024\/01\/09\/faqs-what-to-expect-for-commencement-2024\/\" aria-label=\"FAQs: What to expect for Commencement 2024\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/01\/230528_Commencement_7826-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/01\/230528_Commencement_7826-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/01\/230528_Commencement_7826-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/01\/230528_Commencement_7826-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/01\/230528_Commencement_7826-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/01\/230528_Commencement_7826-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/01\/230528_Commencement_7826-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/01\/230528_Commencement_7826.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/01\/09\/faqs-what-to-expect-for-commencement-2024\/\">FAQs: What to expect for Commencement 2024<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-01-09T13:09:26-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 9, 2024<\/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 2024. We will continue to update this 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\/08\/23\/commencement-2024-schedule\/\" aria-label=\"Commencement 2024 Schedule\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2021\/05\/190526_Commencement_0888-1-400x267.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2021\/05\/190526_Commencement_0888-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2021\/05\/190526_Commencement_0888-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2021\/05\/190526_Commencement_0888-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2021\/05\/190526_Commencement_0888-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2021\/05\/190526_Commencement_0888-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2021\/05\/190526_Commencement_0888-1.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\/08\/23\/commencement-2024-schedule\/\">Commencement 2024 Schedule<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2023-08-23T11:44:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 23, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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.<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<style id=\"bates-page-specific-css\/css\" class=\"wp-block-bates-page-specific-css-css\">.news-updates { display: none; }<\/style> ","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-6330","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6330","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=6330"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6818,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6330\/revisions\/6818"}],"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=6330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}