{"id":6624,"date":"2024-09-04T12:19:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T16:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=6624"},"modified":"2025-07-24T10:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:37:17","slug":"commencement-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/commencement-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Commencement 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bates-shortcodes-highlight highlight-box is-style-blue\">\n<p><em>Commencement weekend was May 23-25, 2025. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Updates<\/h2>\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\/2025\/05\/25\/watch-the-complete-ceremony\/\" aria-label=\"Watch the complete ceremony\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/05\/maxresdefault-400x225.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/05\/maxresdefault-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/05\/maxresdefault-900x506.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/05\/maxresdefault-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/05\/maxresdefault-1116x628.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/05\/maxresdefault-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/05\/maxresdefault.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2025\/05\/25\/watch-the-complete-ceremony\/\">Watch the complete ceremony<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-05-25T14:46:17-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Join us for our livestream coverage \u2014 beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 25 \u2014 of the 159th Bates&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2025\/05\/25\/congratulations\/\" aria-label=\"Congratulations!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-27-at-2.42.13\u202fPM-400x225.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-27-at-2.42.13\u202fPM-400x225.webp 400w, 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datetime=\"2025-05-25T14:40:42-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Watch Bates faculty and staff share their congratulations with the Class of 2025.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2025\/05\/25\/you-can-shape-your-situation-before-it-shapes-you-bates-grads-told-at-159th-commencement\/\" aria-label=\"You can shape your situation before it shapes you, Bates grads told at 159th Commencement\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/05\/250525_Commencement_229-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/05\/250525_Commencement_229-400x267.webp 400w, 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News<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-05-25T13:51:39-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Bates Commencement speaker Angela Duckworth, author of &#8220;Grit,&#8221; told the seniors to embrace \u201csituation modification\u201d \u2014 change your physical environment, especially your phone&#8217;s proximity, to protect your focus, relationships, and well-being. 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