{"id":6824,"date":"2025-07-24T10:38:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=6824"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T23:26:54","slug":"commencement-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"Commencement 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bates-shortcodes-highlight highlight-box is-style-blue\">\n<p><em>Commencement weekend is May 29-31, 2026. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"fye-countdown\">\n  <p class=\"countdown-label\">Countdown to Commencement<\/p>\n  <div id=\"countdown-timer\">\n    <span><strong id=\"days\"><\/strong> days<\/span>\n    <span><strong id=\"hours\"><\/strong> hrs<\/span>\n    <span><strong id=\"minutes\"><\/strong> min<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\n  const targetDate = new Date(\"May 31, 2026 10:00:00\").getTime();\n\n  const timer = setInterval(function () {\n    const now = new Date().getTime();\n    const distance = targetDate - now;\n\n    if (distance < 0) {\n      clearInterval(timer);\n      document.getElementById(\"countdown-timer\").innerHTML = \"Commencement!\";\n      return;\n    }\n\n    document.getElementById(\"days\").innerHTML = Math.floor(distance \/ (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));\n    document.getElementById(\"hours\").innerHTML = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) \/ (1000 * 60 * 60));\n    document.getElementById(\"minutes\").innerHTML = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60)) \/ (1000 * 60));\n  }, 1000);\n<\/script>\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\/2026\/04\/02\/celebrate-with-bobcat-lawn-signs-2026\/\" 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=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" 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\/2026\/04\/02\/celebrate-with-bobcat-lawn-signs-2026\/\">Celebrate With Bobcat Lawn Signs<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Gina Nordini<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-02T16:43:54-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 2, 2026<\/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\/2026\/01\/21\/schedule\/\" aria-label=\"Schedule\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/01\/sq-240526_Commencement_5251-e1744142868474-296x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"People taking a selfie during graduation\" style=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/01\/sq-240526_Commencement_5251-e1744142868474-296x300.webp 296w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/01\/sq-240526_Commencement_5251-e1744142868474-888x900.webp 888w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/01\/sq-240526_Commencement_5251-e1744142868474-768x779.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/01\/sq-240526_Commencement_5251-e1744142868474-620x628.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/01\/sq-240526_Commencement_5251-e1744142868474-197x200.webp 197w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2025\/01\/sq-240526_Commencement_5251-e1744142868474.webp 1242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2026\/01\/21\/schedule\/\">Schedule<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Michelle Lewis<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-01-21T13:54:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 21, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2026\/01\/16\/faqs-what-to-expect-for-commencement-2026\/\" aria-label=\"FAQs: What to expect for Commencement 2026\"><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=\"max-width:150px;max-height:150px;\" 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\/2026\/01\/16\/faqs-what-to-expect-for-commencement-2026\/\">FAQs: What to expect for Commencement 2026<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Michelle Lewis<\/div><time datetime=\"2026-01-16T13:56:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 16, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\"><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Countdown to Commencement days hrs min 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