Academic

Monday2November

Club meeting

5:00 pm

For more information: apanigrahi@bates.edu (Arnav Panigrahi)

29th Annual Otis Lecture: "Holding Ground: Wabanaki Archaeology as Resilience across Landscapes of Erasure" Presented by Dr. Bonnie Newsom, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Maine

7:30 pm

For more information: mlewis2@bates.edu (Lewis, Michelle)

Thursday5November

Trashion show outfit workshop

6:00 pm

For more information: apanigrahi@bates.edu (Arnav Panigrahi)

News & Updates

October 22, 2026

Bates plays Wilco: The beloved tradition returns with a new g…

Bates Plays, an annual outdoor musical performance organized by the Bates Musicians' Union, made its return to the top of Mount David with an evening of student musicians playing the music of Wilco.

October 22, 2026

Launching the Legacy: A celebration of Marsden Hartley Schola…

For more than 10 years, for five days a week — “at least” — art historian Gail R. Scott worked on the Marsden Hartley Legacy Project: The Complete Paintings and Works on Paper. The Legacy Project, now live and available to anyone with access to the internet, is a comprehensive, annotated online catalogue of all known paintings and works on paper created by the Lewiston-born Hartley (1877-1943).

October 22, 2026

Bates joins National Student Success Project

A major project geared at addressing practical concerns from students and families about the value of a college degree launched today in Washington, D.C. The National Student Success Project, in development since early 2026, is led by five higher education associations and the presidents and chancellors of 19 colleges and universities.