Community Updates


  • Fall 2025 Campus Capital Update
    Dear Bates Community, With the fall semester underway and the campus alive with students, I write to highlight some of the updates and investments in our campus from a busy summer of activity. As ever,…
  • Fall 2024 Campus Capital Update
    Dear Bates Community, I want to share an update on changes to campus you may have noticed. As ever, we are dedicated to improving our campus and the state of our facilities.  The summer is…
  • Bates in 2024: Capital Observations and Outlook
    Dear Bates Community, I write to describe two upcoming capital projects and to provide context and comments about Bates’ campus planning. Now underway, the first project will turn 96 Campus Avenue into a residence hall…
  • Change in COVID-19 Policies
    Dear Colleagues: I write to share with you that effective May 11, the college will end many of its COVID-19 protocols. This move is consistent with the Biden administration’s recent announcement regarding the expiration of…
  • Bates in 2023: Financial Observations and Outlook
    Dear Colleagues, As we start the new year, I write to share a financial update on the college. I’d like to look back at the past two fiscal years, say a few things about the…

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