Slideshow: Admission tour guides share their favorite Bates places

We asked nine Admission interns: What’s your favorite Bates place and why? The photographs and text below provide the answers.
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Aug 20, 2021

Numbers, facts, and insights about the Class of 2025

The 556 members of Class of 2025 are poised to arrive and move in on Aug. 26.

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Video: Behind the scenes of a Bates ‘sportrait’ photo session

$175,000 NEH grant signals Diverse BookFinder’s growing national reach

Slideshow: A walk around campus to see what students are studying

Picture story: The Class of 2025 arrives, settles in, and gets started
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