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A simple video to help you search, find, and understand course reserves.
New Digital Collection from Muskie Archives
The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library has published a new digital exhibit!
SCARAB Exceeds 500,000 Downloads!
Our institutional repository at Bates, SCARAB, serves researchers around the globe.
Going somewhere? Check out a Lonely Planet
Ladd has Lonely Planet travel guides for select countries.

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January 23, 2023

Bates College announces goal to add eight new permanent facul…

Expanding the Bates faculty “is a matter of central importance to the strength and vitality of our academic program,” said Malcolm Hill, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty.

January 20, 2023

Picture story: ‘You are the bringer of light and change…

Immerse yourself in the creative hope and beauty of Martin Luther King Jr. Day through Bates photography and video.

January 20, 2023

Video: ‘Whatever wilderness you wander, you are all cre…

Watch some of the highlights of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Bates: a day full of sharing, from poetry, music, and dance, to ideas about activism, education, and living in community.

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