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Kristen A. Lainsbury to join Bates College as vice president for communications and marketing

September 11, 2024

Lainsbury, whose appointment is effective Oct. 14, 2024, comes to Bates from Earlham College, where she has served as vice president for marketing and communications since 2021.

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September 13, 2024

Picture Story: A new wave of public art in downtown Lewiston

September 13, 2024

Bates Faculty in the News: Sept. 13, 2024

September 13, 2024

An architect of major academic innovations at Bates, Dean of the Faculty Malcolm Hill to step down in June 2025 to return to the faculty

September 6, 2024

Picture Story: Seven days with the Bates Class of 2028

Moments from Convocation on September 3, 2024., 2024. (Theophil Syslo | Bates College)

September 6, 2024

Opening Convocation at Bates offers timeless and timely advice to the Class of 2028

Moments from the Annual OIE Welcome Reception in Chase Hall on September 5, 2024. From left: Ayman Muhidin ‘27, of Tanzania, Zain (not pictured), unknown, Halima Guliye ‘27, of Kenya, and Sakina Saidi ‘26, of Afghanistan, Brandon Villalta Lopez ‘25, of Nicaragua, and Xucheng Zheng ‘27, of China. (Theophil Syslo | Bates College) OIE Welcome Reception is a way to begin the academic year in community with colleagues across campus who are long-time friends of the OIE and/or new to campus and want to be a part of building community and connective support for underrepresented racial, ethnic, LGBTQIA+, first-generation-to-college, and international Bates students. We offer this event annually and it has been a great way to ensure that all in attendance receive the message that we are ready and excited to engage with others across campus to provide a meaningful experience for each student who chooses to interact with us.

September 6, 2024

From A to Z, here’s what’s new at Bates in 2024–25

September 6, 2024

Faculty in the News: Novelist Jessica Anthony ’96 writes about craft, classrooms, and time for Literary Hub

August 30, 2024

Bates Alumni and Students in the News: Aug. 30, 2024

August 28, 2024

Bates Bazaar: Online deals for Aug. 28, 2024

August 26, 2024

Campus Construction Update: Aug. 30, 2024

August 23, 2024

Faculty in the News: Joe Hall corrects and deepens the Native, pre-colonist history of two Maine downtown landmarks

August 23, 2024

Welcome, and welcome back, to BatesNews for 2024–25

Shenandoah Waugh ’26 of Lyons, Colo., a Chemistry and European Studes double major works as a nature day camp leader this summer “I work with the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust to run the 4-6 year old nature day camp! The camp meets 5 days a week with new kids coming in from all over Maine and the US every week. My responsibilities include planning lessons each week, doing inventory of camp supplies, guiding the assistant camp leader and junior counselors (aged 11-13), and helping kids have a fun and engaging time exploring the preserves in Harpswell. The mission of our nature camp is to provide an enriching, engaging experience to kids regardless of their background. It's all about exploring the beauty and curiosity of nature!” Naomi Lynch ’25 of Farmingdale, Maine (blonde hair)

August 22, 2024

Picture Story: Day at the beach for Purposeful Work intern Shenny Waugh ’26

August 22, 2024

Fun facts and awesome abilities of the incoming Bates Class of 2028

August 22, 2024

Record-breaking Bates Class of 2028 arrives to open arms on Aug. 29

“I’m having a blast working with a student. She’s absolutely wonderful.” — Grounds and maintenance worker Ian Brownlie enjoys working with his summer colleague, Vyshu Viju ‘26 of Atlanta. The two took a break from beautifying the campus by trimming bushes, weeding, and raking mulch. “The favorite part of my summer and Short Term is working with students,” Brownlie says.

August 22, 2024

Slideshow: This Month at Bates

August 20, 2024

Associate Professor of Africana Sue E. Houchins passes away at age 80

August 20, 2024

Campus Construction Update: While you were gone…

Associate Professor of Biology Larissa Williams teaches students in Bio s39f a lesson on “uses of Genetic analysis to understand the population of dynamics of crabs in Maine.” They met in Bonney 370 laboratory and received instruction on how to use a pipette, including closing their eyes in preparing to click the instrument. The course’s instructor is Jesse Minor ’00, a lecturer in biology.

August 13, 2024

Bates biology professor and three young graduates publish ‘worrisome’ research findings of a common industrial chemical’s harmful effects

August 6, 2024

Campus Construction Update: Aug. 8, 2024