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Bates College announces $100 million initiative to expand access for talented students who are Pell eligible, low income, or undocumented

September 28, 2021

The $100 million effort is powered by a $50 million challenge grant from the Schuler Education Foundation that will be matched dollar for dollar by Bates donors. "This is a game changer for Bates," says President Clayton Spencer.

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December 3, 2021

A record-breaking Big Year for Maine birder Ethan Whitaker ’80

December 2, 2021

Read real cases of the Spanish Inquisition on a unique Bates website

December 2, 2021

The 10 most-viewed BatesNews stories of 2021

December 1, 2021

Campus Construction Update: Dec. 2, 2021

“We’re at the Bates Garden and we’re doing something different this year, which is just cultivating a third of the garden with butternut squash and cherry tomatoes. The rest we’re just leaving to cover crop so we’ve planted oats and peas, and that will keep the weeds down amd also put a lot of organic material back into the soil.What we’ve also done differently is we’ve let a lot of stuff become wildflowers, and it’s really neat. It’s the most insect life I think I’ve ever seen in the garden. So we’re thinking about doing that going forward.The butternut squash we’re growing because it basically takes care of itself. Aaprt from Hermione, whose been volunteering every weekin the garden, we don’t have any paid student gardeners this year.This year we’ll probably send the cherry tomatoes to dining. A lot of the squash we’re going to send to St. Mary’s Food Bank.”Tom Twist, Sustainability ManagerFacility Servicesν “It’s just cool spending time with Tom and gardening. Quarantining can be kind of isolating so it’s nice to be out here and do some physical work, something that’s physical in the garden. And it’s nice to see them grow that fast. And we’ve got berries down there as well: strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries. And apple trees.”Environmental studies major Hermione Zhou '21 of Shenzhen, ChinaTom says: “The blackberries are wild. Everything else we put in.” And they’ll be picking them too!

November 19, 2021

How’s Bates doing in sustainability? The answer is Gold

Veterans Day Ceremony at the Veterans PlazaBrittany provided the following program outline:Welcoming Remarks: BrittanyOpening Prayer: BrittanyTaps: Julie Jesurum ’22, a biochemistry major from Weston, Mass., plays on trumpetPoem for Safety- Tyler Shambaugh '22Invitation to lay a stoneBegin ritual by laying a stone for each branch in the armed forces*Moment of Silence*Poem for Peace- Frances White '22Benediction-Raymond

November 18, 2021

Veterans Day: poetry, taps, and a poignant ritual at Veterans Plaza

In an effort spearheaded by Bates Democrats, Bates Republicans, and the Harward Center for Community Partnerships, Bates students led a bipartisan effort to get out the vote. Volunteers led walking groups from Commons on the hour and every 15 minutes during peak times to the Lewiston Armory on Central Avenue.In red blazer, Maya Seshan '20 , president of Bates Democrats, of Wilton, Conn.

November 18, 2021

Bates gains national recognition for student voting turnout

November 17, 2021

Slideshow: Students’ dazzling Trashion Show outfits — and a professor

Ecorep Tamsin Stringer ’22 of Bloomington, Ind., poses at the new electric charger stations behind Underhill in the Merrill Gym parking lot.“Underhill Electric Vehicle Chargers Project “Bates has installed other EV chargers in the past. This project will be different for three primary reasons. First, we have already received a grant from CMP for the make-ready infrastructure portion of the project, which has historically been the bulk of the expenses for EV charger installations. Secondly, this project will include installing level 2 chargers for the first time at Bates, which will allow for monetary collections for charging, tiered charging for different kinds of customers, and incentivize to move one’s car once it's fully charged. Finally, this project allows for future EV charger installations in the same location for much lower cost, because the make-ready infrastructure for more EV chargers will be easily accessible.

November 11, 2021

Student energy puts a charge into new electric-vehicle stations

November 11, 2021

Bates in the News: Nov. 11, 2021

November 11, 2021

Video: For this Bates quarterback, a big victory five years in the making

November 10, 2021

Video: It’s go time for the Bates ginkgo tree

November 5, 2021

Award-winning illustration by Matt Tavares ’97 chosen for Veterans Day poster

November 5, 2021

Otis Lecturer Winona LaDuke: ‘You need to make a choice between two paths’

November 4, 2021

Then and Now: A photo tour around the Bates Quad

November 3, 2021

‘Contented,’ says the cellist, rehearsing for his Bates senior recital

November 3, 2021

Campus Construction Update: Nov. 4, 2021

October 29, 2021

Fran K.? Frank? Signature mystery answered…by Frank himself

October 29, 2021

Professors, inspired by a Bates play, offer lessons in American redlining and racism

October 28, 2021

Nathan Pulsifer, Bates Class of 1899, ‘ornament of the great profession of baseball’