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Ancient ruins to white smoke: A Bates student’s up-close view of the papal election in Rome

May 9, 2025

Feeling swept up in the election of a new pope doesn’t require you to be Catholic, writes Carly Philpott '27, who is in Rome with a Short Term course in classical and medieval studies. "All you have to do is absorb the moment."

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May 16, 2025

Fishin’, singin’, campin’ — 13 joyful Bobcat sportraits from the spring season

April 5th, 2025 - Garcelon Field The women’s lacrosse team took on the Connecticut College Camels this Saturday for their Senior Day match up. The bobcats came out on top with a final score of 13-11, with Julia Roelofs ’26 scoring a buzzer beater for the game-ending goal. Bates College President Garry Jenkins and his husband were in attendance to cheer on the team and celebrate the seniors.

May 15, 2025

Slideshow: This Month at Bates

May 15, 2025

With 2025 Davis Projects for Peace funding, Axelle Tougouma ’27 aims to support refugees from Burkina Faso

May 15, 2025

Carrie Cushman to join Bates as director of the Bates College Museum of Art

May 13, 2025

Bates announces faculty promotions, including tenure awards, for 2025

May 9, 2025

Say What? Quotable quotes from Bates folks: May 8, 2025

May 9, 2025

Bates Faculty in the News: Therí Pickens’ debut poetry collection gains media attention and sparks a busy spring, on and off campus

1. Yes, that is the course name. It is ECON/DCS 368 2. I'm working with Jacqueline Crucet in the Economic & Community Development Department. The relationship was set up by the Harward Center -- it is our second semester working together. Morgan Kinney introduced us and has been a point person to help this CEL project work two semesters in a row now. 3. The Harward Center is constantly working to set up these relationships. Jacqueline likes to work with students on these opportunities. Last semester she and I collaborated on a hackathon concerning the relationship between streetlights and crime -- I think she wanted to do another semester project after that one. 4. & 5. The data are administrative city records and census data. (Technically the census is a survey, but it is aggregated to the "block" level, which is a Census unit that roughly corresponds to a city block.) The admin data was collected by the city. It is information on each household's participation.

May 8, 2025

Bates students hack real-world problems, including lead poisoning, to help a downtown Lewiston neighborhood

April 30, 2025

Bates College names Stacey Bunting as director of athletics

April 25, 2025

Bates Faculty in the News: April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025

Let’s Get Reel: Six seniors revel at Mount David Summit 2025

Taking place in the spring of each year, this exhibition highlights work selected from the thesis projects of graduating seniors in Studio Art. This year, seven emerging artists will present work in various media: Lilah Schaefer ’25 with her work in her Olin Studio Elizabeth R. Barrow Miryam Keller Avery Lehman Erin McCarthy Alex Provasnik Lila Schaefer Danny J. Zuniga Zarat Thesis projects vary from student to student, each pursuing an individual interest. The emphasis of the program is on creating a cohesive body of related works through sustained studio practice and critical inquiry. The year-long process is overseen by Art & Visual Culture (AVC) faculty, and culminates in this exhibition. The Bates College Museum of Art maintains a close relationship with the college’s AVC department, and is committed to supporting the work of Bates students through this Annual Senior Thesis Exhibition. To see more about the artists’ work, visit the website: https://www.bates.edu/museum/exhibitions/senior-thesis-exhibition-2025/

April 25, 2025

Portraits of the student artists in the 2025 Senior Thesis Exhibition

April 25, 2025

Matthew Peeler ’26 selected for prestigious Truman Scholarship for future public leaders

The Edible Books Festival was begun by a young Bates alumnus four years ago to help foster in-person community after the disruption of the pandemic. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

April 25, 2025

From page to palate, the Edible Books Festival is a community treat

April 23, 2025

Joanne Roberts to join Bates as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty

April 11, 2025

Bates Alumni in the News: April 11, 2025

April 11, 2025

A day in the life of a ‘helluva building,’ Ladd Library at Bates College

April 8, 2025

Bates’ newest major, digital and computational studies, blends computer science with critique, community engagement

April 8, 2025

Slideshow: This Month at Bates

April 8, 2025

Angela Duckworth, psychologist and author of the cultural phenomenon ‘Grit,’ to deliver 2025 Bates Commencement address