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The College's 155th Commencement will look a little different, but most of it remains the same.The chairs on the Historic Quad, walking across the steps of Coram, your classmates and friends, family, and representatives of the faculty are here. This certainly has been a challenging year, but we know it was also filled with joys and successes.You have all worked so hard to get to this day and we are ready to celebrate your accomplishments.To members of the Bates community and beyond, we invite you to join the celebration with as it streams live on our website at bates.edu/commencement/live and on our Facebook page.Parents and loved ones, if you wish share memories or congratulate your student, use the #Bates2021 hashtag and we'll share our favorites!⁣Link to watch our livestream is in our bio. ⁣(Theophil Syslo/Bates College)#Bates2021 #BatesCollege #Commencement #Classof2021

With a doubleheader Commencement on May 27, Bates celebrates Class of 2021

May 27, 2021

After a year's absence, Bates celebrated an in-person Commencement on May 27, featuring two ceremonies on a bluebird day with all the comforts of familiar rituals, including words of wisdom and love.

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Students work out on equipment moved from the Davis Fitness Center onto tennis court No. 1 in the Merrill Gym on Sept. 30, 2020.Hannah West '21 pressing 135 lbs, and squatting/streteching

June 10, 2021

Bates Athletics announces four facilities improvements for summer 2021

June 10, 2021

Video: For Erick Gredonia ’21, dance creates the ‘best version of myself’

June 9, 2021

Aiming for ‘different’: the story behind the 2021 ivy stone

June 8, 2021

Bates bio students join greenhouse-gas project to help squelch the bovine belch

June 4, 2021

Then and Now: Bates buildings and places, Reunion 2021 edition

June 4, 2021

Slideshow: Joy, exultation in Bates’ fourth straight NCAA rowing title

June 3, 2021

On the finale of HBO’s ‘Mare of Easttown’: Richard of Bates?

June 3, 2021

Picture Story: ‘Gems of love, gems of endurance’ at Bates Commencement 2021

May 28, 2021

Video: Complete 2021 Commencement video

May 28, 2021

Video: ‘Holy moly!’ Homespun congratulations from Bates folks

May 28, 2021

Professor Emeritus of Biology Robert M. Chute, ‘scientific poet’ and environmentalist, dies at age 95

Campus scenes on Sept. 8, 2020.Beverly Vari and Hoi Ning Ngai, colleagues at the Bates Center for Purposeful Work, hold their weekly check-in meeting on the Historic Quad.Besides talking strategy and tactics — from how to expand employment opportunities for students to following up on summer internships — they also “catch up on how we’re engaging in self-care — especially given the challenges of operating in a pandemic,” says Ngai. Prioritizing health and well-being is not just personal: “It’s a way to model that mindset for students as they become professionals.”

May 28, 2021

‘I hate grass’: Confessions, quirks, and authenticity from Hoi Ning Ngai’s Baccalaureate Address

May 21, 2021

21 frequently (and infrequently) asked questions about Bates Commencement on May 27

May 21, 2021

Both from Zimbabwe, Commencement’s two Senior Speakers also have compelling stories in common

Hi altitude and balloon clubHi Altitude Weather Balloon Launch on Garclon Field on Saturday, May 15, 2021IDs:tara ellard white shirtMax bartley grey tshirtJackson donahue tan collar shirtTucker barber long hairLoren Andrews green mask white tshirtMatt clayton garnetChristopher barker ë21 at the helmPeter Riley droneChristopher talks about Elon Musk after the ìfailedî launch:ìBefore the launches with SpaceX, he usually lays out a goal. And that goal is usually about some part in the launch sequence. So then, they will do the full launch; the thing will eventually come down and crash land and explode. And then everyone thinks itís a failure. But then he goes, ëNo, thatís fantastic. We got these beautiful stats that we needed, that weíre looking for in our iterative process of making a spaceship that works.íìSo today we got a full crew of members of the club to get to the 10th hour of the launch, and that was fantastic. I think everyone learned so much today, and for me to do that with the group is really rewarding because personally I know that Iím the only one thatís done it fully through. So to be able to pass down as much knowledge as I did today so that the club continues is just a thrill.î Members of the High Altitude Ballooning Club lay out their gear on May 15 in preparation for a launch from Garcelon Field.IDs for students launching the weather balloon on Garcelon Field on Saturday, May 15, 2021.tara ellard white shirtMax bartley grey tshirtJackson donahue tan collar shirtTucker barber long hairLoren Andrews green mask white tshirtMatt clayton garnetHi altitude and balloon clubChristopher barkerPeter riley drone

May 21, 2021

At Garcelon Field, a failed balloon launch in name only

May 21, 2021

Video: Bowie meets the Bard through director Deon Custard ’21

May 19, 2021

Campus Construction Update: May 20, 2021

May 18, 2021

Slideshow: This Month at Bates

May 13, 2021

Five easy steps to join the Mount David Summit and meet Bates students

May 13, 2021

COVID-19 income-support programs save lives, says Bates economics professor