Stories from 2026
Bates Alumni In the News Spring 2026
Thursday, June 25, 2026 11:48 am
Chronicling Bates alumni in the news — from the class of ’77 to ’26 — and a remembering journalist Kim Gamel ’90.
Faculty and staff excellence recognized
Thursday, June 25, 2026 11:48 am
Many Bates faculty and staff have received grants, awards, and other acknowledgements of their strong teaching and research. Read on for more great Bates news.
Bates College Board of Trustees elects three new trustees
Thursday, June 25, 2026 11:10 am
Bates College has announced the election of three new trustees, effective July 1: Scott F. Higgins ’91, P’27, Matthew B. Schecter ’89, P’20, and Sophia B. “Sophie” Wagener ’17.
Slideshow: This Month at Bates
Thursday, June 25, 2026 7:54 am
Unforgettable moments populated May and June at Bates as the academic year closed. Revisit a few of the experiences of faculty, students, staff — and alumni and parents — in this concluding edition of This Month at Bates.
So sweet: 2026 Green Grant awardees tap funds for Bates-made maple syrup
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 3:33 pm
Five student groups earned Green Grants to pursue campus sustainability projects this spring. Among the winners was the Maple Syrup Club, which tapped on-campus trees to produce seven gallons of syrup.
Phyllis Graber Jensen, a Retrospective
Thursday, June 18, 2026 10:00 am
On June 12, with Reunion in full swing, Phyllis Graber Jensen, the college’s longtime director of photography and video, did something highly unusual. She showed up at a Bates College event without any camera, save the one on her cell phone, and she did not make a single image.
Bates celebrates Pride for all
Thursday, June 18, 2026 9:27 am
On June 5, the Bates community gathered at the Garcelon Field flagpole…
Exiting through the gift shop via Short Term course
Thursday, June 18, 2026 9:22 am
This Short Term, students in “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” a course taught by Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture Erin Nolan, created and ran a pop-up gift shop featuring products inspired by art in the 2026 senior art thesis exhibition.
In the News this spring: Faculty, staff, and students
Thursday, June 18, 2026 4:10 am
Faculty, staff and students in the news during Spring 2026.
After decades of partnership, Bates supports new Maine MILL building with naming gift
Thursday, June 18, 2026 1:29 am
In recognition of the two institutions’ decades-long educational partnership, Bates is making a $75,000 gift to the Maine Museum of Innovation, Labor, and Learning’s new building.