Stories about "Academic Life"

The importance of the liberal arts: President Garry W. Jenkins in conversation with the Maine Trust for Local News
Friday, September 19, 2025 1:38 pm
This week Bates President Garry W. Jenkins joined Stefanie Manning, Maine Trust for Local News’ managing director, for a public conversation about his leadership and journey to Bates.

From physics research to bridal consultancy, Bobcats had an array of internships this summer
Thursday, September 11, 2025 12:35 pm
This summer, Batesies kept busy with a variety of research efforts and internships.

Outside-the-box Batesies: Meet five DIY students who created their own majors
Thursday, June 26, 2025 11:21 am
Designing new paths through the Bates curriculum, these seniors crafted interdisciplinary majors that speak to their passions and futures.

Short Term’s crash course in business yielded big profits for Bates students
Thursday, June 26, 2025 10:03 am
This spring, Short Term offered a crash course in business with visiting faculty from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business.

12 tips to shape your surroundings, and your life, from Bates Commencement speaker Angela Duckworth
Friday, May 30, 2025 3:18 pm
Watch Duckworth's Commencement address and check out these 12 tips for taking control of your phone — and your life.

Picture Story: Baccalaureate 2025, to love is to heal
Friday, May 30, 2025 10:44 am
For the 504 members of the Bates Class of 2025, Baccalaureate on May 24 was a time to show the love.

Eight Bates graduates offered Fulbright Student awards for 2025–26
Friday, May 30, 2025 10:16 am
Seven young Bates College alumni, including five newly minted graduates, have been offered Fulbright Student awards for 2025–26. Bates has been honored as a Fulbright Top Producer 14 straight years.

You can shape your situation before it shapes you, Bates grads told at 159th Commencement
Sunday, May 25, 2025 2:18 pm
Bates Commencement speaker Angela Duckworth, author of "Grit," told the seniors to embrace “situation modification” — change your physical environment, especially your phone's proximity, to protect your focus, relationships, and well-being.

Slideshow: What these Bates seniors will miss — and what they want the Class of ’29 to hear
Friday, May 23, 2025 12:15 pm
Featuring portraits by Phyllis Graber Jensen, these Bates seniors Thirteen seniors share what they’ll miss most and offer advice to the Class of 2029.

Double gold: Two Bates STEM standouts earn prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Thursday, May 22, 2025 3:07 pm
Bates juniors Aleisha Martinez Sandoval and Mohammed Mohammed, who are both Bates STEM Scholars with a lifelong passion for science, have earned prestigious Goldwater Scholarships.