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Harward Center wraps up 2024–25 year with grants, awards honoring community engagement
Friday, June 27, 2025 9:01 am
This spring, the Harward Center celebrated the strength of the college’s engagement with the Lewiston–Auburn community with a string of grants and awards.
At Bates, a ginkgo seedling carries survival from 1945 Hiroshima to today
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 3:55 pm
The child of a tree that survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a ginkgo tree seedling growing at Bates brings a message of survival to campus.
Picture Story: At Commencement 2025, as Ben Mays said, chilly weather but warm hearts
Friday, May 30, 2025 11:55 am
Feel the spirit and story of the 159th Bates Commencement through the lens of Phyllis Graber Jensen and the words of speakers and honorees.
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.
Q&A: To Bates Commencement Senior Speaker Aanika Patel, ‘interconnectedness’ is the answer
Thursday, May 22, 2025 2:11 pm
Aanika Patel ’25 will offer this year’s Senior Address during the 159th Commencement on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
The Class of 2025 Bates ivy stone shows love for Lewiston
Monday, May 19, 2025 3:27 pm
Designed by senior E.J. Holm, this year's ivy stone marks Bates' place in Lewiston — and Lewiston’s place in the hearts of the Class of 2025.
Bates College names Stacey Bunting as director of athletics
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 12:22 pm
Bunting comes to Bates from Princeton University, where she is senior associate director of athletics for external relations. With more than two decades of leadership experience in collegiate athletics, Bunting has a track record of strategic innovation, stakeholder engagement, and championing student-athlete success.
Matthew Peeler ’26 selected for prestigious Truman Scholarship for future public leaders
Friday, April 25, 2025 9:51 am
Since high school, Matthew Peeler ’26 of New York City has kept…
From page to palate, the Edible Books Festival is a community treat
Friday, April 25, 2025 9:41 am
A few dozen biblio-foodies in Ladd Library put down their pencils and picked up their plates to sample literary treats, including “Lime and Punishment by Fyodor Donut-oyevsky.”
Slideshow: This Month at Bates
Monday, March 17, 2025 12:16 pm
From screenings to snowstorms, from rituals to remembrances, we’ve taken the Bates pulse — and now we share it with you.