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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.

Toys and theorems: The Department of Mathematics to host Sampson Lecture
Friday, September 19, 2025 1:23 pm
A scholar from Kenyon College, Professor of Mathematics Carol Schumacher, is coming to Bates to give two back-to-back talks on Sept. 29 as part of the annual Richard W. Sampson Lecture Series.

Associate Professor of Economics Sandra Goff receives NSF grant to study how, why landowners conserve their properties
Friday, September 19, 2025 11:01 am
Associate Professor of Economics Sandra Goff has received a National Science Foundation grant award supporting her research on programs that compensate landowners who manage their land for ecological services.

Bates to waive all application fees for prospective students
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 2:01 pm
Bates College will waive the admission application fee, beginning with the Fall 2025 pool of applicants. Previously, domestic applicants paid a $65 application fee and could request to have the fee waived based on their financial needs. The change is effective immediately.

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.

A call from home
Thursday, September 4, 2025 4:08 pm
How do you convey the deepest, sweetest batch of parental emotion to…

Picture Story: The Bates Class of 2029 Begins Its Journey
Thursday, September 4, 2025 4:01 pm
On Aug. 28, the 497 members of the Bates Class of 2029 finally arrived on campus. Current students, faculty, and staff welcomed them with open arms; it was hard to turn a corner without finding a Bates community member offering directions or helping a new student unload their luggage. Bates athletes, pictured below in front of Page Hall, carted the heavy items from cars to dorms.

Pulling mussels: Bates researchers spend the summer studying Maine’s disappearing shellfish
Thursday, September 4, 2025 10:53 am
A research team from Bates spent the summer investigating Maine's disappearing shellfish, the blue mussel.

With messages on the power of pluralism and hope, Convocation welcomes new students to Bates
Thursday, September 4, 2025 9:48 am
Convocation marked the entry of the Class of 2029 and transfer students to campus with wise words on finding strength in our differences, fighting for what you believe in, and maintaining hope.

Picture Story: She said ‘yes!’ to a Purposeful Work internship
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 3:08 pm
This summer, Raegan White ’26 of Duxbury, Mass., was one of 18 interns at the bridal shop where hit TLC television show Say Yes to the Dress was filmed for 23 seasons, each episode chronicling the shopping adventures of brides on the hunt for their perfect gowns.