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BatesNews is the monthly e-newsletter of the college, going to more than 4,000 subscribers.
Bates welcomes new faculty
Friday, August 28, 2026 10:23 am
Bates is welcoming a number of new faculty members for the 2026-2027 academic year, including 11 tenured or on the tenure track. Bates News will introduce these faculty over the next few weeks.
Working in Vacationland: Batesies reflect on Maine-based summer internships
Friday, August 28, 2026 10:13 am
Each summer, Bates students engage in professional internships. This year, 41 students were lucky enough to intern in Maine.
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.
Mohammed M. Obaid Shwani ’24 selected as Schwarzman Scholar
Friday, January 23, 2026 2:53 pm
Mohammed M. Obaid Shwani ’24 has been a world traveler and an award winner since he was a teenager. In 2016, he first came to the United States after being named an Iraqi Young Leader through a State Department program, then traveled to Bosnia to attend United World College on a scholarship before landing in Maine for college.
Meet new faculty in chemistry, religious studies, and rhetoric
Thursday, October 30, 2025 4:03 pm
New faculty join Bates in chemistry, religious studies, and rhetoric. Bates is welcoming a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors will join the college over the course of the 2025-2026 academic year. Bates News is introducing them in groups over this semester. Part 1 ran in our newsletter of September 25, part 2 went out in our October 3 newsletter and Part 3 appeared in our October 10 newsletter.
Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz, professor of politics, receives Kroepsch Award
Thursday, October 30, 2025 4:01 pm
Before she joined the U.S. Foreign Service, Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz, professor of politics, was certain that she would never make a career out of studying Latin America. But, when she was assigned to Mexico for her first post as a Foreign Service officer, everything changed.
Meet new faculty in psychology, environmental studies, and anthropology
Friday, October 10, 2025 10:45 am
Bates is welcoming a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors will join the college over the course of the 2025-2026 academic year.
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.
Picture Story: This Summer at Bates
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 3:05 pm
Photos from the campus that never sleeps, from 5Ks to the greenest of leaves and lawns and with a few trips away from Bates to see Bates students in action.
Behind the scenes with the Bates golfers turned stars for an Adobe AI video
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 8:01 am
The talent pipeline to PGA Tour stardom typically runs through powerhouse NCAA Division I schools. But when Golf Digest — the sport’s top publication — went looking for college golfers to star in a feature video sponsored by Adobe, they turned to Bates.