Stories about "The College"
Video: How Bobcats redefine teamwork during the COVID-19 era
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 4:12 pm
With the fall competition season canceled, these Bobcats focus on what it means to be a team.
Have a seat: How Bates students are finding their favorite outdoor spots
Thursday, September 10, 2020 5:15 pm
With outdoors being the place to be during a beautiful time of year, Bates has busted out the outdoor furniture in a big way. And students love it.
Timelapse: Scenes from Bates’ reopening
Thursday, September 10, 2020 2:30 pm
Settle in for 180 seconds to see weedwacking, the Bates Testing Center in operation, and unloading family vehicles during move-in days in August.
The rhetoric of a Bates Convocation reminds us why we’re here
Friday, September 4, 2020 11:59 am
After a summer where the endless rounds of pandemic planning and announcements seemed to define the college enterprise, Opening Convocation offered welcome reminders of what we’re all about.
Picture story: What the Bates campus looks like in a pandemic
Friday, September 4, 2020 10:51 am
The Bates campus is alife and kicking — with COVID protocols, of course that create a "different but the same" visual vibe. Take a look.
Meet new Bates faculty: Mark Tizzoni and the connection between fifth-century Vandals and today’s white nationalists
Thursday, September 3, 2020 1:47 pm
A new tenure-track assistant professor of classical and medieval studies, Tizzoni explains how fifth-century ideas about national identity are now being used by white nationalists to "prop up their worldviews. And this needs to be countered."
Slideshow: 164 days after shutdown, Bates students return to campus
Friday, August 28, 2020 10:01 am
Over three days, Bates welcomed back to campus some 1,700 students. There was much less revelry and merrymaking, but a strong sense of purpose as Bates reopens for the first time since March 13.
Here we go: Bates welcomes Class of 2024 in ‘a team effort’
Monday, August 24, 2020 10:57 am
Bates' effort to bring the campus back to life hits a milestone on Aug. 25, the first of three move-in days for all students, including the Class of 2024.
Campus Construction Update: Aug. 21, 2020
Friday, August 21, 2020 9:42 am
On Aug. 17, Cote Crane & Rigging hoisted a variety of equipment up to the Bonney Science Center penthouse, all but finishing that phase of work.
Slideshow: See how students’ internships become life-guiding forces
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 12:30 pm
From studying the diets of sea urchins to working with Lewiston's immigrant communities, Bates students forged their way into the world this summer with Bates-funded internships.