Stories about "The College"

Slideshow: This Month at Bates
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:36 pm
With the arrival of May, and then June, the campus burst into...

Clayton Spencer to step down as Bates president on June 30, 2023
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 8:00 am
Bates President Clayton Spencer announced today that she will conclude her tenure at the end of the next academic year, on June 30, 2023. “Clayton has been a transformative leader for Bates, giving new shape and meaning to the power of a liberal arts education for today’s world,” said John Gillespie ’80, chair of the Bates College Board of Trustees.

Campus Construction Update: June 10, 2022
Thursday, June 9, 2022 9:12 am
It's peak construction season at Bates, and this month's CCU brings you summer 2022 construction news including Dana and Chase halls and a look at what makes the Mondo go ’round.

Picture story: A graduation celebration for the Bates Class of 2020
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 1:53 pm
After a 812-day wait, the Class of 2020 got its in-person graduation celebration — their moment to cross the Coram Library porch and bask in the college’s full congratulations “in three dimensions,” as President Spencer said in her welcome.

Picture story: Baccalaureate for the Bates Class of 2022
Friday, June 3, 2022 2:27 pm
Held the day before Commencement, Baccalaureate offers a time to pause and reflect, to remember and rejoice, being fully present to those around us.

Picture story: It was the Friday before Commencement…
Friday, June 3, 2022 2:24 pm
Photographs of honors, inductions, traditions, and bravos on the Friday before Commencement 2022 at Bates College illustrate the sweet intensity of it all.

Video: Highlights from Commencement 2022 and the march of the seniors
Friday, June 3, 2022 11:29 am
From last-minute fit adjustments, to photos with staff and faculty on Alumni Walk and the joyous cap-toss, highlights from the Class of 2022's big day.

$5 million gift to Bates College will expand financial aid for international students
Friday, June 3, 2022 10:02 am
The scholarship gift will expand access for talented international students who come to Bates from the highly respected secondary schools of the United World Colleges movement.

Slideshow: Hour by hour with the Bates Class of 2022 on Commencement day
Friday, June 3, 2022 10:00 am
From just after 7 a.m. to just after noontime, follow along as Bates gave the Class of 2022 a long, last embrace.

Slideshow: Bates Class of 2022 caps off graduation with creative mortarboard art
Thursday, June 2, 2022 11:37 am
With a nod to the past and a look to the future, the Class of 2022 marched through Commencement in style — with a few personal touches.