Stories about "The College"
Bates joins national Schuler Initiative to support stronger engagement with millennial alumni
Friday, January 18, 2019 12:00 pm
The five-college partnership will explore and address an emerging trend in higher education philanthropy — declining rates of giving among younger alumni.
Video: Washington Post interviews Clayton Spencer about Purposeful Work innovations
Friday, January 18, 2019 10:44 am
Purposeful Work meets a major — though not always fulfilled — responsibility of a liberal arts college: helping students find jobs that feel meaningful.
Peer-tutor training passes milestone with national certification
Thursday, January 17, 2019 2:35 pm
The recent national certification of the college's peer-tutor training program "is a mark of maturity and a nice feather in Bates’ cap.”
Campus Construction Update: Jan. 18, 2019
Thursday, January 17, 2019 1:52 pm
A second Renewable Fuel Oil burner in the campus heating plant has helped Bates cut its greenhouse gas emissions to a mere 5 percent of 2001 levels.
Video: MLK Day at Bates is a chance to ‘get vulnerable’
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 6:55 pm
Racism and other social inequalities are ever-present but not ever-discussed. Members of the Bates MLK Day planning committee invite us to open the conversation.
Refugees’ stories come to life in puppetry of Ching ’19, Sandglass Theater
Thursday, January 10, 2019 3:54 pm
A singer, actor, and puppeteer with Sandglass Theater, Kei Ching '19 sparks the Vermont troupe's residency at Bates.
Bates College photographers’ favorite images of 2018
Tuesday, January 1, 2019 12:12 am
Welcome to the fourth annual Bates Photographers’ Favorites: 20 photographs from 2018 that try to answer the question, "What makes a photograph your favorite?”
Bates names Noelle Chaddock as vice president for equity and inclusion
Thursday, December 20, 2018 11:00 am
"Noelle Chaddock brings a wealth of experience to this role, a clear and compelling vision of why the work is important, and a record of exceptional diligence and effectiveness in carrying it out," said President Clayton Spencer.
Video: 2018 in pictures
Monday, December 17, 2018 2:42 pm
Place, focus, teamwork, motion, connection: the year that was at Bates College.
Slideshow: This Month at Bates
Thursday, December 13, 2018 5:50 pm
“How did it get so late so soon?" asked Dr. Seuss. Yes, dusk arrives early this time of year at Bates. But what a way to see out the day, and the semester.