Stories about "academic life"
Slideshow: This Month at Bates
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 9:21 am
Here at Bates, our physical landscape complements our intellectual and social environments.
‘Together we harness the power of questions’ — Senior Address
Friday, June 24, 2016 11:50 am
Shannon Griffin '16, a Chinese and psychology major from Philadelphia, gave this year's Senior Address at Commencement.
Multimedia: The major stories at Bates College in 2015-16
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 10:07 am
With the Bates academic and giving year coming to an official close on June 30, here's a look back at the year's major stories in text, photographs, and video.
Video: 11 scenes of swordplay, suffering, and speechifying at the Battle of Maldon
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 5:45 pm
“And now for something completely different”: Vikings cross Lake Andrews and fight the English at the Keigwin Amphitheater.
Five stories from Short Term’s innovative practitioner-taught courses and course redesigns
Thursday, June 9, 2016 12:38 pm
Students and faculty in two innovative types of Short Term courses showed their stuff at an end-of-term showcase, including a major redesign of intro chemistry.
Slideshow: This Month at Bates
Wednesday, June 8, 2016 12:40 pm
It seems impossible to have moved so quickly from the commencement of Short Term to the end of Commencement. Now you see it, now you don't.
Video: a rookie mace bearer’s first carry at Commencement
Friday, June 3, 2016 12:34 pm
The mace bearer is an attention-grabber at Commencement, so when it changes hands, as it did this year, it's like getting a new James Bond.
Multimedia: 33 powerful moments from Commencement 2016
Thursday, June 2, 2016 5:34 pm
In photos, video, and text, moments from Commencement Day 2016.
Video: Commencement 2016 livestream
Sunday, May 29, 2016 1:41 pm
Video clips of the college's 150th Commencement on May 29, 2016, from the Processional through to the Benediction and Recessional.
Q&A: Bates psychologist Rebecca Fraser-Thill on drawing a blueprint for your future
Thursday, May 26, 2016 12:26 pm
Drawing from psychology and philosophy while giving practical advice, Fraser-Thill's course "Life Architecture" gives students the tools to marry professional and personal fulfillment.