Stories about "Commencement 2023"
Bates Class of 2023 ivy stone points to the future
Thursday, May 25, 2023 3:03 pm
The Class of 2023 ivy stone was designed by Abby Segal, who is a professional magician. But there’s no dazzling illusion in the design, just simple storytelling about a class navigating COVID.
Q&A: Bates Commencement senior speaker Rishi Madnani discovered a ‘big part of who I am’ at Bates
Thursday, May 25, 2023 10:42 am
This year's Senior Address at Commencement will be offered by Rishi Madnani ‘23 of Langhorne, Pa., who came to Bates with two major expectations about his path forward. And both were upended.
Picture Story: A sweet Bates ritual that binds the Class of 2023
Friday, May 19, 2023 2:34 pm
Senior savor a rite of passage. It’s a college ritual like none other. (Trust us: We've checked.)
J. Drew Lanham to deliver 2023 Bates College Commencement address joined by fellow honorands Michael Lewis, Julieanna Richardson, and Shankar Vedantam
Friday, April 14, 2023 8:00 am
Author The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature, Lanham is a MacArthur Fellowship–winning ecologist, ornithologist, and inclusive wilderness advocate.