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In the News Summer 2026
Thursday, August 27, 2026 12:44 pm
This round-up of summer mentions of Bates in the news includes praise for the Bates Dance Festival, coverage of alumni career achievements, and highlights of faculty work.
In the News: Oct. 10, 2025
Friday, October 10, 2025 10:44 am
For Mother Jones, in a Sept. 24 article headlined “How America’s Elite Colleges Breed High-Status Careers—and Misery,” journalist Evan Mandery named Bates as an outlier — for its emphasis on meaning and purpose.
In the news: Sept. 25, 2025
Thursday, September 25, 2025 2:31 pm
A selection of recent mentions of Bates people in the news, including coverage of new poetry from a faculty member along with commentaries on the homelessness crisis, the Trump administration’s spending bill, and rural students in higher education.