Parents and Families Events

Please save the date for a Manhattan Summer Welcome Reception, where incoming Bates families and…

Thursday Jun 25

New York City Summer Welcome Reception

6:00 pm

Please save the date for a Manhattan Summer Welcome Reception, where incoming Bates families and their students from the New York City area can join us to meet and make…

Saturday Jul 11

Chicago Summer Welcome Reception

3:00 pm

Please save the date for a Chicago Summer Welcome Reception, where incoming Bates families and their students from the Chicago area can join us to meet and make connections. Get…

Thursday Aug 6

Boston Summer Welcome Reception

6:00 pm

Please save the date for a Boston Summer Welcome Reception, where incoming Bates families and their students from the Boston area can join us to meet and make connections. Get…

Saturday Aug 15

San Francisco Summer Welcome Reception

3:00 pm

Please save the date for a San Francisco Summer Welcome Reception, where incoming Bates families and their students from the Bay Area can join us to meet and make connections.…

Please find some of our favorite photos from recent family events.

News & Updates

May 7, 2026

Improvements coming to softball’s Lafayette Street Fiel…

As Bates softball celebrates its 50th anniversary, the program is moving forward with a significant transformation of its home facility at Lafayette Street Field — marking a major investment in the future of softball at Bates.

May 7, 2026

Sixteen Bates students, alumni offered Fulbright Student awar…

Sixteen current and former Bates students have been offered Fulbright Student international exchange awards for 2026–2027.

May 5, 2026

Celebration of culture and belonging that is ‘here to stay’…

More than 60 performers participated in this year's cultural showcase which highlights and celebrates — through performance — diverse cultures of the Caribbean and Latin American students at Bates. This year’s showcase on April 17 was entitled “Here to Stay: Rhythms that Raised Us,” which points to both the past and future cultural influence of Latine and Caribbean cultures in the United States and at Bates.