Shortly after Courtney Smith joined Bates in the fall of 2024 as an associate professor of theater, he floated an idea for a ...

A selection of recent mentions of Bates people in the news, including coverage of a mother-daughter basketball record, an ...

At the 20th annual Trashion Show, students and faculty modeled 16 elaborate runway designs crafted from trash to draw ...

In “Economic Sociology,” Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology Francesco Duina presents students with a social and philosophical question. “I ask, ‘How many of you like a lot of inequality?’ Usually ...

We are committed to ensuring full access to both academic and co-curricular programming college wide for students with disabilities. We also serve as a resource to faculty and staff and work ...

“On behalf of the board, I want to express how grateful we are to Jeanmarie, Peter, Sarah, and Jen for their willingness to share their impressive expertise with Bates and to commit a significant ...

Summer is flying by, and your student is now entering an important part of the onboarding process: fall course registration. This week, the First-Year Experience (FYE) team sent students information ...

Leigh Weisenburger, who has led the Bates admission and financial aid program since 2012, will become vice president for institutional affairs and secretary to the Board of Trustees, effective July 1, ...

At Bates’ 159th Commencement on Sunday, May 25, Commencement speaker Angela Duckworth began her address with one simple request to members of the audience: to take out their phones and hand them to ...

Angela Duckworth, a prominent professor of psychology specializing in the concepts of grit and perseverance and their relationship to education, leadership, and personal development, will deliver the ...

The first gifts to support Bates College reflected donors’ hope for the future. Seth and Mary Hathorn gave Oren Cheney $5,000 to build Hathorn Hall with the hope that their gift would “do good” for ...

Bates College recently announced appointments of nine faculty members to endowed professorships. “Endowed professorships at Bates are a testament to the high aspirations of Bates donors and a powerful ...