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Welcome President Jenkins

Learn more about Bates ninth president, Garry W. Jenkins, a nationally respected legal scholar, proven higher education leader, and champion of the liberal arts.

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Choose from 38 majors, 29 minors, and the option to design your own interdisciplinary major through the Independent Interdisciplinary Studies program.

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Jun 18, 2026

Phyllis Graber Jensen, a Retrospective

On June 12, with Reunion in full swing, Phyllis Graber Jensen, the college’s longtime director of photography and video, did something highly unusual. She showed up at a Bates College event without any camera, save the one on her cell phone, and she did not make a single image.

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David Omasombo ’26 & Chiwer Mayen ’26: Standing Tall for Lewiston

Bates Alumni In the News Spring 2026

Faculty and staff excellence recognized

Bates College Board of Trustees elects three new trustees

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Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. See Bates' Policy on Non-Discrimination.