Commencement 2024 Schedule
The 158th Commencement of Bates College will take place on Sunday, May 26, 2024, beginning at 10 a.m. and ending shortly after noon on the Coram Library Terrace on the Historic Quad.
Commencement 2025 Archives
May 31, 2024
Picture Story: Bates Commencement 2024 celebrates seniors who ‘have been tested, and have persevered’
This immersive picture story captures Commencement for the Bates Class of 2024, which came in with a pandemic and went out on May 26 in high style and great happiness.
May 31, 2024
Picture Story: Baccalaureate 2024, and a Bates class that found its common humanity
This immersive photographic display captures Bates’ distinctive Baccalaureate Service. Far from serious or somber, it is a “celebration that is…
May 31, 2024
From Iraq to Bates: ‘Sometimes, it’s the detours that lead us to our true destinies’
From shelling in Iraq to the shelter of Bates, Mohammed Shwani ’24 was able to find a public platform during…
May 26, 2024
Try not to let the success treadmill ‘obscure the actual living of life,’ Bates seniors told at 158th Commencement
One of the nation’s foremost journalists, NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly, offered three pieces of life advice to the Class of…
May 23, 2024
Make way for ducklings and the Bates Class of 2024 ivy stone
Amelia Hawkins ’24 wants her Bates classmates to graduate with a sense of hope, so she created an ivy stone design everyone can rally around: the ducks at Lake Andrews.
April 24, 2024
Mary Louise Kelly, journalist and co-host of NPR flagship program ‘All Things Considered,’ to deliver 2024 Bates Commencement Address, joined by honorands Richard Blanco and Clayton Spencer
Set for May 26, 2024, the 158th Bates College Commencement takes place on the Coram Library Terrace on the Historic Quad.
March 11, 2024
Commencement 2024 Map
This campus map shows locations of various resources and activities for Bates Commencement on Sunday, May 26, 2024, including vehicle…
January 15, 2024
Celebrate With Bobcat Lawn Signs
Want to show your Bobcat pride? Download one of our printable PDFs.
January 9, 2024
FAQs: What to expect for Commencement 2024
We are looking forward to welcoming Bates families and friends to campus in May to celebrate the Class of 2024. We will continue to update this website as more details are confirmed.
August 23, 2023
Commencement 2024 Schedule
The 158th Commencement of Bates College will take place on Sunday, May 26, 2024, beginning at 10 a.m. and ending shortly after noon on the Coram Library Terrace on the Historic Quad.