Stories from 2024
Bates College Director of Athletics Jason Fein to step down on Dec. 31, 2024

Thursday, December 19, 2024 9:44 am

Jason Fein, who has served as director of athletics since 2017, has led “significant improvements to our athletics program and major achievements by our teams and their coaches,” said Bates President Garry W. Jenkins.

Bates’ top 10 Instagram and Facebook posts of 2024

Friday, December 13, 2024 4:25 pm

Check out Bates' top 10 Instagram and Facebook posts of the year, ranked by the number of online engagements they received.

Objects from the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, photographed in the BCO studio at 141 Nichols Street, on July 19, 2018. Wedgwood Plate depicting Parker Hall and Gomes Chapel, this plate is from the college's first edition. It's believed the company began producing college designs in the 1920s.
Bates Bazaar: Online deals for Dec. 13, 2024

Friday, December 13, 2024 2:29 pm

An ornithological time capsule of sorts from 1918, a broadside poster for the 1926 Bates–Brown football game, and a first-edition Bates Wedgwood dinner plate.

When the Bates student EcoReps encounter a sustainability problem that needs solving, they don’t just sit around and debate solutions — they envision and then execute them. In two of their most recent successes, the students helped to secure funding to solve an unexpected problem with the existing electric vehicle chargers on campus and helped purchase a slew of new EVs for campus use. “It's really cool that as students, I feel like we have a voice,” says Martin Carriere ’25, an EcoRep from Davis, Calif. “I always feel like our ideas are heard. We're positioned to have bolder ideas and be able to bring those to the table.” Bates is known for its impressive achievements in sustainability, but the existential threat of climate change gives expanding the work great urgency. Carriere, a double major in politics and environmental studies, and fellow EcoRep Cassidy Meyer ’25, an environmental studies major from Carbondale, Co., are both set to graduate this month — and both are working on sustainability solutions right until the end. They even had a meeting on local renewable energy scheduled with college leaders during their last week of classes, amid the haze of studying for finals and saying goodbyes. The two pose for a portrait with the F-150 EV truck outside of Cutten Maintenance Center. And in one photograph, they pose with Paint Shop supervisor Tom Tom Espeaignnette.
Wear garnet, go green: Students and Facility Services team up to expand Bates’ EV presence

Friday, December 13, 2024 11:46 am

“It's really cool that as students, I feel like we have a voice,” says Martin Carriere ’25, a student EcoRep from Davis, Calif. “I always feel like our ideas are heard.

Bates photographers’ favorite images of 2024

Friday, December 13, 2024 10:24 am

The Bates photographers' perspectives and talents create this surprising, imperfect and ultimately human visual presentation of what we love about our college and community.

Art, food, decor, and more: Check out the 2024 Bates Alumni Gift Guide

Friday, December 6, 2024 12:35 pm

This year's guide features an array of products, including Lewiston-inspired items.

Faculty in the News: Michael Sargent’s research spotlighted on Hidden Brain

Friday, December 6, 2024 10:21 am

In a recent episode of the popular podcast, Associate Professor of Psychology Michael Sargent’s research on attitudes toward crime and punishment got a shoutout — and a ringing endorsement.

The 15 most-viewed BatesNews stories 2024

Thursday, December 5, 2024 5:08 pm

As the year ticks to a close, here’s a countdown of the…

Bates women's basketball defeats Colby 66-63 in Alumni Gym on Dec. 3, 2024.
Slideshow: This Month at Bates

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 2:12 pm

The beating heart of Bates in November: a presidential election — and a rhetoric class dedicated to staging a simulated one — plus performances, athletic competitions, lectures, and community engagement.

Bates people on stage in costumes made from recycled materials
Traditional garments, elegant gowns, and out-of-this-world outfits: Bates has a passion for Trashion

Friday, November 22, 2024 12:36 pm

At the Bates Trashion Show, one person’s trash is not just another’s treasure, but perhaps even another’s trend.

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