Stories from 2025
Bates Alumni in the News: April 11, 2025
Friday, April 11, 2025 10:45 am
This edition of recent Bates alumni mentions in the news media includes revisiting the legacy of a rebellious Episcopalian, shortlist honors for Elizabeth Strout’s newest novel, and an alumnus who grew up in rural poverty builds a billion-dollar financial firm.
A day in the life of a ‘helluva building,’ Ladd Library at Bates College
Friday, April 11, 2025 10:16 am
A full day inside Bates College's Ladd Library — March 12, 2025 — reveals the quiet, the buzz, and the people who bring it to life.
Bates’ newest major, digital and computational studies, blends computer science with critique, community engagement
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 2:09 pm
Barry Lawson is a Bates computer science professor who chairs the Program…
Slideshow: This Month at Bates
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 12:50 pm
From buzzer-beaters and Broadway guests to sunlit praise on the Historic Quad, this month offered moments of joy, reflection, and renewal. With every performance, project, and passing connection, students leaned into the turning season — ready for what’s next, but fully alive to what’s now.
Angela Duckworth, psychologist and author of the cultural phenomenon ‘Grit,’ to deliver 2025 Bates Commencement address
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 8:17 am
Duckworth's fellow honorary degree recipients at the May 25 Bates Commencement are trailblazing marriage equality attorney Mary Bonauto, award-winning documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson, and champion of public leadership and former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick.
Defeating the field and his own doubt, Max Cory ’26 wins Bates’ first NCAA swim title
Friday, March 28, 2025 4:07 pm
Self-effacing and candid, Cory shared how he has, in the past, "tended to swim worse when the pressure's on." Not this time. His time of 42.88 seconds set a National Division III record.
Chef, the Dab, and George Washington: Top Bobcat sportraits from winter 2025
Friday, March 28, 2025 3:49 pm
Some chose props — a chef’s hat, a plant, even a makeshift rowboat — to build metaphors and tell stories about teamwork, resilience, or pure joy, with irony and humor as delightful side dishes.
Skills-focused ‘Tuck Business Essentials’ joins the course offerings for 2025 Short Term at Bates
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 5:49 pm
For Bates students curious about the business world comes a Practitioner-Taught Course taught by faculty from the Tuck School of Business and led by Peter Friedman ’92, a Tuck graduate and the new course’s practitioner-in-residence.
Remembering Sylvia Hawks, 1948–2025
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 3:58 pm
Sylvia Hawks’ work resume has no gaps: Fifty-one years, all spent supporting…
Slideshow: This Month at Bates
Monday, March 17, 2025 12:16 pm
From screenings to snowstorms, from rituals to remembrances, we’ve taken the Bates pulse — and now we share it with you.