Stories about "The College"
Video: The sights and colors in an autumn flyover of the Bates campus
Friday, November 8, 2024 4:28 pm
Rooftops, treetops, and towers, it’s all here in this guided aerial view…
Campus Construction Update: Nov. 8, 2024
Thursday, November 7, 2024 7:07 am
Opening another front in Bates’ endless battle against marine clay, workers began laying a new FieldTurf playing surface at Leahey Field this week.
Slideshow: This Month at Bates
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 12:11 pm
A beautiful and warm October provided us with joy, wonder, learning, competition, and remembrance
October 25 Remembrance Service: ‘We reflect and we renew our commitments to each other’
Friday, October 25, 2024 4:38 pm
One year after the Lewiston shootings, today's Remembrance Service in Gomes Chapel offered an opportunity to "meet in shared grief, and care, and in love, and also in shared reflection and hope for our neighbors — our city — our community," said President Garry W. Jenkins.
Then and Now: Vintage George French campus images (then) and gorgeous fall colors (now)
Friday, October 25, 2024 4:02 pm
This edition of Then and Now presents early 20th-century Bates images by famed Maine photographer George French, Class of 1908, and images taken this week during the waning days of a gorgeous fall foliage season.
Rosanna Ferro to join Bates College as vice president for student affairs
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 12:41 pm
“Rosanna Ferro's extensive background in student affairs, her commitment to fostering inclusive communities, and her passion for higher education will be incredible assets as we continue to strengthen the student experience at Bates," said Bates President Garry W. Jenkins. Ferro's appointment is effective Dec. 2, 2024.
Dana Professor Emeritus of Physics George Ruff passes away at age 83
Friday, October 4, 2024 12:46 pm
In an email to the campus community, President Garry W. Jenkins has…
Forty years ago, a Bates faculty vote heard ’round the country
Friday, October 4, 2024 12:21 pm
The vote by the Bates faculty to make SAT scores optional for admission led to Bates' leadership in the national conversation about promise, access, and academic ability in American higher education.
Slideshow: This Month at Bates
Monday, September 30, 2024 12:35 pm
We could not have asked for a more beautiful — in every sense of the word — start of the academic year.
Campus Construction Update: September 20, 2024
Thursday, September 19, 2024 8:56 am
After the summer replacement of its grass playing surface with FieldTurf, Russell Street Field is back in play. But what of Leahey Field?