A pictorial 50-year history of a one-of-a-kind college tradition, the Puddle Jump, with the bookend editions of 1975 and 2025 ...

Walking to the roof of Carnegie Science Hall to visit the college's observatory feels like being in a boat — the strange ...

Thesis bindings, invigorating sports matches, community events, and inspiring MLK Day events made January a month to remember ...

Bates College is a residential college. Campus residence is required of all students except for those individuals who have been granted special permission by Student Affairs. Room assignments for ...

An immersive looks at how Bates student-athletes encouraged and inspired local children during the recent celebration of National Girls & Women in Sports Day at Bates. A pictorial 50-year history of a ...

We will be pausing the Theme Housing option for the 2025-2026 Academic Year so that we can evaluate this program, gather student input, and determine how to move forward with this process. Fill in ...

The vibe at this year’s MLK Day keynote was the “fierce urgency of now,” as keynote speaker Erica Chenoweth and Bates President Garry W. Jenkins each reflected on the challenges and imperatives of ...

Blind from birth, Steve Hoad was raised by a mother who “understood that children were children,” he says. “It was expected that I would do things children do.” His outdoors experiences as a child and ...

Life Architecture (EXDS s21) is intended for students who feel relatively undecided about their next steps after college, including what to do and where to live. It’s perfectly fine to take this class ...

Bates is committed to the success of every student. The faculty believes that every student is a scholar, and so creates many opportunities for students to hone their skills and conduct their own ...

Professor Costlow’s research has included a trip to this legendary lake north of the Volga River. According to tradition, the lake hides beneath its waters the city of Kitezh – which was saved by ...

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