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- Bates has been recognized as a Top Producer of Fulbright Student awards for the 15th consecutive year. The achievement places Bates among an elite group of just 11 undergraduate liberal arts colleges to have achieved the recognition 15 years in a row. Learn more 🔗: www.bates.edu/news/2026/02...
- Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy @adiamondstanic.bsky.social joins @npr.org's "Maine Calling" for a "Night Lights" holiday special, which celebrates the magic of light in the wintertime. Tune-in TODAY at 11 a.m., with a repeat at 8 p.m.! www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-c...
- Congratulations to Brian McGrory '84 on returning to the @bostonglobe.com as editor. McGrory previously served as Globe editor from 2012 until early 2023. #batesalumni
- Today, Bates is proud to welcome and congratulate our inaugural cohort of QuestBridge Scholars! Your talent, intellect, and drive stood out among the 7,000 finalists. We can’t wait for you to join our vibrant campus, where you’ll learn and grow within a curious, close-knit, and caring community.
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- In case you missed it: On Tuesday, Sept. 30, Bates alumnus Marshall Hatch Jr. '10 was named to the 2025 TIME100 Next list, which highlights "the world's most influential rising stars." See below to find out why Hatch Jr. '10 made the list! #batesalumni #time100next
- Bates is proud to announce the launch of a new advising partnership with Matriculate, a national nonprofit that connects high-achieving, low-income high school students with near-peer mentors to support their path to college. Learn more: www.bates.edu/news/2025/09...
- We are proud to share that Bates has been awarded a $1.1 million, four-year grant to extend its participation in the Kessler Scholars Collaborative. This generous support helps Bates deepen its steadfast commitment and holistic support for a diverse community of high-achieving first-gen students.
- Ready to dance this summer? 💃 Bates Dance Festival Director Shoni Currier joins @mainepublic.org Classical’s "State of the Art" to talk about the festival and give a sneak preview of this season's Performance Series programming—just now getting underway. For tix 🎟️ visit batesdancefestival(dot)org
- Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies Stephanie Kelley-Romano joined the @chronicle.com's "College Matters" podcast to discuss her Bates course on conspiracy theories—where students learn what fuels them, how they gain influence, and how to counter them. www.chronicle.com/podcast/coll...
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- It’s not every day your debut book gets excerpted in @rollingstone.com. Science writer @laurapoppick.bsky.social ’10 puts her Bates geology degree to expert use in "Strata: Stories from Deep Time," a review of Earth’s 4.54-billion-year history, out July 15. ➡️ www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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- Coming up TODAY at 11 a.m.! Tune in to Maine Calling to hear Associate Professor of Education Mara Tieken discussing post-secondary school options for Maine’s rural students and why they often feel limited in their options. Learn more ⬇️. Rebroadcast at 8 pm.
- In case you missed it: @theguardian.com named Angela Duckworth's Bates Commencement address one of the best graduation speeches of 2025. Duckworth's advice to grads? Put your phone in the other room. See the full article 🔗: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
- Now on view at the Bates Museum of Art: Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing. Known for his revolutionary collaborations with gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, Steadman has spent the last six decades skewering politics, culture, and literature with his unmistakable and visceral style.
- BIG news from Bates athletics! The inaugural class of the Bates Athletics Hall of Fame has just been announced. See their post below to meet our first inductees! #HallofFame #GoBates
- Bates announces seven new Fulbright Student awards for 2025-26! Of this year's seven Fulbright offers, six were made to newly minted graduates of the Bates Class of 2025. Bates has been recognized as a Top Producer of Fulbright Student awards for 14 straight years. 🔗 www.bates.edu/news/2025/05...
- For the first time, two Bates students — Aleisha Martinez Sandoval ’26 of Mexico City and Mohammed Mohammed ’26 of Iowa City, Iowa — have earned Goldwater scholarships in the same year. Read more about our “double gold” scholars and their lifelong passion for science:
- Chances are you’re reading this on your phone 📱. During her Commencement address, psychologist and "Grit" author Angela Duckworth shared advice with the Class of 2025 on how to use “situation modification” to take control of our phone use and reclaim our attention with greater intention.
- One week ago today 🥺 Such a magical Commencement weekend. A fitting marker to commemorate the years we’ve spent together. Class of 2025, know you’ll always have a home here at Bates. (David Ernst/Bates College) #batescollege #commencement #bates2025
- For a close-up look at Commencement 2025, explore our Picture Story—captured through the lens of Bates photographer Phyllis Graber Jensen and the words of this year’s speakers and honorees. #batescollege #commencement2025 #picturestory
- Congratulations again to the unforgettable Bates Class of 2025! We hope you enjoy a few scenes from Sunday’s Commencement ceremony. Relive, or re-watch, the full experience, now available on the Bates YouTube channel ⬇️: youtu.be/QGD0N81CRa4?... Seniors, we miss you already!
- Tips on how to be mindful in our digital age — move those cell phones out of sight! — highlighted “Grit” author Angela Duckworth’s Bates Commencement address today. Being successful isn’t about willpower “but the wisdom to shape the situations that shape you.” www.bates.edu/news/2025/05...
- Meet this year’s Commencement Senior Speaker, Aanika Patel ’25 of Needham, Mass. In our BatesNews Q&A with Patel, she shares the little moments that made up her Bates experience, how she found community on campus, and what she's up to next. #Bates2025
- Home is where the heart is. For this year’s senior class ivy stone design, E.J. Holm ’25 sought to honor both Bates and the community that has been the Class of 2025’s home for four years. “The stone is meant to represent the connection to place that I found in my time at Bates.” says Holm
- Ten members of the Bates College faculty have received promotions, including tenure awards, effective July 1, 2025. See our full story to explore their areas of study and the courses they teach — and to hear them reflect on what it means to be a Bates professor.
- NEWS: Carrie Cushman, Ph.D., will join the college as director of the Bates College Museum of Art effective Aug. 18. Cushman comes to Bates from the University of Hartford, where she is the Edith Dale Monson Gallery Director and Curator at the Hartford Art School.
- From her first a cappella concert at Keigwin Amphitheater to Short Term sunsets on Mount David, Campbell Johnson ‘28 of Naples, Maine, shares a few scenes from an unforgettable first year at Bates. (Campbell Johnson ’28 for Bates College)
- Congratulations to Jeremy Sclar ’88, on being named #19 on Boston's Most Influential list by @bostonmagazine.bsky.social! As Chair and CEO of WS Development, Jeremy has been a key developer of Boston's Seaport and oversees 100+ properties across 13 states. ➡️: www.bostonmagazine.com/boston-power...
- Our latest in an occasional roundup of quotable Bates quotes, this time about a bald eagle named Jeff 🦅, adulting off campus, appreciation for supportive friends, and the joy of reading, writing, and learning at Bates.
- Students in Bates' "Layers of Rome" class knew they would encounter history of the ancient and medieval past. It's a Short Term study abroad course, after all. But they never could have predicted that they'd witness history in the making as they got a front-row seat to the papal election in Rome.
- Now serving: a book-and-baking event that's quintessentially Bates. The brainchild of Grey McGloon ’21, a library assistant for access services, the Bates Edible Books event began three years ago as a way to foster post-COVID community. Explore this year's tasty entrants in our story below:
- Bates College Names Stacey Bunting as Director of Athletics! gobatesbobcats.com/news/2025/4/... #mesports #whyd3 #GoBates
- NEWS: Joanne Roberts to join Bates College as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty, effective July 1, 2025, President Garry W. Jenkins has announced. Roberts comes from Yale-NUS College in Singapore, where she has served as president since 2022.
- Congrats to Matthew Peeler ’26 of New York City, who has been named a 2025 Truman Scholar! A politics major currently studying at Oxford University, Peeler is one of just 54 students nationwide recognized for exceptional potential as future public leaders. Learn more ➡️: Truman.gov/2025scholars
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- Congrats to Clarisa Pérez-Amendáriz, winner of the 2025 Kroepsch Award! When announcing Bates' highest teaching honor, 2024 winner Mara Tieken said Pérez-Armendáriz is a professor who inspires, challenges, and transforms students and her colleagues. “All of us are so lucky to learn from you.”
- Join us for a day in the Bates library, from early morning through the 1 a.m. closing on March 12, 2025, for the quiet, the buzz, and all the people who bring Ladd Library to life. www.bates.edu/news/2025/04...
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- Coming up LIVE at 11 a.m.! Therí Pickens, professor of Africana and English and author of the new poetry collection "What Had Happened Was," joins @mainepublic.org's Maine Calling to celebrate National Poetry Month. www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-c...
- Psychologist and author of cultural phenomenon "Grit" Angela Duckworth to deliver 2025 Bates Commencement address May 25. Fellow honorands are marriage equality attorney Mary Bonauto, documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson, and former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick. www.bates.edu/news/2025/04...
- TODAY at 11am: Associate Professor of Digital and Computational Studies at Bates @mathprofcarrie.bsky.social joins @npr.org's "Maine Calling" to discuss the security and privacy implications of artificial intelligence (AI). www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-c...
- Bates Swim & Dive noodles across the Delaware! Various props helped these Bobcats tell stories in pictures about teamwork, resilience, and pure joy, with irony and humor as delightful side dishes. See more of our top Bobcat "sportraits" from winter 2025: www.bates.edu/news/2025/03...
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