New faculty join Bates in chemistry, religious studies, and rhetoric. Bates is welcoming a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors will join the college over ...

Guzman, director of first-generation programs at Bates, had a preview of many of the culture shocks experienced by first-gen ...

Armendáriz, professor of politics, was certain that she would never make a career out of studying Latin America. But, when ...

Stuart Gurley, who manages both Olin Arts and the applied music program at Bates, conducts several Bates students as they ...

Bates Swim & Dive is back – and we’re already making waves! The deck’s buzzing, the laughs are loud, and the Bobcats are ...

Bates College will waive the admission application fee, beginning with the Fall 2025 pool of applicants. Previously, domestic applicants paid a $65 application fee but could request to have that fee ...

“On behalf of the board, I want to express how grateful we are to Jeanmarie, Peter, Sarah, and Jen for their willingness to share their impressive expertise with Bates and to commit a significant ...

At the start of her Bates Commencement address, Angela Duckworth asked President Garry W. Jenkins to hold her phone, to avoid potential distractions. Then, Duckworth asked Jenkins to give her his ...

Dr. Halla Attallah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Religion and a Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Studies from the University of Washington; a Masters in Middle East and Islamic ...

Angela Duckworth, a prominent professor of psychology specializing in the concepts of grit and perseverance and their relationship to education, leadership, and personal development, will deliver the ...

On Wednesday afternoon, just as Kamala Harris began her concession speech at Howard University, three Bates politics professors talked about the various outcomes and implications of Tuesday’s election ...

Since Aug. 19, Bates students have been sleeping, socializing, and preparing for the new year in the college’s newest campus residence, now open for business following a renovation that began last ...