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 ...

As Mara Tieken was beginning her teaching career in 2002, she pulled out a map of the U.S. Carefully considering where she, as a new elementary school teacher, would land, Tieken gazed past urban ...

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

This year’s MLK Day celebration, themed “Bending Toward Justice: Peace and Nonviolence,” brought together students, faculty, staff, and community members for art and action, discussion and debate.

MOSAIC at the Met, held on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, provided an enriching platform for ...

Associate Professor of Biology, Larissa Williams, has published a new “Editor’s Choice” and “Featured Article” in the Journal Toxins, revealing that the low levels of pollutants in our waters has more ...

We are looking forward to welcoming Bates families and friends to campus in May to celebrate the Class of 2025. We will ...

Congratulations to Professor Brent, whose research on Roman funerary rituals was recently featured in a faculty spotlight. See the article to learn more about her work! We pay tribute to the late, ...

In a new article in Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome, “Drinking with the Dead: Libation Conduits from Rome’s Columbaria to the Cortile at the American Academy in Rome,” Liana examines ancient ...

Androscoggin and Oxford Counties, MaineShare, and Community Health Charities. We are truly proud of what we’ve accomplished as a community and deeply grateful for your support in making a positive ...

Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college. We are proud to offer a highly personalized education that centers on deep and sustained interactions ...