Amidst the last week of classes in December, fifteen students committed their unscheduled time for 48 hours to the final project for the course, Data Science for Economists. The project? A hackathon!

Bates College received Ginkgo seeds from Hiroshima, Japan in September 2024, thanks to the initiative of Alan Wang ’24, and collaboration of Raymond Clothier (Associate Multifaith Chaplain), Hanna ...

We pay tribute to the late, remarkable Jimmy Carter, who died today at age 100, by recalling his historic visit to Bates in 1985 to honor his friend Edmund Muskie '36 and to praise the greatness of ...

Thirty-nine years ago, even a hurricane couldn’t stay Jimmy Carter from a self-appointed duty: coming to Bates to dedicate a new archive in honor of his good friend, Edmund Muskie ’36. As Hurricane ...

One of the newest buildings on campus is Bonney Science Center, which features cutting-edge teaching and research spaces for chemistry, biology, and neuroscience. Created with extensive input from ...

This holiday season, prowl beyond ordinary shopping and support fellow Bobcats who are transforming passions into exceptional businesses. From artisan ceramics and photography to craft breweries, ...

Bates College is proud to announce a partnership with Aunt Flow to provide free pads and tampons across campus. Founded in 2016, Aunt Flow is a national, non-profit organization that strives to make ...

Sex Week is an annual set of programs hosted by the Office of Health Education, occurring in the spring. We are excited to celebrate Sex Week with the Bates community the week of March 11-15, 2024! We ...

Congratulations on your student’s acceptance to Bates! We are thrilled to welcome them to the Class of 2029, and to welcome you to the Bates family community! This is an exciting moment not only for ...

When the Bates student EcoReps encounter a sustainability problem that needs solving, they don’t sit idle and debate — they get into gear and execute solutions. In two of their most recent successes, ...

Many of the 20 photos in this year’s edition of Bates Photographers’ Favorites made the cut for self-evident reasons, like how they capture intimate moments of friendship, the intensity of athletic ...

2024 kept us on our toes, and our best-performing Instagram and Facebook posts from the year reflect that. The top posts reflect unusual natural phenomena, from the glory of the northern lights to the ...