Meredith Sallee ’07 is directing her decades of dance experience toward a new medium of underwater dancing, which combines ...

Bates has once again been recognized by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for its deep level of commitment to community engagement, an honor ...

A selection of recent mentions of Bates people in the news, including professors sharing research, alumni achievements across ...

Mohammed M. Obaid Shwani ’24 has been a world traveler and an award winner since he was a teenager. In 2016, he first came to ...

Mohammed M. Obaid Shwani ’24 has been a world traveler and an award winner since he was a teenager. In 2016, he first came to the United States after being named an Iraqi Young Leader through a State ...

Welcome to the Bates College campus tour. This tour website provides a detailed overview of our academic buildings, administrative offices, athletic facilities, campus features, residential buildings, ...

Bates has once again been recognized by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for its deep level of commitment to community engagement, an honor ...

Join us for our livestream coverage — beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 31, 2026 — of the 160th Bates College ...

We are looking forward to welcoming Bates families and friends to campus in May to celebrate the Class of 2026. We will ...

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 ...

You can shape your situation before it shapes you, Bates grad… Bates Commencement speaker Angela Duckworth, author of "Grit," ...

Bates was founded by people who believed a great education should be open and accessible to people from all walks of life. That’s our past. That’s our future. An essential part of the Bates mission is ...