Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading college of the liberal arts, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. With a commitment to affordability, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.
(see more)Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading college of the liberal arts, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. With a commitment to affordability, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.
Named a Top Producer of Fulbright Student awards for the last eight consecutive years, Bates was recognized in 2017-18 for having the most awards among all U.S. bachelor's degree institutions.
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Jul 25
Bates College graduated 469 students from 36 states and 36 countries on May 26, 2019. Cumulatively, the Class of 2019 performed 80,000 hours of community service, exemplifying Bates' commitment to community learning and civic action.
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Jul 10
Bates College graduated 469 students from 36 states and 36 countries on May 26, 2019. Cumulatively, the Class of 2019 performed 80,000 hours of community service, exemplifying Bates' commitment to community learning and civic action.
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Jul 9
Thanks to a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant, the recent Bates College graduate will return Rwanda help develop a curriculum on critical thinking and debate.
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Jul 3
60% percent of Bates College students elect to study abroad through the college's Center for Global Education. Bates' nationally recognized international education program offers access to academically rigorous and culturally enriching programs in more than 60 countries.
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Jun 27
217 Bates College students presented research at the 18th Mount David Summit. The annual celebration of academic achievement highlights undergraduate research; student creative work in art, dance, theater, music and film/video; projects conducted in the context of academic courses; and community-engaged research.
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Jun 27
Sixty-eight students from Bates College's spring sports teams have received All-Academic honors from the New England Small College Athletic Conference. To be honored, a student-athlete must have reached sophomore academic standing and be a varsity letter winner with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50 (raised from 3.40 a year ago).
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Jun 12
The following students have been named to the dean's list at Bates College for the winter semester ending in April 2019.
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May 30
The James W. Carignan and Sally Larson Carignan Fund for Community Programs supports specific, sustainable projects and partnerships with Bates students.
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Jun 18
Bates College environmental studies majors completed courses in natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities in addition to a 200-hour internship and the community-engaged capstone course in which groups of students pair with a community organization to bring scientific and other types of expertise to a specific project that addresses a community-identified need.
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Apr 15
Forty-eight students from Bates College's winter sports teams have received All Academic honors from the New England Small College Athletic Conference. To be honored, a student-athlete must have reached sophomore academic standing and be a varsity letter winner with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50 (raised from 3.40 a year ago).
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Mar 19
60% percent of Bates College students elect to study abroad through the college's Center for Global Education. Bates' nationally recognized international education program offers access to academically rigorous and culturally enriching programs in more than 60 countries.
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Mar 5
60% percent of Bates students elect to study abroad through the college's Center for Global Education. Bates' nationally recognized international education program offers access to academically rigorous and culturally enriching programs in more than 60 countries.
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Mar 5
Six members of Bates College's Brooks Quimby Debate Council traveled to Cape Town, South Africa, where they participated in The World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC), the largest debate competition in the world.
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Feb 11
The following students have been named to the dean's list at Bates College for the fall semester ending in December 2018.
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Feb 7
Each year at Bates, the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an intense multi-day, community-wide opportunity to discuss, teach, and reflect on King's legacy. Eight students served on the committee overseeing the planning and coordination of the event.
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Jan 31
85 Bates students delivered presenations summarizing their summer research. This work was made possible thanks to support through the Dean of the Faculty's office.
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Jan 29
85 Bates students delivered presenations summarizing their summer research. This work was made possible thanks to support through the Dean of the Faculty's office.
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Jan 22
Established in 1965 through the support of the Charles A. Dana Foundation, the Dana Scholars Program recognizes exemplary academic excellence and promise, leadership potential, and community service. The program grants awards to twenty students from each first-year class.
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Jan 14
Established in 2013, the Bates College Community Liaison Program is supported by the Office of Campus Life and the Harward Center for Community Partnerships. Students who serve as community liaisons for their clubs lead community engagement efforts developing activities, programs, and partnerships that encourage civic learning.
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2018 Dec 19
Bates College senior William Carlyle Turner spent his summer working as a research assistant with the Global Psychiatric Epidemiology Group at Columbia University in New York City.
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2018 Sep 20
Bates College senior Samantha Fellers spent her summer as a development and membership intern at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
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2018 Sep 20
Bates College senior Ross Ackerman spent his summer assisting Professor of Biology Don Dearborn with his research on the avian immune system of Leach's storm-petrels.
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2018 Sep 20
Bates College senior Michael Somma spent his summer interning at Analysis Group in Boston.
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2018 Sep 19
Bates College rising junior Maya Church has spent her summer interning at Okapi Partners, a consulting firm in New York City.
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2018 Sep 19
Bates College senior Morgan Dewdney spent his summer interning at Analysis Group in Boston.
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2018 Sep 19
Bates College junior Kasey Anderson spent her summer interning at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate.
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2018 Sep 19
Bates College senior Kristyna Alexova spent her summer working as a marketing and sales intern at Fusemachines, an artificial intelligence services provider in New York City.
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2018 Sep 19
Bates College sophomore Kristin Koepnick Smith spent her summer working in production management for the annual Bates Dance Festival.
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2018 Sep 19
Bates College senior Isabella Del Priore spent her summer interning at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
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2018 Sep 19