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.
Students' Research Showcased at Bates College's Mount David Summit
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Bates College students award grants to community programs
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68 Student Athletes named to NESCAC All-Academic
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Students named to dean's list at Bates College
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Students present environmental capstone projects
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48 student athletes from Bates College named to NESCAC All Academic
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Bates College students study abroad in Chile
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Bates College debaters participate in The World Universities Debating Championship
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Bates College students study abroad in fall 2018
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Students named to dean's list at Bates College
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Students serve on Bates College Martin Luther King Jr. Day planning committee
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Ariel Lee delivers presentation on summer research
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Bates College students present summer research
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Dana Scholars named at Bates College
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Bates College names community liaisons
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William Carlyle Turner works as research assistant at Columbia University
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Samantha Fellers interns at the Guggenheim Museum
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Michael Somma interns at Analysis Group in Boston
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Maya Church interns at consulting firm in New York City
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Ackerman spends summer studying avian immune systems
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Morgan Dewdney interns at Analysis Group in Boston
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Kasey Anderson interns at McLean Hospital
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Kristyna Alexova interns at Fusemachines
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Kristin Koepnick explores production management
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Isabella Del Priore intern at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City
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Hugh Gorman spent summer as a research trainee at Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School, in Boston
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Hannah Smith works as research assistant
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Hermione Zhou studied food sourcing in China
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Emily Lufburrow interns at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City
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Grace Murnaghan spends summer interning at Boston-based startup
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