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.
Pingree School grad receives offer of prestigious Fulbright Student Award
Mary Ferguson of North Andover, Mass., has received an offer for a prestigious Fulbright Student award for the coming 2018-19 academic year.
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2018 May 29
Concord High School grad receives offer of prestigious Fulbright Student award
Caroline Andy of Concord, N.H., has received an offer for a prestigious Fulbright Student award for the coming 2018-19 academic year.
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2018 May 29
Students named to dean's list at Bates College
The following students have been named to the dean's list at Bates College for the winter semester ending in April 2018.
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2018 May 14
KIPP Academy grad creating social justice group for girls of color
Angela Eustache of Lynn, Mass., a 2016 graduate of KIPP Academy, is working with YWCA in Central Maine as part of her short term program of study at Bates College. The Bates College Short Term is a five-week, intensive period of academic study, research, and exploration for students both on and off campus.
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2018 May 3
Park School grad partnering with Catholic Charities
Raye Chappell, of Baltimore, a 2014 graduate of Park School, is working with Catholic Charities REPAIR program as part of her short term program of study at Bates College. The Bates College Short Term is a five-week, intensive period of academic study, research, and exploration for students both on and off campus.
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2018 May 3
Park School grad building database for subsidized housing
Alexis Hudes, a 2016 graduate of The Park School, is working with Pine Tree Legal Assistance as part of her short term program of study at Bates College. The Bates College Short Term is a five-week, intensive period of academic study, research, and exploration for students both on and off campus.
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2018 May 3
Governor's Academy grad works to support prisoner education
Hanna Condon of Key West, Fla., a 2014 graduate of The Governor's Academy, is working with College Guild to support prisoner education as part of her short term program of study at Bates College. The Bates College Short Term is a five-week, intensive period of academic study, research, and exploration for students both on and off campus.
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2018 May 3
Boothbay Region High School grad works to increase food access in public housing
Sophia Thayer, a 2014 graduate of Boothbay Region High School, is working with Lewiston Housing Authority to increase food access in Lewiston's public housing as part of her short term program of study at Bates College. . The Bates College Short Term is a five-week, intensive period of academic study, research, and exploration for students both on and off campus.
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2018 May 3
Mattituck High School grad seeks to improve urban housing
Zev Carter, a 2014 graduate of Mattituck High School is working with Healthy Homeworks as part of his short term program of study at Bates College. The Bates College Short Term is a five-week, intensive period of academic study, research, and exploration for students both on and off campus.
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2018 May 3
Students Create a History of Nursing at Central Maine Medical Center
Matthew Glasgow of Salt Lake City has partnered with Central Maine Medical Center to chronicle the history of nursing at the hospital as part of his short term program of study at Bates College. The Bates College Short Term is a five-week, intensive period of academic study, research, and exploration for students both on and off campus.
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2018 May 3
Deering grad works to develop volunteer program for local women's shelter
Zsofia Duarte, a 2014 graduate of Deering high school is working with The Center for Wisdom's Women in Lewiston, Maine to develop a volunteer program as part of her short term program of study at Bates College. The Bates College Short Term is a five-week, intensive period of academic study, research, and exploration for students both on and off campus.
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2018 May 3
Students research History of Nursing at Central Maine Medical Center
Courtney Porfido of Ramsey, N.J. has partnered with Central Maine Medical Center to chronicle the history of nursing at the hospital as part of her short term program of study at Bates College.
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2018 May 3
Deering High School Graduate Zsofia Duarte Submits Honors Thesis at Bates College
Zsofia Duarte, 2014 graduate of Deering High School has submitted her senior thesis at Bates College.
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2018 Apr 9
Samuel Levin named to dean's list at Bates College
The following students have been named to the dean's list at Bates College for the winter semester ending in April 2016
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2018 Mar 2
Students named to dean's list at Bates College
The following students have been named to the dean's list at Bates College for the fall semester ending in December 2017
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2018 Mar 1
Canton native Peter Gefteas graduates from Bates College
Bates College graduated 460 students from 38 states and 36 countries. Cumulatively, the Class of 2017 performed 80,000 hours of community service, exemplifying Bates' commitment to community learning and civic action.
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2017 Sep 27
Georgetown Native Venessa Bernard graduates from Bates College
Bates College graduated 460 students from 38 states and 36 countries. Cumulatively, the Class of 2017 performed 80,000 hours of community service, exemplifying Bates' commitment to community learning and civic action.
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2017 Sep 13
Bates graduates 460 students
Bates College graduated 460 students from 38 states and 36 countries on May 28, 2017. Cumulatively, the Class of 2017 performed 80,000 hours of community service, exemplifying Bates' commitment to community learning and civic action.
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2017 Sep 12
UPDATE: Students named to dean's list at Bates College
The following students have been named to the dean's list at Bates College for the winter semester ending in April 2017
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2017 Aug 3
Students named to dean's list at Bates College
The following students have been named to the dean's list at Bates College for the fall semester ending in December 2016
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2017 Apr 5
Dana Scholars Announced for the Class of 2019
In all, Bates honored 10 men and 10 women from the Class of 2019 on the basis of leadership potential, academic excellence and promise, and service to the college community. These individuals earned an average GPA of 3.87, made a rich diversity of extracurricular contributions and submitted thoughtful essays in support of their candidacy.
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2016 Sep 28
Local students graduate from Bates College
Bates College graduated 462 students from 32 states and 43 countries. Cumulatively, the Class of 2016 performed 17,500 hours of community service, exemplifying Bates' commitment to community learning and civic action.
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2016 Sep 13
Bates students awarded 2016-17 Fulbright grant
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program recently awarded 14 fellowships, both English teaching assistantships and research-study grants, to 11 Bates students and three alumni.
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2016 May 23
Megan Lubetkin awarded Davis Projects for Peace grant
Megan Lubetkin of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, has been awarded a Davis Projects for Peace grant to start an after-school program in a remote Himalayan village.
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2016 May 23
Bantu Mabaso awarded Davis Projects for Peace grant
Bantu Mabaso awarded a Davis Projects for Peace grant to start a mentorship initiative to combat food shortages, especially during dry seasons, in the rural community of Phalala, Swaziland.
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2016 May 20
Putney native Miles Schelling awarded Davis Projects for Peace grant
Miles Schelling awarded a Davis Projects for Peace grant to start an after-school program in a remote Himalayan village.
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2016 May 20
Sutton native Kelsey Schober awarded a 2016-17 Watson Fellowship
Kelsey Schober, a Bates College senior from Sutton, Alaska, has been awarded a 2016-17 Watson Fellowship to support a year of travel and independent research in the Netherlands, South Africa, Canada and Chile.
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2016 May 20
Emily Bacon awarded NESCAC All-Academic honors at Bates College
To receive NESCAC All-Academic honors, an athlete must have reached sophomore academic standing and be a varsity letter winner with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.35.
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2016 Mar 17
