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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.

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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.

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Jac Stewart wins national title at U.S. Universities Debating Championship

Jac Stewart and his teammate Taylor Blackburn defeated final-round teams from Yale, Cornell and Loyola Marymount to win the national title at the U.S. Universities Debating Championship on April 13 at Purdue University.
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Club or Organization - 2014 Apr 28

Bates students named to winter 2014 dean's list

The following students were named to the dean's list at Bates College for the winter 2014 semester -- a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point average is 3.71 or higher.
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Honors List - 2014 May 27

Taylor Blackburn wins national team title at U.S. Universities Debating Championship

Taylor Blackburn '15 and Jac Stewart '14 ended a strong Bates debate season by defeating final-round teams from Yale, Cornell and Loyola Marymount to win the national title at the 2014 U.S. Universities Debating Championship.
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Club or Organization - 2014 Apr 28

Bates students receive winter 2013-14 NESCAC All-Academic honors

The New England Small College Athletic Conference All-Academic honor is awarded to Bates varsity letter winners who have reached sophomore academic standing with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.35.
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Sports - 2014 Apr 25

Bates College students named to fall 2013 dean's list

The following students were named to the dean's list at Bates College during the first semester of the 2013-2014 academic year -- a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point average is 3.71 or higher.
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Honors List - 2014 Apr 8

Bates students present research at Mount David Summit

Broadly multidisciplinary, Mount David Summit shows the depth and expanse of scholarship among Bates students, highlighting 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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Academic Award - 2014 Apr 7

Bates students present research at Mount David Summit

Broadly multidisciplinary, Mount David Summit shows the depth and expanse of scholarship among Bates students, highlighting 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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Academic Award - 2014 Apr 4

Bates students deliver research-based presentations at Mount David Summit

Broadly multidisciplinary, Mount David Summit shows the depth and expanse of scholarship among Bates students, highlighting 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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Academic Award - 2014 Apr 4

Bates women's swimmers win All-America honors

Four members of the Bates women's swimming and diving team received All-America honors at the NCAA Division III Championships, held March 19 to March 22, in Indianapolis, Ind.
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Sports - 2014 Mar 25

Bates men's distance medley relay team wins All-America honors

The Bates quartet of junior John Stansel, senior Ben Levy, junior Mark McCauley and senior Noah Graboys finished in sixth place with a time of 9:59.97 at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships in Lincoln, Neb., on Friday, March 14, 2014.
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Sports - 2014 Mar 24

Bates women's distance medley relay team wins All-America honors

The Bates indoor track and field women's distance medley relay team won All-America honors for their school-record time at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships on Friday, March 14, 2014.
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Sports - 2014 Mar 24

Zoe Seaman-Grant is the top-ranked novice collegiate debater in the nation

Seaman-Grant's best-in-the-nation standing follows first-place novice speaker awards at the Stanford University tournament on March 8, the Wellesley College tournament on Feb. 8 and the Providence College tournament on Jan. 31.
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Club or Organization - 2014 Mar 19

Bates student Matt Kahn achieves top-10 national ranking in collegiate debate

Matt Kahn, a member of the Brooks Quimby Debate Council at Bates College, has been ranked among the top-10 U.S. collegiate novice debaters this year.
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Club or Organization - 2014 Mar 11

Bates student Jack Stewart wins collegiate debate tournaments, achieves international ranking

In early January 2014, Jack Stewart and his teammate Taylor Blackburn competed in the World Universities Debate Championships in Chennai, India, where they were ranked 21st in the world.
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Club or Organization - 2014 Mar 5

Taylor Blackburn is nationally ranked debater at Bates

Taylor Blackburn, a member of the Brooks Quimby Debate Council at Bates College, has been ranked among the top-10 U.S. collegiate debaters in 2013-14.
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Club or Organization - 2014 Mar 5

Alyssa Morgosh elected president of Bates College Student Government

As president, Morgosh chairs the college's Executive Council, which has the authority to write the Bates College Student Government budget, to make appointments to student-faculty and student committees, and to act as liason between the student body, student clubs and the Representative Assembly.
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Student Government - 2014 Feb 14

Paul-Alexis Fourgous elected to serve as vice president of clubs at Bates

Fourgous has oversight authority for all student clubs at Bates and for all changes to club constitutions. In addition to assisting the president of Bates College Student Government in his or her duties, Fourgous chairs the Organizational Review Board, the direct link between the college's Representative Assembly and all student clubs at Bates.
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Student Government - 2014 Feb 14

Bates students receive fall 2013 NESCAC All-Academic honors

The following Bates students have received All-Academic honors from the New England Small College Athletic Conference. To receive NESCAC All-Academic honors, a student-athlete must have reached sophomore academic standing and be a varsity letter winner with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.35.
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Sports - 2014 Jan 27

Bates students receive NESCAC All-Academic honors

The New England Small College Athletic Conference All-Academic honor is awarded to Bates varsity letter winners who have reached sophomore academic standing with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.35.
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Sports - 2014 Jan 27

Bates College students named to fall 2013 dean's list

The following students were named to the dean's list at Bates College during the first semester of the 2013-2014 academic year -- a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point average is 3.71 or higher.
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Honors List - 2014 Jan 22

Bates College students named to the fall 2013 dean's list

The following students were named to the dean's list at Bates College during the first semester of the 2013-2014 academic year -- a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point average is 3.71 or higher.
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Honors List - 2014 Jan 22

Bates students named to fall 2013 dean's list

The following students were named to the dean's list at Bates College during the first semester of the 2013-2014 academic year -- a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point average is 3.71 or higher.
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Honors List - 2014 Jan 22

Bates students receive dean's list honors in fall 2013

At Bates, dean's list distinction is earned by students whose cumulative grade point average is 3.71 or higher.
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Honors List - 2014 Jan 22

Bates students named 2013-14 Dana Scholars

Each year, 20 Bates College sophomores with exemplary academic achievement and demonstrated leadership ability are honored as Dana Scholars, a distinction they hold throughout their Bates careers. Bates faculty and coaches nominate Dana Scholar candidates, and finalists are selected based on their academic performance as well as participation in college activities, community service and leadership.
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Academic Award - 2014 Jan 16

Bates student participates in fall 2013 Junior Semester Abroad program

About 60 percent of Bates students study abroad, and Bates offers access to academically rigorous and culturally enriching study-abroad programs in more than 80 countries.
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Study Abroad - 2014 Jan 9

Bates students participate in Fall Semester in St. Petersburg program

The Bates Fall Semester in St. Petersburg, Russia, program offers students an opportunity to live for a semester among St. Petersburg's people and discover their city, its history and its cultural life, while studying the Russian language.
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Study Abroad - 2014 Jan 2

Bates students named 2013-14 Dana Scholars

Each year, 20 Bates College sophomores with exemplary academic achievement and demonstrated leadership ability are honored as Dana Scholars, a distinction they hold throughout their Bates careers. Bates faculty and coaches nominate Dana Scholar candidates, and finalists are selected based on their academic performance as well as participation in college activities, community service and leadership.
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Academic Award - 2013 Dec 19

Bates students named 2013-14 Dana Scholars

Each year, 20 Bates College sophomores with exemplary academic achievement and demonstrated leadership ability are honored as Dana Scholars, a distinction they hold throughout their Bates careers. Bates faculty and coaches nominate Dana Scholar candidates, and finalists are selected based on their academic performance as well as participation in college activities, community service and leadership.
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Academic Award - 2013 Dec 19

Bates students named 2013-14 Dana Scholars

Each year, 20 Bates College sophomores with exemplary academic achievement and demonstrated leadership ability are honored as Dana Scholars, a distinction they hold throughout their Bates careers. Bates faculty and coaches nominate Dana Scholar candidates, and finalists are selected based on their academic performance as well as participation in college activities, community service and leadership.
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Academic Award - 2013 Dec 19

Bates students participate in fall 2013 Junior Year Abroad program

About 60 percent of Bates students study abroad, and Bates offers access to study-abroad programs in more than 80 countries. Through academically rigorous and culturally enriching study-abroad experiences, Bates students engage the transformative power of our differences and develop a commitment to responsible stewardship of the wider world.
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Study Abroad - 2013 Dec 18
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