Short Term at Bates — four weeks at the height of Maine’s spring, from late April through May — is a time for intense, focused work. You’ll live and breathe one class, and one class only. It’s an ...

Data and computers are transforming virtually every facet of our professional and personal lives. Increasingly, they are the dominant media for how we generate, apply, and share knowledge. The fields ...

The Bates College Board of Trustees has unanimously elected Garry W. Jenkins, currently dean and William S. Pattee Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School, to become president of ...

James L. Moody, Jr. Family Prof Emeritus of Performing Arts ...

Spending time on campus is a great way to get to know Bates. During your visit, observe the day-to-day life of students here. Take in views of the historic quad, the glass walls of our new Bonney ...

If the government takes your house to make way for a highway bypass that will improve traffic flow, you’re entitled to (and may even get) fair compensation for that taking of your property. But not ...

Handshake is Bates’ online tool for exploration, planning, research, and internship and job listings. Students and alumni can use the direct Bates link (handshake.bates.edu) to: create their ...

Last spring, Ben Ayers ’99 found himself 300 feet off the ground, tethered to a cliff in Nepal’s Hongu River Valley. As he tried to operate a video camera, the largest honeybees in the world buzzed ...

General feedback and questions about Bates College can be shared with us through this form. If you would like to study at Bates or are looking for scholarship or financial aid information, view our ...

“I’m really proud of this,” says Associate Professor of Politics Leslie Hill, holding a laminated, but yellowed, newspaper clipping that recalls a historic moment of protest by African American women.

Yes! The Office of Admission welcomes prospective students and their families Monday – Friday, except when noted. The office is also open on select Saturdays in the fall and spring. We encourage you ...

In their recently published study “Defining promise: optional standardized testing policies in American college and university admissions”, Bill Hiss and Valerie Franks conclude that there are few ...