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 ...

Revisit 2025 through the eyes of Bates photographers Phyllis Graber Jensen and Theophil Syslo. Their favorite images of the ...

Associate Professor of Art and Visual Culture Carolina González Valencia's feature-length film How to Clean a House in 10 ...

After 22 years of marriage and 10 children, Charles Dickens famously dumped his wife, Catherine Dickens, in 1858. Wielding the power of his pen, he alleged that Catherine was mentally unbalanced and ...

Welcome to the Bates College campus tour. This tour website provides a detailed overview of our academic buildings, administrative offices, athletic facilities, campus features, residential buildings, ...

Leavitt is a high performance computing cluster (HPCC) named in honor of Henrietta Swan Leavitt (left), an American astronomer whose discoveries at the turn of the 20th Century helped shape our ...

View the schedule for this year's observance of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, centered on Sunday and Monday, Jan. 18–19. In 2025, Bates social media shared more than a thousand of posts. Here ...

There are about 100 student clubs and organizations to get involved with at Bates! Student clubs and organizations allow for further exploration and discovery in both academic and non-academic areas, ...

During the academic year, all students may work a maximum of 20 hours per week. This rule stands true for Federal Work-Study eligible students, non-work-study students, international students, and U.S ...

The 1930 relay team of Wallace Viles ’31, Ragnar Lind ’30, Russell Chapman ’31 and Norman Cole ’32; in coat and tie are (left) coach C. Ray Thompson ’13 and (right) manager David Spofford ’30. By the ...

Check out the Events tab on Bates Engage for the most up-to-date info on campus programming, including events and programs hosted by our wide array of student clubs and organizations. Please note you ...

Robert Strong is a poet, writer, and scholar widely recognized for his innovative work combining archival research and literary production. View the schedule for this year's observance of Rev. Dr.