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A selection of recent mentions of Bates people in the news, including music and arts achievements, coverage of Bates MLK Day ...

That’s what happened when Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies Stephanie Pridgeon brought award-winning director Sandi DuBowski to Bates to screen his critically acclaimed 2024 documentary Sabbath ...

A beloved and brilliant teacher and scholar who secured a seat at the liberal arts table for Bates theater, Andrucki died Feb. 8, 2026, at age 80. A faculty member for 47 years, he was among the ...

Bates has welcomed a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors joined the college during the 2025-2026 academic year.

Brooke Moloney-Kolenberg ‘26: NFHCA DIII Senior Team, Third Team All-American, First Team All-Region, First Team All-NESCAC ...

Bates is one of 96 colleges to be recognized this year as a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Student awards. The achievement ...

Bates College will waive the admission application fee, beginning with the Fall 2025 pool of applicants. Previously, domestic applicants paid a $65 application fee but could request to have that fee ...

On a balmy Friday morning in mid-July, a research team of five from Bates scrambled across the slippery rocks of Cape Neddick, searching the rockweed-coated landscape for the shiny, dark, ...