Bates values faculty who are active scholars and artists, highly effective educators, and engaged participants in the shared governance of the institution. The Bates Faculty Development Fund is ...

First-year students are assessed a fee of $425 which appears on the fall semester bill. This one-time fee covers the cost of programming, transportation for orientation activities, and the cost of ...

Over the years, student groups in the course Community-Engaged Research in Environmental Studies- ENVR 417 have completed projects for their community partners in Lewiston, Auburn, and surrounding ...

For non-emergencies, our preferred communication method is via website, text or e-mail. Calling in non-emergency work requests is less efficient and can result in miscommunication. If you have an ...

The Program in Classical and Medieval Studies combines a uniquely interdisciplinary study of cultural history with an emphasis on empowering students to read and interrogate texts in the relevant ...

Benjamin Mays ’20 and the Rev. Martin Luther King promised each other: He who outlived the other would deliver his friend’s last eulogy. On April 9, 1968, Mays made good on the promise. Benjamin Mays ...

Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college. We are proud to offer a highly personalized education that centers on deep and sustained interactions ...

We pay tribute to the late, remarkable Jimmy Carter, who died today at age 100, by recalling his historic visit to Bates in 1985 to honor his friend Edmund Muskie '36 and to praise the greatness of ...

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 ...

Bates College requires that all students have active, comprehensive health insurance coverage while enrolled, including coverage for both emergency and non-emergency care, to ensure that students have ...

Mara Casey Tieken’s research focuses on racial and educational equity in rural schools and communities. Her book Why Rural Schools Matter (University of North Carolina Press, 2014), an ethnographic ...

Take a full campus tour, learn about admission and financial aid in detail, speak with students working diligently on their theses and enjoy a meal in Commons! We pay tribute to the late, remarkable ...