There have been many exciting MOSAIC developments on and off campus, so we wanted to share them all with you. Check out this ...

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 ...

Dear Members of the Bates Community, I am delighted to share with you the Bates College Sustainability Roadmap, developed by Bates’ Committee on Environmental Responsibility — a team of people from ...

Since 1855, Bates College has been dedicated to the emancipating potential of the liberal arts. Bates educates the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential ...

Garry W. Jenkins; President, ex officio Lewiston, Maine Gregory A. Ehret ’91, P’23; Chair Boston, Massachusetts Jean P. Wilson ’81, P’05, P’13; Vice Chair Falmouth, Maine Katherine Segal Frekko ’95, P ...

Bates has been a national leader in the test-optional movement for over four decades. In October 1984, the faculty voted to make standardized testing, such as the SAT and the ACT, optional for all ...

There are many ways to get to know Bates. We offer a variety of experiences, both in-person and virtual, so that you can explore our campus wherever you are. Here are three types of experiences we ...

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 ...

Bates welcomes students with a variety of international backgrounds and experiences to apply. Non-U.S. citizens, dual citizens and permanent residents with the United States, and Americans studying ...

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 ...

Purposeful Work at Bates is about helping students discover the joy and power that arise from aligning who they are with what they do. It helps students identify and cultivate their interests and ...

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 ...