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 ...

To support the public engaged in remote teaching and learning, the Museum of Art’s permanent collection of over 8,000 objects is searchable online and available for viewing by appointment. Please keep ...

During the last week of classes for the fall semester, two first-year seminars gathered together for an interactive joint ...

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

In 2025, Bates social media shared thousands of posts. Here are some of the moments that captured the attention of not just ...

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Bates is a community-wide opportunity to discuss, teach, and reflect on the legacy of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. This year’s observance, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...