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 ...

We hope you’ve had a wonderful summer! As the fall semester approaches, here are some important dates and reminders to help your students ease back into campus life. If you’d like to connect with our ...

Donna Sevigny serves as the Director of Student Support, focusing on case management and supporting various student needs. In her student support role, Donna provides non-clinical support to students ...

To establish first-time parent access in the payment portal, your student must log into the portal using their Bates credentials and add you as an authorized user. You’ll then receive an email ...

As the academic year drew to a close, the Harward Center for Community Partnerships celebrated the strength of the college’s engagement with the Lewiston–Auburn community with a string of grants and ...

In her three years at Bates, Willa Laski ’26 of Bellevue, Idaho, has never once dressed up for classes, but on May 21, the economics major showed up for a test clad in navy blue suiting from head to ...

Angela Duckworth, a prominent professor of psychology specializing in the concepts of grit and perseverance and their relationship to education, leadership, and personal development, will deliver the ...

The first gifts to support Bates College reflected donors’ hope for the future. Seth and Mary Hathorn gave Oren Cheney $5,000 to build Hathorn Hall with the hope that their gift would “do good” for ...

On Wednesday afternoon, just as Kamala Harris began her concession speech at Howard University, three Bates politics professors talked about the various outcomes and implications of Tuesday’s election ...

Bates students may find that they have interest in a course but not want to or be able to take it for credit. This is known as auditing a course. Bates has no official course status of audit so ...

The Bates College Faculty Handbook provides members of the faculty with information and resources to inform their work as teachers, scholars, advisors, and members of the faculty body. It also ...

Leana leads the Office of Equity and Inclusion and is a member of the senior staff at Bates. She works collaboratively with campus partners to foster a campus community where all staff, faculty and ...