Bates Commencement News Today

Text and video of the witty, warm, and insightful 2022 Commencement Address by Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control.

“We treat those with different beliefs not just as incorrect, but as ignorant," said Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and a luminary in the state’s COVID-19 response. "Don't do that," he told the seniors. Instead, "be someone who builds trust."

Honorary degree citations for Michael W. Bonney '80, Nikki Giovanni, Becca Stevens, and Dr. Nirav Shah, presented at Bates Commencement on May 22, 2022.

Among this season’s Commencement speakers, Dr. Nirav Shah, the director of the...

This campus map shows locations of various resources and...

As the year ticks to a close, here’s a top-10 countdown of the 10 BatesNews stories, from Jan. 1, 2021, to now, with the most views.

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Bates College is keeping with its tradition of holding its...

Phyllis Graber Jensen Published on May 21, 2021 On a fine recent May morning, a meticulously prepared weather balloon headed skyward from Garcelon Field.  But as the balloon lifted off, its payload of scientific equipment went unlifted, instead staying firm on terra firma. During the High Altitude Ballooning Club’s launch on May 15, Jackson Donahue ’22 of Princeton, N.J, and Christopher Barker ’21 of Burlington, Vt., evaluate their balloon’s buoyancy after filling it with heliu...