Bates Alumni

We're throwing it back to 1894 with this incredible photo of a Bates dorm room, taken by Miles Greenwood (Class of 1891)!

Bobcats, we have a feeling you know this one! What building is pictured here?

📢 Registration is officially OPEN for Back to Bates Weekend 2025!

On October 3rd and 4th, get ready to reconnect with friends, faculty, and the entire Bates community.

Don't miss out on this beloved Bates tradition - register today!

www.bates.edu/back-to-bates/

📢 Save the Date, Bobcats! 📢 Get ready to return to campus for Back to Bates Weekend, October 3-4, 2025! 🍂 We're planning an unforgettable weekend celebrating all things Bates. Mark your calendars now – more details coming soon.

#BackToBates #BatesCollege #BatesAlumni #BatesCommunity #FallFoliage

Bates athletics announces inaugural Hall of Fame class - Bates College Bates College has announced the inaugural class of its new Athletics Hall of Fame, celebrating 10 inductees and eight legacy honorees.

Join us in celebrating the inaugural Bates Athletics Hall of Fame Class on October 4! We're thrilled to honor ten inductees and eight legacy honorees.

Hannah Fitts '20 returns to Bates as assistant men's rowing coach and recruiting coordinator - Bates College Bates women's rowing All-American and three-time NCAA champion Hannah Fitts '20 has returned to campus as the assistant men's rowing coach and recruiting coordinator,

ALUMNI UPDATE: Bates welcomes back Hannah Fitts ’20! Our All-American & 3x NCAA champ returns as asst. men's rowing coach & recruiting coordinator. The Bates community is so thrilled to have her back! #BatesAlumni #GoBobcats 🚣‍

It’s not every day your debut book gets excerpted in @rollingstone.com.

Science writer @laurapoppick.bsky.social ’10 puts her Bates geology degree to expert use in "Strata: Stories from Deep Time," a review of Earth’s 4.54-billion-year history, out July 15.

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Outside-the-box Batesies: Meet five DIY students who created their own majors Designing new paths through the Bates curriculum, these seniors crafted interdisciplinary majors that speak to their passions and futures.

Building their own futures, literally! 💡 This year, 4 Batesies crafted interdisciplinary majors, from human rights to creative marketing. Learn how they're making their mark:

Bates College Board of Trustees elects four new members effective July 1, 2025 Bates College has announced the election of four new trustees, effective July…

The Board of Trustees welcomes four distinguished new members: Sarah E. Norris P’26, Peter J. Friedman ’92, P’24, P’26, Jeanmarie Hester Cooper ’85, P’19, and Jennifer VanBelle ’90.

New Utah exhibit offers unique perspective on mammoth, other aspects of the ice age Natural History Museum of Utah's newest temporary exhibit serendipitously offers a new lens on the state's newest mascot, and how ice changed Utah.

ALUMNI UPDATE: Timothy Lee ’97

Tim Lee, director of exhibits at the Natural History Museum of Utah was featured for his part in unveiling a new exhibit, "The Mysteries of the Ice Age".

Congrats Tim!

Marquis Who's Who Honors Michael Ambra, DMD, for Expertise in Restorative Dentistry June 25, 2025 -- Michael Ambra, DMD, recognized for his dental practice at Ambra Dental Care

ALUMNI UPDATE: Dr. Michael Ambra ’07 🌟

Recognized in Marquis Who's Who for his noteworthy achievements! Over a decade in dental medicine, patient-first approach at Ambra Dental Care, & voted Top NH Dentist 10 years straight. Congrats!

Alumni Parade 2025 by Bates College on Exposure Whether winding around Garcelon Field, as it did a century ago, or down Alumni Walk, as it has in recent years, or circling most of the 200-meter Slovenski Track in Merrill Gym, as it did this year on...

Throwback to the joy of the Bates Alumni Parade 2025! 🥳 Even a little rain couldn't stop the celebration and connection at this cherished Bates tradition. #BatesCollege #AlumniParade #BatesReunion

What an incredible celebration of Pride Month! 🎉 Our Out and Proudly Regional Events lit up six cities—Boston, NYC, DC, Philly, Denver, and San Fran—with the vibrant spirit of community and pride. Huge thanks to our NESCAC friends for partnering in making these unforgettable events happen! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Angela Duckworth gestures to her right (our left) behind a podium with the Bates wordmark during the 2025 Bates Commencement address on Sunday, May 25, 2025.

In case you missed it: @theguardian.com named Angela Duckworth's Bates Commencement address one of the best graduation speeches of 2025.

Duckworth's advice to grads? Put your phone in the other room.

See the full article 🔗: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

2025 Green Innovation Grants support sustainability projects for theater, the Bates garden, and more The grants award up to $10,000 to fund creative sustainability solutions proposed by Bates students, faculty, and staff.

🌱 Exciting news from Bates! 🎉 The 2025 Green Innovation Grants are supporting incredible sustainability projects across campus, from theater paint-waste reduction to more tools for the bike exchange, and new compost bins. Empowering a greener future!

Shawna-Kaye helps people get into their dream schools and programs by teaching them how to be memorable /Ep2288 Shawna-Kaye Lester has helped over 400 ambitious applicants win more than US $6 million in scholarships to some of the top tertiary institutions in the....

🎉 ALUMNI UPDATE: Shawna-Kaye Lester ’08 was recently featured on 12 Minute Convos podcast! Since graduating from Bates, she's helped 400+ applicants win $6M+ in scholarships to top schools like Harvard, MIT & Princeton through her company Memorable Essay.

🎉 ALUMNI UPDATE: Cheryl Orr ’84, Partner at Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP, has been named a "Top Woman Lawyer 2025" by the Daily Journal — Congrats!

Four Bates siblings, their ‘Lewiston grandmother,’ and one last Commencement celebration Since 2014, a succession of four Bates siblings from Chicago have been able to lean on Lewiston neighbor Carmen Thibodeau for rides, rest, and real connection.

A beautiful Bates connection! ❤️ For 11 years, Carmen has been the "Lewiston grandmother" to the Carmona siblings Jose ’25, Christopher ’18, Alanis ’18, and Carolina ’22.

Bates athletics announces inaugural Hall of Fame class - Bates College Bates College has announced the inaugural class of its new Athletics Hall of Fame, celebrating 10 inductees and eight legacy honorees.

We are incredibly proud to unveil our inaugural Hall of Fame Class, honoring those whose accomplishments have shaped the legacy of sports.

With the Class of 2025 seated on the Historic Quad in the background we see Bates President Garry W. Jenkins, on right, hand over a diploma and shake hands with a smiling Bates student, on left.

Close up on graduation cap that says Class of 2025 in golden letters with a flower on the left corner.

Senior Speaker Aanika Patel delivers the Senior Address at a Bates podium.

Members of the Bates Class of 2025 throw their caps in the air upon officially being named graduates of the college.

Congratulations again to the unforgettable Bates Class of 2025!

We hope you enjoy a few scenes from Sunday’s Commencement ceremony.

Relive, or re-watch, the full experience, now available on the Bates YouTube channel ⬇️: youtu.be/QGD0N81CRa4?...

Seniors, we miss you already!

Commencement 2025 by Bates College on Exposure From Commencement speaker Angela Duckworth’s striking call to “shape your situation before it shapes you” to President Garry W. Jenkins’ charge to lead lives of purpose and be staunch defenders of hig...

For a close-up look at Commencement 2025, explore our Picture Story—captured through the lens of Bates photographer Phyllis Graber Jensen and the words of this year’s speakers and honorees.

#batescollege #commencement2025 #picturestory

One week ago today 🥺

Such a magical Commencement weekend. A fitting marker to commemorate the years we’ve spent together. Class of 2025, know you’ll always have a home here at Bates.

(David Ernst/Bates College)

#batescollege #commencement #bates2025

Bates announces six new Fulbright Student awards for 2025–26 Six young Bates College alumni, including five newly minted graduates, have been offered Fulbright Student awards for 2025–26. Bates has been honored as a Fulbright Top Producer 14 straight years.

Six Bates College alumni, including 5 Class of 2025 grads, offered Fulbright Student Awards for 2025-26! 🌍 That's 14 years straight as a Top Producer. Congratulations on this major accomplishment!

You can shape your situation before it shapes you, Bates grads told at 159th Commencement Bates Commencement speaker Angela Duckworth, author of "Grit," told the seniors to embrace “situation modification” — change your physical environment, especially your phone's proximity, to protect yo...

The 504 members of the Class of 2025 truly embody grit & purpose! Congrats to our grads from 38 states & 31 countries. Welcome to the alumni community!

Bates announces faculty promotions, including tenure awards, for 2025 "Each of these faculty members advances the mission of Bates with great distinction," said Malcolm Hill, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty.

Bates recently announced the promotions of ten outstanding Bates College faculty members! These promotions recognize their profound contributions to our academic community and beyond.

Q&A: To Bates Commencement Senior Speaker Aanika Patel, ‘interconnectedness’ is the answer Aanika Patel ’25 will offer this year’s Senior Address during the 159th Commencement on Sunday, May 25, 2025.

Meet this year’s Commencement Senior Speaker, Aanika Patel ’25 of Needham, Mass.

In our BatesNews Q&A with Patel, she shares the little moments that made up her Bates experience, how she found community on campus, and what she's up to next. #Bates2025

Slideshow: This Month at Bates April at Bates arrives with light, with motion, and with meaning. Students…

April at Bates was incredible! 🎓🎨🏆 Our campus lit up with academic excellence, amazing arts, athletic triumphs, and deep community connections.

Renowned Management Professor Receives Burnum Award Dr. Dan Bachrach of the Culverhouse College of Business is the recipient of the 2024 Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award.

ALUMNI UPDATE: Congrats, Dan Bachrach ’95!

Dr. Daniel Bachrach, professor of management and Robert C. and Rosa P. Morrow Faculty Excellence Fellow at the Culverhouse College of Business, has received the 2024 Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award! 🏆

Portraits of the student artists in the 2025 Senior Thesis Exhibition Read selections from this year's seven studio art majors' artist statements, illustrated with photographic portraits of the seniors in their Olin Arts Center studios created by Phyllis Graber Jensen.

🎨 Under the Parachute, the 2025 Senior Thesis Exhibition at the Bates College Museum of Art, showcases a year of bold exploration and deeply personal storytelling by this year’s studio art majors.

ALUMNI UPDATE:

Congrats to Jeremy Sclar ’88, recently named #19 on Boston's Most Influential list by @bostonmagazine.bsky.social! As Chair and CEO of WS Development, Jeremy has developed 7.6 million square feet in the Seaport and oversees 100+ properties.
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Bates Alumni Council Honors Six Distinguished Alumni with 2025 Awards The 2025 Bates Alumni Awards recipients have been announced...

🏆 Announcing: 2025 Bates Alumni Award Recipients🏆
Congratulations to our exceptional Bobcats! Read more about their achievements!

www.bates.edu/alumni/2025/...