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Alumni Parade 2025

A Bates tradition since 1914, the Alumni Parade at Reunion displays joy and celebration on a rainy day

By Bates College

June 13^th, 2025

Footnotes Produced by Bates Communications and Marketing with photography by Phyllis Graber Jensen and Theophil Syslo, and text by Jay Burns

© 2025 Bates College

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The Class of 2025 displays grit and perseverance

BACCALAUREATE 2025

Graduating seniors pause for reflection and celebration, recognizing that how we love is how we heal — and that to be seen is to be loved.

THE ORDINARY AND THE POETIC

Bates theater stages Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull”

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Bates athletes and coaches work with community children on National Girls & Women in Sports Day

This year's theme: Bending Toward Justice: Peace and Nonviolence

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