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They're finally here

The Bates Class of 2029 begins its journey

By Bates College

September 4^th, 2025

Footnotes Produced by Bates Communications and Marketing, with photographs by Phyllis Graber Jensen and text by Aly DeMarco

© 2025 Bates College

This Summer at Bates

Images feature campus life

She Said Yes to a Lifelong Dream

Raegan White '26 learned fashion merchandising with a Purposeful Work internship

Alumni Parade 2025

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

Commencement 2025

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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