The student-run organization BatesVotes spent 13 hours on Wednesday tabling in Commons in an effort to help Bates community members register to vote. BatesVotes was founded by Amalia Herren-Lage ’22 and Ashka Jhaveri ’22. The non-partisan group is led by students and supported by the Harward Center....

Bates held its annual Family Weekend event on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, giving families the chance to explore the college, some for the very first time. The event also gave many families the opportunity to dine in the student dining hall, Commons, which had not been available to guests during the pandemic. Due...

Nine months after their vote was impounded, the Bates Employee and Staff Organization (BESO) waits for a response from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) about the formation of their union.  The NLRB is reviewing the decision to include both staff and non-tenure track faculty in the same union....