Bates will not require asymptomatic testing or masking in most places on campus, the college announced on Tuesday. Associate Dean of Students Blake Reilly and Student Outreach and Support Specialist Brenna...
Aanika Patel, Assistant News Editor
• April 6, 2022
Across the United States, COVID-19 cases have risen due to the new omicron BA.2 variant. According to the Center for Disease Control website, the majority of Maine’s counties have remained at the green...
Bates Updates COVID-19 Policies for Winter Semester in Light of Omicron
On Wednesday morning Josh McIntosh, Vice President of Campus Life, released an update on winter semester plans. The plan calls...
Frequent testing has become one of the major resources allowing Bates to continue in-person classes, and consequently, upperclassmen have become exceedingly familiar with the routine PCR and antigen tests...
Early in the afternoon on Aug. 16, Josh McIntosh, Vice President of Campus Life, sent an email updating the college’s public health policies for the fall semester that were previously released on July...
A group of COVID-19 positive students isolating in Clason House broke multiple quarantine guidelines during the recent campus outbreak, according to eyewitnesses and an email sent by Student Affairs...
On Apr. 1, Vice President for Campus Life Joshua McIntosh instituted a mandatory in-room restriction lockdown following an exponential rise in positive cases. At the time, the campus listed a total of...
COVID-19 has spread like wildfire at Bates.
Just a little more than a week ago on March 29, Bates posted its highest single-day number of positives at the time – seven. A week later, the single-day...
In light of Governor Mills' announcement that all Maine residents 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on April 7th, The Bates Student has created an interactive map of all the vaccination...
Eleanor Boyle, Community Outreach Coordinator
• July 11, 2020
FAQ from Bates about ICE guidelines issued on July 6, 2020
The information below was compiled from Dean Reese's information session with international students on July 8, 2020.
Academics
Bates...
On July 7, Bates College hosted its second returning students webinar, which featured deans and heads of different departments, to answer questions about what the fall and winter semesters will look like.
This...
You have questions about Fall 2020
- So do we.
We're working on getting answers to some of the most commonly asked questions on our Instagram. As we receive new answers, we'll add them below. In the...
