{"id":6330,"date":"2024-01-08T16:37:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T21:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=6330"},"modified":"2025-06-26T12:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:09:48","slug":"commencement-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/annual\/commencement-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Commencement 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/31\/picture-story-bates-commencement-2024-celebrates-seniors-who-have-been-tested-and-have-persevered\/\" aria-label=\"Picture Story: ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Commencement 2024 celebrates seniors who &#8216;have been tested, and have persevered&#8217;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_7070-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_7070-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_7070-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_7070-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_7070-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_7070-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_7070-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_7070.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/31\/picture-story-bates-commencement-2024-celebrates-seniors-who-have-been-tested-and-have-persevered\/\">Picture Story: ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Commencement 2024 celebrates seniors who &#8216;have been tested, and have persevered&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ News<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-05-31T14:10:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 31, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This immersive picture story captures  Commencement for the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Class of 2024, which came in with a pandemic and went out on May 26 in high style and great happiness. <\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/31\/picture-story-baccalaureate-2024-and-a-bates-class-that-found-its-common-humanity\/\" aria-label=\"Picture Story: Baccalaureate 2024, and a ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ class that found its common humanity\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240525_Baccalaureate_4147-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240525_Baccalaureate_4147-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240525_Baccalaureate_4147-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240525_Baccalaureate_4147-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240525_Baccalaureate_4147-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240525_Baccalaureate_4147-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240525_Baccalaureate_4147-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240525_Baccalaureate_4147.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/31\/picture-story-baccalaureate-2024-and-a-bates-class-that-found-its-common-humanity\/\">Picture Story: Baccalaureate 2024, and a ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ class that found its common humanity<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jay Burns<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-05-31T14:07:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 31, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This immersive photographic display captures ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½&#8217; distinctive Baccalaureate Service. Far from serious or somber, it is a &#8220;celebration that is&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/31\/from-iraq-to-bates-sometimes-its-the-detours-that-lead-us-to-our-true-destinies\/\" aria-label=\"From Iraq to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½: &#8216;Sometimes, it&#8217;s the detours that lead us to our true destinies&#8217;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240524_Mohammed_Shwani_Sabeeh-Khan_0346_FEATURED-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240524_Mohammed_Shwani_Sabeeh-Khan_0346_FEATURED-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240524_Mohammed_Shwani_Sabeeh-Khan_0346_FEATURED-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240524_Mohammed_Shwani_Sabeeh-Khan_0346_FEATURED-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240524_Mohammed_Shwani_Sabeeh-Khan_0346_FEATURED-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240524_Mohammed_Shwani_Sabeeh-Khan_0346_FEATURED-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240524_Mohammed_Shwani_Sabeeh-Khan_0346_FEATURED-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240524_Mohammed_Shwani_Sabeeh-Khan_0346_FEATURED.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/31\/from-iraq-to-bates-sometimes-its-the-detours-that-lead-us-to-our-true-destinies\/\">From Iraq to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½: &#8216;Sometimes, it&#8217;s the detours that lead us to our true destinies&#8217;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ News<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-05-31T14:03:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 31, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">From shelling in Iraq to the shelter of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, Mohammed Shwani &#8217;24 was able to find a public platform during&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/26\/try-not-to-let-the-success-treadmill-obscure-the-actual-living-of-life-bates-seniors-told-at-158th-commencement\/\" aria-label=\"Try not to let the success treadmill \u2018obscure the actual living of life,\u2019 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ seniors told at 158th Commencement\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_5251-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_5251-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_5251-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_5251-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_5251-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_5251-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_5251-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/07\/240526_Commencement_5251.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/26\/try-not-to-let-the-success-treadmill-obscure-the-actual-living-of-life-bates-seniors-told-at-158th-commencement\/\">Try not to let the success treadmill \u2018obscure the actual living of life,\u2019 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ seniors told at 158th Commencement<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Deirdre Stires<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-05-26T14:05:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 26, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">One of the nation\u2019s foremost journalists, NPR&#8217;s Mary Louise Kelly, offered three pieces of life advice to the Class of&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/23\/make-way-for-ducklings-and-the-bates-class-of-2024-ivy-stone\/\" aria-label=\"Make way for ducklings and the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Class of 2024 ivy stone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/05\/240522_Ivy_Stone_Installation_2011-copy-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/05\/240522_Ivy_Stone_Installation_2011-copy-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/05\/240522_Ivy_Stone_Installation_2011-copy-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/05\/240522_Ivy_Stone_Installation_2011-copy-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/05\/240522_Ivy_Stone_Installation_2011-copy-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/05\/240522_Ivy_Stone_Installation_2011-copy-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/05\/240522_Ivy_Stone_Installation_2011-copy-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/05\/240522_Ivy_Stone_Installation_2011-copy.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/05\/23\/make-way-for-ducklings-and-the-bates-class-of-2024-ivy-stone\/\">Make way for ducklings and the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Class of 2024 ivy stone<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Deirdre Stires<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-05-23T16:21:00-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 23, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Amelia Hawkins \u201924 wants her ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ classmates to graduate with a sense of hope, so she created an ivy stone design everyone can rally around: the ducks at Lake Andrews.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/04\/24\/mary-louise-kelly-journalist-and-co-host-of-npr-flagship-program-all-things-considered-to-deliver-2024-bates-commencement-address-joined-by-honorands-richard-blanco-and-clayton-sp\/\" aria-label=\"Mary Louise Kelly, journalist and co-host of NPR flagship program \u2018All Things Considered,\u2019 to deliver 2024 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Commencement Address, joined by honorands Richard Blanco and Clayton Spencer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/04\/2024-honorands-copy-1social-400x227.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/04\/2024-honorands-copy-1social-400x227.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/04\/2024-honorands-copy-1social-900x511.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/04\/2024-honorands-copy-1social-768x436.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/04\/2024-honorands-copy-1social-1106x628.jpg 1106w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/04\/2024-honorands-copy-1social-200x114.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/04\/2024-honorands-copy-1social.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/04\/24\/mary-louise-kelly-journalist-and-co-host-of-npr-flagship-program-all-things-considered-to-deliver-2024-bates-commencement-address-joined-by-honorands-richard-blanco-and-clayton-sp\/\">Mary Louise Kelly, journalist and co-host of NPR flagship program \u2018All Things Considered,\u2019 to deliver 2024 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Commencement Address, joined by honorands Richard Blanco and Clayton Spencer<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ News<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-04-24T10:31:48-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 24, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Set for May 26, 2024, the 158th ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College Commencement takes place on the Coram Library Terrace on the Historic Quad.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/03\/11\/commencement-2024-map\/\" aria-label=\"Commencement 2024 Map\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/04\/Commencement-Map-2022-400x259.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/04\/Commencement-Map-2022-400x259.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/04\/Commencement-Map-2022-900x582.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/04\/Commencement-Map-2022-768x497.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/04\/Commencement-Map-2022-1536x994.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/04\/Commencement-Map-2022-200x129.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/04\/Commencement-Map-2022-970x628.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2022\/04\/Commencement-Map-2022.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/03\/11\/commencement-2024-map\/\">Commencement 2024 Map<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Commencement Team<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-03-11T14:28:24-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 11, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This campus map shows locations of various resources and activities for ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Commencement on Sunday, May 26, 2024, including vehicle&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/01\/15\/celebrate-with-bobcat-lawn-signs-4\/\" aria-label=\"Celebrate With Bobcat Lawn Signs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/23-082-lawn-posters_2023_18x24-2-copy-400x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/23-082-lawn-posters_2023_18x24-2-copy-400x300.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/23-082-lawn-posters_2023_18x24-2-copy-900x675.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/23-082-lawn-posters_2023_18x24-2-copy-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/23-082-lawn-posters_2023_18x24-2-copy-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/23-082-lawn-posters_2023_18x24-2-copy-200x150.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/23-082-lawn-posters_2023_18x24-2-copy-837x628.jpg 837w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2023\/02\/23-082-lawn-posters_2023_18x24-2-copy.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/01\/15\/celebrate-with-bobcat-lawn-signs-4\/\">Celebrate With Bobcat Lawn Signs<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-01-15T09:35:56-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 15, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Want to show your Bobcat pride? Download one of our printable PDFs.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/01\/09\/faqs-what-to-expect-for-commencement-2024\/\" aria-label=\"FAQs: What to expect for Commencement 2024\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/01\/230528_Commencement_7826-400x267.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/01\/230528_Commencement_7826-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/01\/230528_Commencement_7826-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/01\/230528_Commencement_7826-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/01\/230528_Commencement_7826-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/01\/230528_Commencement_7826-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/01\/230528_Commencement_7826-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/files\/2024\/01\/230528_Commencement_7826.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/2024\/01\/09\/faqs-what-to-expect-for-commencement-2024\/\">FAQs: What to expect for Commencement 2024<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Nicholas O&#8217;Brien<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-01-09T13:09:26-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 9, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We are looking forward to welcoming ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ families and friends to campus in May to celebrate the Class of 2024. 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