While the number of cases remains low, colleges are bracing for a challenging year as they roll out extensive testing programs and issue new rules for social distancing.
Bates College
Student tests positive for COVID-19 at Bates College
Everyone must wear masks inside and outside, except in limited cases.
Bates warns students to stay away from large parties — anywhere
As students began arriving in large numbers Tuesday, administrators said they were looking into reports of off-campus gatherings that violated Bates’ pandemic-control rules.
Testing finds no COVID-19 at Bates as students begin return to campus
With student testing slated to start Sunday, more than 500 employees have so far been checked without a single positive result.
Tucker Barber, now a senior, sets sights on strong finish at Bates College
Despite the uncertainty that accompanies COVID-19, Wilton native Tucker Barber heads back to school.
Bates College scene to change from party hearty to hardly party
Students on the Lewiston campus advised of restrictions due to pandemic
College sports: Bates AD Jason Fein tabbed to chair NCAA D-III council
The Bobcats’ athletic director has been elected to chair the Division III Management Council — a “dream come true” he says.
Bates group pressures college to change its plan to bring all students back to campus
A petition circulating among students, faculty and staff at the Lewiston college says its reopening plan is too dangerous.
Bates College may house some students in area hotels
Lewiston college is scrambling to get ready for students’ return in a month to a transformed campus.
Bates is ‘Top Party School’ in Maine? Look again.
Barstool’s fake ‘Top Party Schools’ map sparks debate over social media