Celebrating Clayton Spencer Telling the Story of the Eighth Bates College President, 2012–2023

Dear Members of the Bates Community, I hope Thanksgiving provided time with family and friends and an opportunity for restoration…

I write to share the shocking and profoundly sad news that Katie Vale, our vice president for information and library services and librarian, died yesterday, Sunday, November 27, after suffering cardiac arrest.

Last night marked the end of one of the most divisive and vitriolic presidential campaigns in recent U.S. history.

This weekend, a flyer was circulated on the Bates campus with false information about tomorrow’s election and what our students need to do to register to vote.