Celebrating Clayton Spencer Archives

March 22, 2020

Message to Faculty and Staff: Thank You!

Dear Bates Faculty and Staff, Tomorrow we head into our first week of teaching our students remotely and into yet…

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March 22, 2020

Greetings from Campus

Dear Students and Families, I hope that by now most of you are settled in at home or somewhere else…

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March 19, 2020

Confirmed Case of COVID-19

Dear Members of the Bates Community: I write to inform you that a member of our community has tested positive…

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March 17, 2020

Important COVID-19 Update for Staff

Dear Colleagues: I write with an important update about the college’s continued response to the COVID-19 situation. Beginning immediately, Bates…

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March 14, 2020

Urgent Information About Timely Departure from Campus

Dear Students, I write to ask that you respond with a greater sense of urgency to the public health crisis…

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March 13, 2020

March 13 COVID-19 Announcement

Dear Members of the Bates Community, I write to share important news about Bates’ response to the rapidly evolving COVID-19…

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March 10, 2020

Message Regarding College Response to COVID-19

Dear Families, Many of you may have heard the news that one of our NESCAC peer institutions has announced that…

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February 6, 2020

Winter 2020 Board Meeting Summary

The Bates Board of Trustees held its winter meeting in Cambridge, Massachusetts from January 30 through February 1, 2020. The…

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November 1, 2019

October 2019 Board Meeting Summary

The Bates Board of Trustees was on campus for its fall meeting on October 24 through October 26, 2019. Each…

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September 11, 2019

Bates Community Letter: Fall 2019

Dear Members of the Bates Community, Welcome to the 2019–20 academic year! I write to share news of recent progress…

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