Celebrating Clayton Spencer Archives

May 24, 2019

Update on Veterans Project

Dear Members of the Bates Community, I write with an update on the planned Veterans Recognition Project at Bates, which…

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January 31, 2019

Bates Letter to U.S. Department of Education on Title IX

Dear Members of the Bates Community: As you may know, in November 2018, the U.S. Department of Education proposed revised…

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October 12, 2018

Update on Veterans’ Recognition Project

I write with a brief update and an invitation to participate in the Veterans’ Recognition Project at Bates.

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September 25, 2018

Bates Community Letter: Fall 2018

Dear Members of the Bates Community, As we settle into the rhythms of the new academic year, I write to…

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September 6, 2018

Remarks at Convocation: Fall 2018

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” I’m sure that many of you are familiar with this statement, made famous by the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.

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May 17, 2018

Veterans’ Recognition at Bates

  Dear Members of the Bates Community, I am pleased to share with you our plan to create a public…

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December 13, 2017

Announcement of Professorship Appointments in 2017–18

I am delighted to announce the appointment of five faculty members to endowed professorships, effective in 2017–18.

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September 26, 2017

Bates Community Letter: Fall 2017

Dear Members of the Bates Community, Now that we have settled into the 2017–18 academic year, I write to share…

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September 5, 2017

Statement on Decision to End Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Policy

We are deeply disappointed by President Trump’s cruel decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. Ending…

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September 5, 2017

Remarks at Convocation: Fall 2017

I cannot remember a time in my professional experience when matters of context and principle have intruded so insistently into the project of teaching the next generation of students.

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