Celebrating Clayton Spencer Archives
Update on Veterans Project
Dear Members of the Bates Community, I write with an update on the planned Veterans Recognition Project at Bates, which…
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…
Update on Veterans’ Recognition Project
I write with a brief update and an invitation to participate in the Veterans’ Recognition Project at Bates.
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…
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.
Veterans’ Recognition at Bates
Dear Members of the Bates Community, I am pleased to share with you our plan to create a public…
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.
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…
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…
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.