Celebrating Clayton Spencer Archives
Welcome Remarks at Convocation 2020
Good afternoon. Welcome to the opening convocation of the new academic year. We do not know how this year will…
A Few Thoughts as We Open the Year
Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues, Beginning this weekend, we will welcome students back to campus for what will surely be…
Response to Petition on Fall 2020 Plans
Dear Members of the Bates Community: Last week, senior staff colleagues and I received a petition raising various questions with…
The Work of Antiracism at Bates
Dear Members of the Bates Community, In light of the national crisis arising from ongoing police killings of black people…
Racism and Educational Mission
On behalf of Bates College, I condemn these acts of extreme cruelty and the long history of racial injustice and violence against black, brown, and indigenous people that have made them possible and dangerously routine.
A Pause to Acknowledge
Bates President Clayton Spencer, VP for Equity and Inclusion Noelle Chaddock, and Bates Multifaith Chaplain Brittany Longsdorf take a moment to reflect and pause as our nation grapples with the recent, yet sadly familiar events, of continuing race-based violence.
Reply to May 8, 2020 Letter from Faculty and Staff
Dear Colleagues, Many thanks for your letter, dated May 8 and signed by 52 members of faculty and staff and…
Planning for Next Academic Year
Dear Bates Students and Families, Now that we have reached the end of a winter semester none of us could…
Spring 2020 Board Meeting Summary
The Bates Board of Trustees held its spring meeting virtually on Friday, May 1, 2020, after most standing committees of…
Community Message: Revised Title IX Regulations
Dear Members of the Bates Community: Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights released revised regulations governing…