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

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

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

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

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.

Dear Members of the Bates Community, The events of this past weekend in Charlottesville, based on hatred, bigotry, and deeply…

Dear Members of the Bates Community: I write to share the findings of the investigation into an incident that occurred…

Dear Members of the Bates Community, As this week comes to a close, I write to share an update on…

Dear Members of the Bates Community, On Saturday night, at a campus party hosted by the Women of Color student…

I write to share my thinking and seek your advice about the transition in the Dean of Faculty role.

Dear Members of the Bates Community, This past Friday, President Trump signed an executive order that, among other things, bans…