Dean of the Faculty Archives

October 4, 2024

Bates Now update

Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues,  Thanks to everyone who provided feedback on our proposed Bates Now communication system. We have…

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September 13, 2024

Bates Now prototype review

Dear Colleagues, In this age of information overload, we are interested in identifying effective modes of communication regarding events on campus.…

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September 5, 2024

September 5, 2023 Communication–Welcome Back and Important Information

Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Hello all Bates students, Welcome to the Fall 2023 semester!  I hope you all had a…

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September 3, 2024

Endowed Chairs

Dear Colleagues, We write to announce the appointment of two faculty members to endowed chairs with terms that begin this…

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May 1, 2023

May 1, 2023 Peer Learning Commons Announcement

Bates has long provided comprehensive and innovative peer education and peer tutoring. In 2021, after some staff departures, we began…

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January 17, 2023

January 17, 2023 Faculty Meeting Remarks

A multitude of opportunities, and the case for optimism at Bates: Part Two INTRODUCTION I want to thank the CFG…

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October 4, 2021

October 4, 2021 Faculty Meeting Remarks

Dear Colleagues, I wanted to take a minute to draw explicit connections among the initiatives I mentioned at the September…

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September 13, 2021

September 13, 2021 Faculty Meeting Remarks

Dear Colleagues. Even though we are two weeks in – welcome everyone to the start of this academic year. I…

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June 7, 2021

June 7 2021 Message from the AAC

June 7, 2021  Dear Colleagues,  In April, we announced a draft plan to resume allocation of tenure-track lines and the…

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February 1, 2021

February 1, 2021 Faculty Meeting Remarks

On the Curricular Requirement Focused on Race, Racism, Inclusion, and EquityComments to Faculty Meeting Introduction I would like to take…

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