Dean of the Faculty Archives

November 7, 2024

A mother and daughter collaborate for How to Clean a House in 10 Easy Steps, a new film by Carolina González Valencia

“Beatriz Valencia, a domestic worker, and her daughter-filmmaker, Carolina, collaborate to create the fictional character of a writer. Together, mother…

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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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October 17, 2022

October 17, 2022

Greetings, Colleagues, Here are this week’s announcements and upcoming events. Tyler Harper wrote on behalf of the MLK committee with…

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January 31, 2022

Racial Justice, Climate, and the Environment

Call for Panelists for an Emerging Scholars Symposium on Climate and the Environment Racial Justice in STEM, with focus on…

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November 15, 2021

Week of November 15, 2021

Below please find a summary of recent announcements and upcoming events. Tom Twist, Bates’ Sustainability Manager, announced that Bates recently…

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November 15, 2021

Week of October 4, 2021

Greetings, Colleagues, Below please find a summary of recent announcements and upcoming events.  President Spencer sent this message to the…

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April 6, 2021

Mellon Curricular Transformation

Proposing a Curricular Transformation Plan A key outcome of the Foundational Dialogues will be the development of a curricular transformation…

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November 10, 2020

Feedback for the FGRC

Dear colleagues, As you engage with our ideas for changing the structures of faculty governance at Bates, if you have thoughts…

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April 30, 2020

Guiding Principles, Faculty Governance Reform Committee

Dear Colleagues, We hope this blog finds you well, and that those you love are healthy. The Faculty Governance Review…

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