In April of 2023, the Bates faculty passed legislation to enact a curricular requirement for all students centered on the issues of Race, Power, Privilege and Colonialism.

We offer the following information and resources to the community regarding this requirement

• The text of the legislation passed by the faculty
• The support program for academic units developing courses for the program
• The rubric the ad hoc committee will use for course approvals

As we near the Fall 2026 launch date for the requirement, we will update this page with more information, including a list of courses tagged for the requirement.