Stories about "accessibility"
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NPR reports on ‘first-of-its-kind’ national study challenging the value of standardized tests
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 12:25 pm
The study, by Bates alumni authors with long experience in Bates Admission, questions the predictive value of standardized tests and argues that they narrow the door of college opportunity.
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President Spencer attends today’s White House summit on college opportunity
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 10:42 am
Livestreamed at www.whitehouse.gov/live, the event is hosted by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.
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Southern Maine’s TideSmart Radio interviews President Spencer
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 10:33 am
Spencer shared how Bates embraces technology while staying true to its culture and principles.
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Portland paper quotes Spencer on Obama plan to rate colleges’ cost and value
Monday, August 26, 2013 4:38 pm
The Portland Press Herald sought the opinion of the Bates president, among others, about the new proposal.
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Crystal Ann Williams named associate vice president and chief diversity officer
Monday, August 12, 2013 1:34 pm
Williams will oversee the Office of Equity and Diversity and the Office of Intercultural Education and serve as a member of the president’s senior staff.
Maine magazine profiles President Clayton Spencer
Friday, May 3, 2013 3:44 pm
In the April issue of Maine Magazine, President Clayton Spencer talks about her love affair with Maine and her philosophy of "shared enterprise."
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Rescheduled Bates College Folk Music Festival takes place May 9-11
Friday, May 3, 2013 9:37 am
The third annual Bates College Folk Music Festival presents three days of contradancing, workshops and performances beginning May 9.
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Bates announces lowest fee increase since 1972
Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:46 am
The Bates College Board of Trustees has voted to set the fee…
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Outside the lines, athletes face social and economic challenges, say MLK Day panelists
Thursday, January 24, 2013 3:25 pm
Coaches and students agree, athletes from underrepresented backgrounds face tough challenges.
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‘Questions Worth Asking’ — President Clayton Spencer’s inaugural address
Monday, October 29, 2012 5:00 pm
President Spencer tells an inauguration story familiar in its broad outlines but revealing in its particulars.