Stories about "Equity and Inclusion"
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Bates names Noelle Chaddock as vice president for equity and inclusion
Thursday, December 20, 2018 11:00 am
"Noelle Chaddock brings a wealth of experience to this role, a clear and compelling vision of why the work is important, and a record of exceptional diligence and effectiveness in carrying it out," said President Clayton Spencer.
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Bates awarded $1.2 million grant to create an inclusive 21st-century curriculum in the humanities
Thursday, October 25, 2018 11:27 am
The grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation “comes at a crucial moment for Bates,” said President Clayton Spencer.
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$3 million gift endows Bates professorship in STEM equity and inclusion; April Hill named inaugural appointee
Friday, September 21, 2018 9:21 am
Hill is an eminent evolutionary developmental geneticist with a national reputation for dismantling barriers preventing students from thriving in STEM fields.
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Bates wins $1 million grant for equity-driven STEM innovations
Thursday, July 5, 2018 9:23 am
The grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute will fund the transformation of STEM culture at Bates to fully support all students in the sciences.
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Diversity at Bates, other consortium schools to benefit from $5.5 million grant
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:58 am
The Creating Connections Consortium, which includes Bates College, has received a $5.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to advance campus diversity.
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Mellon grants advance faculty diversity on campus and beyond
Thursday, April 23, 2015 2:28 pm
Bates College recently received two grants, totaling more than $1.4 million, from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to advance faculty diversity.
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Mellon Foundation awards Bates $1 million to support innovations in learning and teaching
Thursday, January 17, 2013 3:49 pm
The new grant will support a four-year project focusing on the humanities at Bates.