Special Assistant to the President for Diversity and Inclusion
Office of Equity & Diversity Resources, 201 Lane Hall

At Bates, we acknowledge and celebrate the plurality of identities, social positions, cultural perspectives and individual abilities that contribute to human difference. We believe in the emancipating potential of education to help all members of our community promote, respect and embrace diversity — broadly defined — and to preserve and advocate for human dignity. As we avow in the Bates mission statement, “With ardor and devotion — Amore ac Studio — we engage the transformative power of our differences, cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action” to prepare leaders who are “sustained by a love of learning and a commitment to responsible stewardship of the wider world.”

The Office of Equity & Diversity Resources (OEDR) is responsible for monitoring Bates’ commitment to equal opportunity and inclusiveness. The OEDR staff work with other offices and members of the Bates community to design and carry out institutional diversity initiatives that strategically and proactively promote a culture of inclusiveness. The office ensures the fulfillment of applicable regulations and college policy, provides leadership and works with all elements of the college to promote the prioritization of diversity and serves as a resource for the campus community in the development of innovative diversity efforts.

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