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Exceeding goal, Bates College successfully ends record-setting campaign with gifts of $345.7 million
Friday, August 26, 2022 8:48 am
“We owe the success of the Bates Campaign to the exceptional generosity of our alumni, parents, friends, faculty, staff, and students,” said President Clayton Spencer. “Today, we are better resourced and equipped to broaden access to a Bates education."
Eric Foushée appointed vice president for college advancement at Bates College
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 4:00 am
A member of the Office of College Advancement staff since 2014, Foushée succeeds Sarah Pearson ’75, who retired June 30 following a decade of service as vice president.
Tracey Reeves to join Bates College as vice president for communications and marketing
Friday, August 5, 2022 10:59 am
Reeves, who has extensive leadership experience in higher education and journalism, comes to Bates from Georgia Institute of Technology, where she is associate vice president for research and academic communications.
Bates College Board of Trustees elects new officers and new members
Thursday, July 7, 2022 5:26 pm
The Bates Board of Trustees has elected five new members and three new officers, including a new chair, Greg A. Ehret ’91, whose tenure begins July 1, 2023.
Slideshow: 16 of our favorite Bates sports portraits of 2021–22
Thursday, June 30, 2022 5:38 pm
After sports head shots are done, it's time for Bobcats to celebrate self and team by striking a pose of their own. "The key to the whole thing is enthusiasm," says photographer Brewster Burns.
Announcing the 26th annual Bates College summer book list
Thursday, June 30, 2022 1:01 pm
The venerable Bates College summer reading list (non-required, as always) is dedicated to "all those who, even in the most uncertain of times, find solace and comfort in the written word.”
Three Bates professors awarded Fulbright Scholar fellowships for 2022-23
Thursday, June 30, 2022 11:30 am
Three Bates professors have earned competitive Fulbright U.S. Scholar fellowships to research and teach abroad in 2022–23.
Look who’s 40! Bates Dance Festival’s full return arrives in style
Friday, June 24, 2022 10:27 am
The Bates Dance Festival is turning 40 this summer and in fitting fashion, plans for the anniversary celebration will pull together the many elements that have made this renowned festival endure for four decades:
Clayton Spencer to step down as Bates president on June 30, 2023
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 8:00 am
Bates President Clayton Spencer announced today that she will conclude her tenure at the end of the next academic year, on June 30, 2023. “Clayton has been a transformative leader for Bates, giving new shape and meaning to the power of a liberal arts education for today’s world,” said John Gillespie ’80, chair of the Bates College Board of Trustees.
Bates celebrates retiring professors for their ‘persistence and care, grace and humility’
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 3:59 pm
At three campus events during the 2021–22 academic year, Bates College celebrated the retirements of 12 faculty members. Read what their colleagues said about each.