- 2009
- President Hansen's mid-semester update: finances, facilities, and planning for Bates' future
An update to the Bates Community in the Fall of 2009.
- 2009 Convocation address
In welcoming the Class of 2013, President Hansen offers congratulations. "Good choice," she tells the students, noting that college is where choices, more than abilities, define the experience.
- 2009 Baccalaureate address
In her address, President Hansen notes that "the dualities and tensions inherent in a great liberal arts education are critically important to our purposes."
- May Update: Economic Climate at Bates
An update to the Bates community on May 7, 2009, on the current economic climate and Bates.
- Update: Economic Climate at Bates
An update to the Bates community on Feb. 4, 2009, on the current economic climate and Bates.
- Budget FAQs
The Budget and Finance Advisory Committee compiled this list of Frequently Asked Questions to give the community some insight to the current financial situation at Bates.
- 2008
- Update: Economic climate and Bates
An update to the Bates community on Dec. 2, 2008, on the current economic climate and Bates.
- Current Economic climate and Bates
An open letter to the Bates community on Oct. 28, 2008, on the current economic climate and Bates.
- 2008 Convocation address
In her address, President Hansen talks about the new Commons being "at the heart of our campus and of our educational vision. It reminds us that a liberal education prepares a whole human being for life."
- 2008 Baccalaureate address
In her address, President Hansen notes that "a Bates education is not about the bottom line or the short term; it is about being in it for the long haul and doing the right thing."
- Appointment of Camille Hazeur
An announcement of the appointment, effective July 1, 2008, of Camille Hazeur as Director of Affirmative Action and Manager of Institutional Diversity Projects.
- Financial aid update
An open letter to the Bates community on Feb. 5, 2008, on the issues of college costs and financial aid.
- 2007
- 2007 Convocation address
In her address beginning the academic year, President Hansen says that "the volatility of great institutions of higher learning, often masked by historic buildings and enduring traditions, is more visible than ever at Bates."
- 2007 Baccalaureate address
"Your education has made a difference not only to the facts you know and the skills you have but also to your character," says President Hansen.
- President's response to the Virginia Tech tragedy
An open letter to the Bates community on April 19, 2007, after the shootings at Virginia Tech.
- 2006
- 2006 Convocation address
A Bates education isn't just about getting better and better at answering harder and harder questions. Two skills that matter more are listening and questioning.
- 2006 Baccalaureate address
For finding something you love to do is a prelude to doing something well.
- 2005
- 2005 Convocation remarks
Understanding intellectual diversity
- 2005 Baccalaureate address
The End of Education
- President Hansen on Bates' response to Katrina
An open letter the Bates community
- 2004
- 2004 Convocation remarks
The goals of a Bates education
- 2004 Baccalaureate address
How has your idea of who you are and/or what you love changed since you first arrived at Bates?
- 2003
- Letter to the "Chronicle of Higher Education"
Liberal-Arts Education for the Real World
- 2003 Convocation remarks
Your expectations for life at Bates
- 2003 Baccalaureate address
If Bates is in some measure a kind of Eden, you, like Adam and Eve, are about to be cast out...
- President Hansen comments on the war in Iraq
An open letter to the Bates community
- Bates College and the community
Bates College and its connections to its community ...
- 2002
- Inaugural address
Rituals mark moments of transition, of change and uncertainty ...
- 2002 Convocation remarks
It is a once-in-a-lifetime thrill for me to stand before you at my first convocation ...
- Message to parents
I am almost as new to Bates as most of you are ...
