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Santa Monica, CA
Sunday, March 13
5–7 p.m.
Hotel Casa Del Mar
1910 Ocean Way
President Clayton Spencer will be joined by Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor of French and Francophone Studies Kirk D. Read for a discussion of Bates curricular initiatives and other innovations at the college.
President Spencer was joined by technology leaders Chris G. Barbin ’93, CEO and Co-Founder at Appirio and Patrick Pichette P’17, Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Google, for a discussion on “The Liberal Arts in a Digital Age.”
Los Angeles
Sunday, March 29, 5 p.m.
Marina del Rey Hotel
13543 Bali Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
President Spencer shared an update on college priorities — Opportunity & Excellence, Purposeful Work, and the Engaged Liberal Arts — as well as news from campus.
Portland
Tuesday, May 12, 6 p.m.
Grace
15 Chestnut St
Portland, ME 04101
President Spencer shared an update on college priorities — Opportunity & Excellence, Purposeful Work, and the Engaged Liberal Arts — as well as news from campus.
New York City
Tuesday, May 19, 7 p.m.
The Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Gansevoort Street
New York, NY 10014
President Spencer; Trustee Emeritus J. Michael Chu ’80, P’12, Managing Partner and Co-founder of Catterton; and Former Trustee Bryant C. Gumbel ’70, Host of HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel; discussed “The Liberal Arts in an Age of Disruption.”
Boston
Wednesday, May 20, 7 p.m.
Artists for Humanity
100 West 2nd. Street
Boston, MA 02127
President Spencer was joined by Chair of the Board of Trustees Michael Bonney ’80, P’09, P’12, P’15; Professor of Psychology and Department Chair Amy Bradfield Douglass; and Director of Program Design, Purposeful Work, Rebecca Fraser-Thill for a discussion of “The Liberal Arts in an Age of Innovation.”
Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, October 28, 7 p.m.
Long View Gallery
1234 9th St NW
Washington, DC 20001
President Spencer discussed “The Liberal Arts and the National Context” with two of Washington’s prominent experts in higher education policy: Terry Hartle, Senior Vice President at the American Council on Education (ACE) and Sarah Flanagan, Vice President for Government Relations at the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.