Celebrating Clayton Spencer Archives
President Clayton Spencer’s statement on climate change and divestment
I write to outline important aspects of our institutional response to the urgent problem of climate change and to address the question of whether the college should divest its endowment from the fossil fuel industry.
President Clayton Spencer’s statement on the boycott of Israeli academic institutions
On behalf of Bates College, I reject unequivocally the boycott of Israeli universities that was recently passed by a majority of the members of the American Studies Association.
Bates Community Letter: Fall 2013
I write to share with you developments at the college as we welcome the Class of 2017 and begin a new academic year.
‘Some Thoughts on Work’: Remarks at Convocation, Sept. 3, 2013
Thank you, Brent, and thank you, Matt, for those very thoughtful reflections. I am going to direct my remarks today…
Video: Welcoming Clayton
We built it, and you came: So far, hundreds of members of the Bates community have turned out to the…
Slide Show: Washington, D.C., welcomes President Spencer
Washington, D.C.–area alumni, parents and friends welcomed President Clayton Spencer on Feb. 6 for a reception and talk at the…
Slide show: Boston welcomes President Spencer
Boston-area alumni, parents and friends welcome President Clayton Spencer on Nov. 15, 2012, at the Museum of Science. This fall,…
Slide show: New York City welcomes President Spencer
New York City–area alumni, parents and friends welcomed President Clayton Spencer on Dec. 4 for a reception and talk at…
Video — The Inauguration of A. Clayton Spencer
Below are edited clips from the Inauguration, followed by the full length video. Photographer and videographer Phyllis Graber Jensen offers…