Celebrating Clayton Spencer Archives
‘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…
‘Questions Worth Asking’: President Clayton Spencer’s Inaugural Address, Oct. 26, 2012
Well, I guess now I really am the eighth president of Bates College. It is an enormous honor and a…
Remarks at Convocation: Sept. 4, 2012
Welcome back, faculty, staff and returning students, to the beginning of a new year. And welcome, Class of 2016, to…
The Inauguration of A. Clayton Spencer
The inauguration of A. Clayton Spencer as Bates’ eighth president represents an important moment in the life of our college.…