{"id":2,"date":"2022-12-15T16:55:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T20:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clayton-spencer\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:07:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:07:35","slug":"bates-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clayton-spencer\/the-presidency-of-clayton-spencer\/bates-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A selection of Bates News stories that reflect the work, contributions, and efforts of Bates President Clayton Spencer from her appointment in 2011 to now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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News & Updates<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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June 29, 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t‘Pretty cool’: Proud and grateful for her time at…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\u201cI am proud and grateful to be associated with this fabulous college that you guys are lucky enough to claim as your own,\u201d Spencer said in her final remarks as president, shared with alumni at Reunion.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/article>

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April 13, 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeeping it real as Bates\u2019 record-setting admission season hit…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A record 8,937 prospective students applied to Bates this year. And on April 3, a dozen of those newly admitted students made their way to a Pettengill Hall classroom to get a real taste of Bates academics.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/article>

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January 23, 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBates College announces goal to add eight new permanent facul…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Expanding the Bates faculty \u201cis a matter of central importance to the strength and vitality of our academic program,\u201d said Malcolm Hill, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/article><\/section>\n\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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