Welcome
Bates College is a national leader in delivering an exceptional liberal arts education to a diverse and talented community of students. Our faculty are consequential and accomplished scholars and artists producing transformative educational experiences that help shape the world. A Bates education balances building broad knowledge across distinct modes of inquiry with a depth of understanding within a specific field of study.
Our goal is to create an environment that fosters the collaborative and respectful development of critical and independent thinking and learning – skills necessary for meaningful contributions to ongoing and sustainable development of humanity. These web pages offer a portal to Bates’ academic world.
Welcome New Faculty
We are so glad you are joining the Bates professoriate. We’re looking forward to working with you and seeing you on campus. As you begin your work we offer resources and support. Don’t hesitate to contact us at 207-786-6066, deanoffaculty@bates.edu, or drop by the first floor Lane Hall anytime.
Current Openings – Faculty Employment
Find the next step in your academic career. Discover Career Opportunities at Bates.

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What does excellence in the classroom look like?
Discover Pedagogical InnovationTeaching and Pedagogical Innovation
What does excellence in the classroom look like?
Discover Pedagogical InnovationTeaching and Pedagogical Innovation
The exceptional Bates faculty
Discover outstanding teacher-scholarsFaculty Profiles
Supporting outstanding scholarship
Discover Resources and SupportResearch and Creative Work
Support
Guidance for Faculty
Discover Career ProgressReappointment, Tenure, and Promotion
Student support and guidance throughout their Bates career
Discover Resources to Support Outstanding AdvisingAcademic Advising & Student Support
Student support and guidance throughout their Bates career
Discover Resources to Support Outstanding AdvisingAcademic Advising & Student Support
Find the next step in your academic career
Discover Resources for Effective SearchesHiring and Recruitment
Find the next step in your academic career
Discover Resources for Effective SearchesHiring and Recruitment
Faculty support and resources
Discover the Dean of Faculty’s OfficeDean’s Office and Administration
The backbone of the college
Discover Shared GovernanceShared Governance
Offices Reporting to the Dean of the Faculty
Notes from the Dean: The Dean sends periodic updates to the faculty and staff. They are linked here as a helpful archive for the community. Note these are available to the Bates community only.
Scholarship in Action
Sep 4, 2026
Opening Convocation at Bates welcomes Class of 2030, encouraging evolution, positive social influence
Featuring: Myronn E. Hardy Amy Bradfield Douglass
Sep 4, 2026
Bates welcomes (more) new faculty
Featuring: Sonny Kim Arron L. Foster Mónica Quiñones-Frías
Aug 28, 2026
Creativity, compassion, and commitment: Bates welcomes the Class of 2030
Featuring: Amy Bradfield Douglass
