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Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty; Professor of Econ<\/p>
\n\t\t\t\tjroberts@bates.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p> Dean of the Faculty’s Office\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t207-786-6066<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div> As Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Joanne Roberts’ responsibilities include faculty recruitment, review, tenure and promotion, and nurturing faculty career development in the arenas of instruction, scholarship, and community engagement. She oversees the curriculum and academic initiatives. She works closely with the Registrar, the Harward Center for Community Partnerships, the Bates Dance Festival, and the Office of Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance. She is a member of the College\u2019s senior leadership team and is the chief academic officer.<\/p> The Dean of the Faculty values a strong faculty as the foundation of an outstanding College and all in the Office organize their work to advance and support the faculty.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Krista M. Aronson<\/p> Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean of the Faculty<\/p> \n\t\t\t\tkaronson@bates.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p> Psychology\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t207-786-6088<\/a><\/span><\/p> Dean of the Faculty’s Office\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div> Dr. Krista Maywalt Aronson oversees 16 departments and programs in the humanities, interdisciplinary studies, and STEM divisions, including hiring, curricular, and management. She is also responsible for the faculty mentorship program, including developing and managing the Center For Inclusive Teaching and Learning (CITL). Additionally, she is the College Roux Institute (a graduate school of Engineering, Computing, and Artificial Intelligence located in Portland, ME) liaison — actively working to enhance opportunities for students and faculty across the College in these arenas. Donald C. Dearborn<\/p> Pronouns:<\/i>he\/him\/his<\/p> Professor of Biology and Associate Dean of the Faculty<\/p> \n\t\t\t\tddearbor@bates.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p> Biology\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t207-786-6107<\/a><\/span><\/p> Dean of the Faculty’s Office\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div> Don Dearborn is the Associate Dean of Faculty for the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division and the Social Sciences Division. In these divisions and across the college, he works in service of equity and inclusion initiatives such as Foundational Dialogues. He supports scholarship across the college, including administering the Bates Faculty Development Fund, serving as Research Integrity Officer, acting as liaison to the Institutional Research Board and the Office of Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance, and supervising work at the coast at Shortridge and the Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area. He also serves as a Deputy Coordinator for Title IX and sits on Bates\u2019 Behavioral Intervention Team. Other regular tasks include hiring temporary faculty, guiding departmental and program reviews, responding to curricular or course-related concerns (e.g., over-or under-enrollment, canceled courses, leaves), and meeting with students or parents who have concerns.<\/p> Dr. Dearborn is an evolutionary biologist, working in the lab and on remote islands to explore how evolution shapes host-parasite interactions and animal behavior.<\/p> Don Dearborn\u2019s lab webpage<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Michael A. Rocque<\/p> Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean of the Faculty<\/p> \n\t\t\t\tmrocque@bates.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p> Sociology\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t207-786-6196<\/a><\/span><\/p> Dean of the Faculty’s Office\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div> As an Associate Dean of Faculty, Mike is responsible for student and faculty-facing programming related to student academic advising and experience. In that role, and in partnership Senior Associate Dean of Students Kim Trauciniek, Mike implements and assesses all components of the multi-program First-Year Experience (FYE)<\/a>, which is Bates\u2019s unique approach to first-year student transition to college. Mike also coordinates the implementation of the First-Year Seminar, which is the academic backbone of the FYE. Mike supports and evaluates pre-major academic advising, including design of resources such as the student advising portal <\/a>and professional development programming<\/a> for academic advisors and student support advisors, as well as oversees student academic support services of the Peer Learning Commons<\/a> (in Ladd Library), which is composed of the Student Writing and Language Center (SWLC)<\/a> and the Student Academic Support Center (SASC)<\/a>. Mike also serves as the chair of Extra-disciplinary Studies (EXDS), through which practitioner-taught short-term, peer-tutoring pedagogy, and other courses are developed and implemented. In addition, Mike is the Faculty Athletics Representative<\/a> for Bates and remains an active member of the Sociology Department<\/a>, and remains an academic advisor to both pre-majors and majors, and advises senior theses.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Mathieu L. Duvall<\/p> Pronouns:<\/i>he\/him\/his<\/p> \n\t\t\t\tmduvall@bates.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p> Senior Assistant Dean of Strategy & Curriculum<\/span> The Senior Assistant Dean for Strategy and Curriculum works closely with faculty and staff across a range of areas essential to the academic mission of the college. The assistant dean manages and coordinates planning, assessment, and other data-intensive analytical activities including planning and assessing curricula, faculty staffing, enrollment, and other academic affairs functions. The Assistant Dean of Strategy and Analysis also coordinates and facilitates projects assigned by the Dean.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Erik B. Oleson Ph.D.<\/p> \n\t\t\t\teoleson@bates.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p> Senior Assistant Dean of the Faculty for Operations<\/span> Jason Scheideman<\/p> Senior Assistant Dean of the Faculty for Operations<\/p> \n\t\t\t\tjscheide@bates.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p> Dean of the Faculty’s Office\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t207-753-6982<\/a><\/span><\/p> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div> Edili V. Lopez<\/p> Pronouns:<\/i>she\/her\/hers<\/p> \n\t\t\t\telopez2@bates.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p> Assistant Dean of the Faculty for Academic Resource Support<\/span> The Assistant Dean of the Faculty for Academic Resource Support oversees student development programs, including research grants and fellowships. She serves as the point person for the Visa Faculty Program; Language Assistant Program; the STEM Scholars Program; Commencement. She also coordinates the Mount David Summit and works on various aspects of Commencement. She also supervises the academic administrative assistants across campus and the Arts Events Manager.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Mary Meserve<\/p> Pronouns:<\/i>she\/her\/hers<\/p> \n\t\t\t\tmmeserve@bates.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p> Assistant Dean of the Faculty for Communication & Governance<\/span> The Assistant Dean of Faculty for Communication and Governance works closely with the faculty of the college and oversees several key functions of the Dean of Faculty\u2019s Office and is part of the strategy arm of the office. The person in this position works with the Dean of Faculty in the areas associated with the shared governance of the college and represents the office on college committees and during office initiatives. The position partners with the Office of Communications and Marketing to ensure the visibility of faculty scholarship and achievements. Like all roles in the Office of the Dean of Faculty, the person in this role works collaboratively with other staff in the office, the faculty, and members of other offices of the college which are partners on various programs and initiatives. Renee E. Dana<\/p> \n\t\t\t\trdana@bates.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p> Executive Assistant to the Dean of the Faculty and Vice President of Academic Affairs<\/span> The Executive Assistant to the Dean of the Faculty supports the Dean of the Faculty with the work of the office, acts as a communication liaison to academic departments, Bates senior leadership, and external guests, and coordinates and supports events hosted by the Dean of Faculty office. The executive assistant provides administrative support to the associate deans. The executive assistant also updates the Dean of Faculty website and handles the logistics of the Academic Affairs Council (AAC).<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Aronson simultaneously maintains an active program of research and digital public scholarship, providing the framework, data, and resources necessary for the critical analysis of racial\/cultural representation in multicultural children’s books through the Diverse BookFinder<\/a>. This national initiative leverages research and technology to elevate cultural content, making finding multicultural children’s books easier and fostering systemic change. This type of innovative public scholarship and partnership represents a potential future of higher education. One that meets the expressed needs of students and broader society, demanding more direct connections between academic thought, everyday experience, and shared social problems.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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As of the Winter 2026 Semester, Jason splits his time between the Dean of Faculty’s Office and teaching the course, PLTC 336, “Explaining Wartime Violence,” for the Politics department.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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