{"id":15191,"date":"2026-06-23T10:11:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/?page_id=15191"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:22:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:22:47","slug":"perspectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/life-at-bates\/perspectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/06\/230510_Campus_Mouth_Piece_0164-400x267.webp\" alt=\"A group of students chat on the quad\" class=\"wp-image-15194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/06\/230510_Campus_Mouth_Piece_0164-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/06\/230510_Campus_Mouth_Piece_0164-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/06\/230510_Campus_Mouth_Piece_0164-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/06\/230510_Campus_Mouth_Piece_0164-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/files\/2026\/06\/230510_Campus_Mouth_Piece_0164.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bates has joined a cohort of institutions formed by the American Association of Colleges &amp; Universities and the Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI) to provide CDI\u2019s <em>Perspectives <\/em>program to all new students. <em>Perspectives <\/em>is an online learning experience that helps students build the skills to engage across differences with curiosity and confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All new students are required to take <em>Perspectives <\/em>&#8211; it\u2019s an important part of being a member of our community, is aligned with First-Year Experience values, and directly supports Bates\u2019 commitment to positively impacting the wider world through the transformative power of our differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-garnet-bright-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ee03e9da5ba8ce156d9e010536e007d0\">Why <em>Perspectives<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You will likely encounter much more diversity on this campus than at any other time in your life.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This includes racial, ethnic, cultural, gender, religious, and ideological diversity, among others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Through these experiences, you might discover new interests and learn about yourself and what you value.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>But some of these experiences will be challenging. You might encounter ideas that are counter to beliefs you hold dear. Some of what you hear, you might find offensive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Perspectives <\/em>will help you make the most of the diverse experiences you\u2019ll encounter on campus, including:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learning from people who don\u2019t see things the same way as you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Responding to situations you might find offensive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than 80% of students report increased confidence in navigating difficult conversations and communicating across differences after completing <em>Perspectives<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>84% say <em>Perspectives<\/em> helped them gain valuable professional and life skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/programs.constructivedialogue.org\/sign-in\">Login to <em>Perspectives <\/em>here<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: You must accept your email invitation in your Bates inbox before using this link to login.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions or issues? <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/138pEOiiqR3GCYNqZXHCVvnA3D7EdoMNifEMTs6FE0-k\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check out the <em>Perspectives <\/em>Login Guide here<\/a>, and reach out to <a href=\"mailto:fye@bates.edu\">fye@bates.edu<\/a> if you&#8217;re having trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bates has joined a cohort of institutions formed by the American Association&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":851,"featured_media":0,"parent":14694,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"bates_author_byline_override":"","_hide_page_title":false,"_header_override":"","_template_width_override":"","_dimp_site_id":"","_dimp_override_contact":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"_sidebarChoice":"","footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-15191","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15191"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15227,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15191\/revisions\/15227"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/first-year-experience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}