{"id":5259,"date":"2025-04-08T14:41:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/?page_id=5259"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:47:07","slug":"academic-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/academic-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering the Bates Academic Experience Through Endowed Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-garnet-bg has-dark-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bates relies on the generosity of its community to build a strong foundation for its transformative academic experience through endowed funds. These permanent resources provide consistent and crucial resources that directly enhance the learning environment for our students and faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By supporting faculty development, enabling innovative research, expanding access to resources like the library and technology, and fostering enriching co-curricular activities, these endowments ensure that Bates continues to offer a challenging, engaging, and ultimately empowering education for generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ways to Support the Bates Academic Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/leadership-giving\/bates-center-for-inclusive-teaching-learning\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2023\/10\/190320_Carrie_Eaton-Diaz_Class_0370-900x600.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3428 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2023\/10\/190320_Carrie_Eaton-Diaz_Class_0370-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2023\/10\/190320_Carrie_Eaton-Diaz_Class_0370-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2023\/10\/190320_Carrie_Eaton-Diaz_Class_0370-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2023\/10\/190320_Carrie_Eaton-Diaz_Class_0370-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2023\/10\/190320_Carrie_Eaton-Diaz_Class_0370-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2023\/10\/190320_Carrie_Eaton-Diaz_Class_0370.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Center for Inclusive Teaching and Learning<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Center for Inclusive Teaching and Learning (CITL) at Bates aims to revolutionize education by empowering faculty to develop innovative and inclusive teaching methods. Rooted in the college&#8217;s dedication to academic rigor and the value of diversity, the CITL will ensure all students, across all disciplines, benefit from exceptional and equitable learning experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-garnet-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/leadership-giving\/bates-center-for-inclusive-teaching-learning\/\">EXPLORE THE FUTURE OF LEARNING<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/leadership-giving\/purposeful-work-supporting-student-success\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/01\/231207_Campus_0114-1-1-900x600.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3960 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/01\/231207_Campus_0114-1-1-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/01\/231207_Campus_0114-1-1-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/01\/231207_Campus_0114-1-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/01\/231207_Campus_0114-1-1-942x628.jpg 942w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/01\/231207_Campus_0114-1-1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bates Center for Purposeful Work<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Purposeful Work helps students explore their values, interests, and strengths to align who they are with what they do. The four-year developmental approach of Purposeful Work delivers guidance and programs across the student experience that are integral to student success in life after graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-garnet-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/leadership-giving\/purposeful-work-supporting-student-success\/\">UNLOCK STUDENT POTENTIAL<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-garnet-bg has-white-color has-text-color is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">Get in Touch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in learning more or making a gift, please contact:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a11a96c9e20919eb6d35c1310e78f085\"><strong>Seth Williams<br><\/strong><em>Director of Leadership Giving<\/em><br><a href=\"mailto:rwray@bates.edu\">swilliams2@bates.edu<br><\/a>207-755-5988<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bates relies on the generosity of its community to build a strong&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1045,"featured_media":5029,"parent":0,"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,"_dimp_site_id":"","_dimp_override_contact":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"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-5259","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1045"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5259"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5889,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5259\/revisions\/5889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}