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We asked nine Admission interns: What’s your favorite Bates place and why? The photographs and text below provide the answers.
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Jun 22, 2022

Clayton Spencer to step down as Bates president on June 30, 2023

Bates President Clayton Spencer announced today that she will conclude her tenure at the end of the next academic year, on June 30, 2023. “Clayton has been a transformative leader for Bates, giving new shape and meaning to the power of a liberal arts education for today’s world,” said John Gillespie ’80, chair of the Bates College Board of Trustees.

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