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$1 million Mellon grant is latest to support faculty initiatives

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 3:37 pm

Bates College has been awarded $1 million to enhance the integration of scholarship and research into the lives of the college's 180 faculty members. The grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation of New York City will be used to support year-long sabbaticals. Given the intense focus on teaching and collegial service at Bates, these leaves for research are essential to the scholarly vitality of the faculty.