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October 10, 2025

Meet new faculty in psychology, environmental studies, and an…

Bates is welcoming a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors will join the college over the course of the 2025-2026 academic year.

October 10, 2025

In the News: Oct. 10, 2025

For Mother Jones, in a Sept. 24 article headlined “How America’s Elite Colleges Breed High-Status Careers—and Misery,” journalist Evan Mandery named Bates as an outlier — for its emphasis on meaning and purpose.

October 10, 2025

Picture Story: September 2025 at Bates

From Convocation to fierce field hockey matches, double overtime football victories, and relaxing on the quad, we bring you September 2025 at Bates.

Philosophy

Philosophy Faculty

Lauren M. Ashwell

Professor of Philosophy

Frank Chessa Ph.D.

Visiting Lecturer in Philosophy

Jonathan R. Cohen

Visiting Professor of Philosophy

David R. Cummiskey

Professor of Philosophy

Mike Dacey

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Mark B. Okrent

Professor Emeritus of Philosophy

Paul E. Schofield

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Susan A. Stark

Professor of Philosophy

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