Office of the President

I cannot remember a time in my professional experience when matters of context and principle have intruded so insistently into the project of teaching the next generation of students.

Dear Members of the Bates Community, The events of this past weekend in Charlottesville, based on hatred, bigotry, and deeply…

Dear Members of the Bates Community: I write to share the findings of the investigation into an incident that occurred…

Dear Members of the Bates Community, As this week comes to a close, I write to share an update on…

Dear Members of the Bates Community, On Saturday night, at a campus party hosted by the Women of Color student…

Dear Members of the Bates Community, This past Friday, President Trump signed an executive order that, among other things, bans…

In early December, The Bates Student printed an open letter asking the Bates administration to announce the measures we will…

Dear Members of the Bates Community, I hope Thanksgiving provided time with family and friends and an opportunity for restoration…

I write to share the shocking and profoundly sad news that Katie Vale, our vice president for information and library services and librarian, died yesterday, Sunday, November 27, after suffering cardiac arrest.

Last night marked the end of one of the most divisive and vitriolic presidential campaigns in recent U.S. history.