Office of the President

Dear Members of the Bates Community, In light of the national crisis arising from ongoing police killings of black people…

On behalf of Bates College, I condemn these acts of extreme cruelty and the long history of racial injustice and violence against black, brown, and indigenous people that have made them possible and dangerously routine.

Bates President Clayton Spencer, VP for Equity and Inclusion Noelle Chaddock, and Bates Multifaith Chaplain Brittany Longsdorf take a moment to reflect and pause as our nation grapples with the recent, yet sadly familiar events, of continuing race-based violence.

Dear Colleagues, Many thanks for your letter, dated May 8 and signed by 52 members of faculty and staff and…

Dear Bates Students and Families, Now that we have reached the end of a winter semester none of us could…

Dear Members of the Bates Community: Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights released revised regulations governing…

Dear Colleagues, As we enter another week of managing through a global crisis that has disrupted our personal and professional…

Dear Colleagues: As we enter the last week of classes for the semester, I write to provide an update on…

Dear Bates Alumni, I write today to share what I know will be disappointing news: Due to the COVID-19 crisis,…