College President Clayton Spencer responded this week to critics who complained of structural racism with a plan to combat the problem.
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Bates College plans to reopen for fall semester
President Clayton Spencer outlined many changes to the Lewiston campus during a weekend talk to alumni.
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Bates College graduates told to ‘stay strong and walk like you got some sense’
During Bates’ 154th commencement, held via livestream due to the coronavirus, President Clayton Spencer and other speakers spoke fondly of the resilience the Class of 2020 showed during its final semester.
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A ‘bleak outlook’ for Bates as college tries to cope with COVID-19
Worried about ‘an existential threat’ to Bates, its staff and junior faculty want more say in how the college plans for the pandemic.
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Maine college leaders collaborating on ‘framework’ to reopen campuses
Presidents of Maine’s public and private colleges and universities are hoping to present recommendations to Gov. Janet Mills next month.
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Bates College considers changes for its fall semester
Administrators trying to figure out if campus can operate normally in the coming academic year.
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Jack Allard, former Bates All-American battling COVID-19, moves closer to experimental treatment
The 25-year-old Bates College graduate has been cleared to receive an experimental drug but remains in a coma and on a ventilator.
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Coronavirus case confirmed at Bates College
LEWISTON — A case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Bates College, school officials announced Thursday night. Although, officials didn’t specify whether the patient is a student or faculty, he or she was said to be at home in self-isolation. “We became aware of this case today,” Bates President Clayton Spencer wrote on the school […]
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Bates College to close its campus and send students home
Bates was the last NESCAC college to yield to the coronavirus.
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Fake flyers at Bates showed ‘blatant disregard’ for efforts to inform community of COVID-19 dangers
College officials decried the hoax and urged students, faculty and staff to ignore the flyers, which carried a forged signature of Bates’ president.