A search panel hopes to recommend a successor to Clayton Spencer by spring.
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Bates president says Capitol assault laid bare ‘ugly truths’ nation must face
Bates College President Clayton Spencer said higher education depends on truth, evidence and ‘a culture of persuasion rather than violence.’
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Clayton Spencer: 'Finding your passion is a trap'
A discussion with Bates College President Clayton Spencer on leadership, innovation and preparing students for ‘purposeful work.’ Editor’s note: This profile by Mainebiz is one of several in its annual Women to Watch series. For more, go to mainebiz.biz. LEWISTON — The president of Bates College outlines her hope that students will discover “the zeal […]
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Bates College tops the nation in Fulbright Student awards for liberal arts students
LEWISTON — With 23 Fulbright Student award recipients this year, Bates College has produced more than any other liberal arts college. And despite Bates’ relative smallness, about 1,800 students, only six universities across America wound up with more. The international educational exchange program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, is among the most prominent […]
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Bates College president blasts proposed cuts for higher education in tax bill
LEWISTON — Bates College President Clayton Spencer blasted a controversial tax measure Tuesday that Congress appears poised to pass this month as “an assault on educational opportunity.” Spencer said the $71 billion the bill would take from higher education would hurt students, families and America’s colleges and universities. It would also undermine “the engine of […]
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Bates College president calls Trump's DACA decision 'cruel'
LEWISTON — Bates College President Clayton Spencer said President Donald Trump’s “cruel decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy” should be quickly reversed by Congress. “Ending this program runs counter to core American ideals and will cause unnecessary fear and uncertainty for thousands of students and families across the country,” she said […]
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Bates College confronts ‘distressing’ racial incident, promises reform
Private investigators hired by Bates College to look into complaints that security officers mishandled a confrontation with a black student at a May 13 dance on campus determined that the officers acted appropriately in difficult circumstances. The probe, detailed in a six-page report released this week by the college, found that one student had engaged […]
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Bates College addresses racial uproar after black student handcuffed at dance
Bates College has hired two private investigators to look into student complaints that security personnel improperly handcuffed a black male student in front of his peers at a dance this month. The officers, who work for the college, have been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the probe, according to a note […]
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Bates College president ‘appalled’ by Trump’s immigration order
LEWISTON — Some members of the Bates College community may be feeling the impact of President Donald Trump’s executive order that limits immigration by refugees and people from seven majority Muslim countries. “I am appalled by the executive order and the inhumane manner in which it is being implemented,” college President Clayton Spencer wrote in […]
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Civil rights icon John Lewis to give commencement address at Bates
LEWISTON — John Lewis, a Georgia congressman who has been called “one of the most courageous persons the civil rights movement ever produced,” will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary degree at Bates College on May 29. Lewis is the only living member of the “Big Six” leaders of the civil rights movement, […]