Clayton Spencer
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Clayton Spencer
@ClaytonAtBates
President of @BatesCollege

Bates announces Commencement speaker and honorary degrees for its 157th Commencement to be held on Sunday, May 28. J. Drew Lanham, MacArthur award–winning author and ecologist, will be joined by fellow honorands Michael Lewis, Julieanna Richardson, and Shankar Vedantam.

We are proud to share that Bates is one of just five U.S. undergraduate colleges recognized for the dual achievement as a Top Producer of both @FulbrightPrgrm Student and #Fulbright Scholar awards for 2022–23. bates.edu/news/2023/02/1…


ANNOUNCEMENT: Bates will expand its faculty by adding eight new, permanent tenure-track positions over the next three years. Bates has grown the faculty by 10% since 2012 under the leadership of President @ClaytonAtBates: bates.edu/news/2023/01/2…

Leana E. Amáez, a seasoned equity and inclusion leader and longtime advocate for underrepresented populations, will become vice president for equity and inclusion at Bates College. bates.edu/news/2022/12/2…






At 10 a.m., Sunday, May 29, for the first time since 2019, a Bates senior class will march as one from Alumni Walk to the Historic Quad to celebrate their graduation from Bates College. Learn more about the graduating class of #Bates2022: bit.ly/3GnT0XK #Bates2022

In 2017 we launched The Bates Campaign with the most ambitious goal in Bates history: $300M. Today, we're proud to announce that we have not only met, but exceeded, our goal with $336M raised with 6 weeks remaining. Thank you! ➡️ bit.ly/3stFMmq #BatesPlusYou

Bates announces Commencement speaker and honorary degrees for its 156th Commencement to be held on May 29. @nirav_mainecdc will be joined by fellow honorands biotech CEO Michael Bonney ’80, acclaimed poet @nikkigiovanni6, and @RevBeccaStevens: bit.ly/38kXIbD




Bates announces $100 million initiative, powered by a $50 million challenge grant from the @SchulerEdFound, to expand access for students who are Pell-eligible, low income, or undocumented. Learn more: bit.ly/3m6ehv5

