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We’re not sure how December arrived on our doorstep as quickly as it did. But here we are, bursting at the seams with moments from the last four weeks.

Phyllis Graber Jensen Published on March 30, 2021 “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade,” wrote Charles Dickens in Great Expectations. Yes, we saw exactly what Dickens meant as March 2021 came in cold, became warm, and departed with some chill winds (all in all, a benign month, weather-wise).  But whatever the weather, our forward-looking faculty, students, and staff took it in stride, as you’ll notice in these campus scenes from This Month at Bates. Finding Photos Phyllis Graber...

Phyllis Graber Jensen Published on March 10, 2021 The email went out at 10:07 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020, from President Clayton Spencer. Due to the surging pandemic, Spencer announced, Bates would immediately suspend in-person classes, asking all 1,700 students — except those granted waivers through petition — to move off campus in preparation for remote learning to begin in 10 days. “My heart goes out to all of our students,” Spencer said. But, “we are at a pivotal moment with respect to both the spread of the COVID-19 virus and our ability as a college to take proacti...