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In her capacity as an academic administrator at Harvard University, Spencer has been noted for her collaborative approach and effectiveness by The Harvard Crimson. Referred to as the "Right Hand Woman", [12] she was considered one of the most influential figures at Harvard, after President Drew Gilpin Faust. [56]
Early in her career, Spencer served as Chief Education Counsel in the U.S. Senate, for Senator Edward M. Kennedy, followed by 15 years as a senior leader at Harvard. She took office as the...
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Jun 15, 2012 · From her formative upbringing as the daughter of a college president to her innovative policy work at Harvard, Clayton Spencer’s rise as a U.S. higher education leader culminates in her wow debut as president-elect of Bates — and her avowed commitment to leading Bates toward a stronger marriage of excellence and opportunity.
Clayton Spencer became the eighth president of Bates College on July 1, 2012. She came to Bates from Harvard University, where she spent more than 15 years on the university’s senior leadership team. Before joining Bates, Spencer served for seven years as vice president for policy at Harvard, directing policy initiatives for the university.
Dec 5, 2011 · Dec. 4, 2011. Clayton Spencer, the vice president for policy at Harvard University, has been named the eighth president of Bates College, a small liberal arts institution in Lewiston, Me.,...
Dec 4, 2011 · A. Clayton Spencer, vice president for policy since 2005, has been elected the eighth president of Bates College, effective July 1. Spencer has worked in Massachusetts Hall for a decade and a half, serving presidents Neil L. Rudenstine, Lawrence H. Summers, Derek Bok, and Drew Faust.
December 4. Clayton Spencer elected eighth president of Bates. “Clayton Spencer is a true national leader in higher education,” says Michael Bonney ’80, chair of the Bates Board of Trustees during the announcement.
