Justice On Campus
This campus office or resource often handles cases of discrimination or harassment and ensures compliance with Title IX.
What is the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (or Title IX Office)?
This cultural celebration in February highlights the achievements and contributions of Black individuals in U.S. history.
What is Black History Month?
Known as "the mother of the freedom movement," this woman refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This office provides supportive measures such as academic, housing, work, or transportation changes for those reporting harassment or discrimination.
What is the Title IX Office (or Title IX Team)?
The longest river in the world, stretching over 4,000 miles, is this river in Africa.
What is the Nile River?
These student organizations often aim to amplify underrepresented voices, such as BSU or LGBTQ+ groups.
What are affinity groups (or identity-based organizations)?
This fall holiday celebrates the harvest and lights in Hindu culture and is often celebrated on campus with festivals and food.
What is Diwali?
This group of laws segregated African Americans and whites in public spaces in the South after the Civil War
What are Jim Crow laws?
This department can assist students with accessing immediate medical care and forensic examinations following an instance of sexual violence.
What is Bates Health Services?
This is the only continent without a desert.
What is Europe?
This office provides accommodations like extended test time for students with disabilities.
What is the office of accessible education?
This widely-used term encompasses the customs, arts, and practices shared by a group of people.
What is culture?
This civil rights leader is famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This individual, the Title IX Coordinator, is available to assist students who wish to file a report or receive support at Bates College.
Who is Gwen Lexow?
This famous scientist developed the theory of relativity, which changed our understanding of space and time
Who is Albert Einstein?
This federal law requires colleges receiving federal funding to prevent and respond to gender-based discrimination, harassment, and violence
What is Title IX?
This popular Asian Pacific American celebration in May often highlights the achievements of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
What is AAPI Heritage Month?
Signed in 1990, this U.S. law protects the rights of people with disabilities
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
This service on campus offers 24-hour confidential advocacy and support for students reporting sexual assault or intimate partner violence.
What is Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services (SAPARS)?
This planet is known as the "Red Planet" due to its reddish appearance, caused by iron oxide on its surface.
What is Mars?
This term refers to promoting justice through hiring policies, diversity scholarships, or targeted recruitment of marginalized groups.
What is affirmative action?
Celebrated in March, this month recognizes the contributions of women throughout history.
What is Women’s History Month?
The 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, granted this group the right to vote in the United States.
Who are women?
This office can provide information and facilitate access to counseling and psychological services.
What is Bates Counseling and Psychological Services?
This country has the most official languages, with 11 recognized languages.
What is South Africa?