November 20, 2018—Musician, filmmaker, photographer, and producer Cliff Notez will perform music from his album When the Sidewalk Ends at Williams College on Friday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. in the ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance, Adams Memorial Theatre. Continue reading »
November 16, 2018—U.S. Representative Tom Reed (R-NY), co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, will present an update on bipartisan initiatives planned for the 116th Congress at Williams College. Continue reading »
November 8, 2018—On Saturday, Nov. 10, students from Williams College, Bennington College, and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will participate in a day-long service project dedicated to weatherizing homes in Northern Berkshire County, as well as Pownal and Bennington, Vt. Continue reading »
November 8, 2018—Steven Miller has been named an AMS Fellow for his contributions to number theory and service to the mathematical community, particularly undergraduate research. Continue reading »
November 7, 2018—The Williams-Mystic program has been named for the National Maritime Historical Society’s Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Education. Continue reading »
November 1, 2018—The Williams College Davis Center, the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Multicultural Education Resource Center, and the Bennington College Engagement Center, will co-host a screening of the film No Más Bebés as part of the Social Change Film Series on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. in the MCLA Sullivan Lounge. Continue reading »
October 31, 2018—One of the biggest political developments of the last century was the rise and fall of the American Communist Party. A conference at Williams College titled “One Hundred Years of Communism in the USA” will explore the party’s evolution, leadership, and demise since its founding in 1919 and illuminate political, social, cultural, and economic trends in American society. Continue reading »
October 30, 2018—Williams College, in partnership with the Islandora Collaboration Group (ICG) and in consultation with the Islandora Foundation, has received a $153,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the Islandora for All project. Continue reading »
October 30, 2018—Williams College will host a talk with leading scholar of African American history, politics, and culture, Robin D.G. Kelley on “The Two Souths of ’68: Remembering Revolution in Hard Times.” Continue reading »
October 30, 2018—Williams College will host a panel titled “The Opioid Epidemic in Our Midst: Searching for Solutions.” Continue reading »
October 25, 2018—Williams College faculty members Stephen Freund, professor of computer science, and Chad Topaz, professor of mathematics, have received a combined $400,000 in grants from the National Science Foundation. Continue reading »
October 24, 2018—David Edwards, James N. Lambert ’39 Professor of Anthropology at Williams College, has been awarded the 2018 American Ethnological Society’s (AES) Senior Book Prize given out biennially for a work that speaks to contemporary social issues with relevance beyond the discipline and beyond the academy. Continue reading »
October 19, 2018—Student teams from Williams College, MCLA, and Bennington College will take part in the annual Winter Blitz day of weatherization on November 10. Continue reading »
October 16, 2018—Winona LaDuke, internationally acclaimed author, orator, and activist, will deliver a lecture titled “Environmental Justice from a Native Perspective” at Williams College. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Continue reading »
October 16, 2018—Renowned MIT science writer Marcia Bartusiak will deliver a lecture, “Dispatches from Planet 3,” at Williams College. The lecture which covers a range of astronomy topics, will be held on Friday, Nov. 2, at 4 p.m., in the Thompson Physics and Astronomy Laboratory, room 205. Continue reading »
October 16, 2018—Beverly Wright—environmental justice advocate, author, and Dillard University professor of sociology—will deliver the annual Davis Lecture at Williams College on Oct. 25. Continue reading »
October 16, 2018—Williams College will present a lecture by acclaimed artist Josephine Halvorson. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Friday, Oct. 29, at 5:30 p.m. in Lawrence Hall, room 231, at Williams College. Continue reading »
October 9, 2018—Scholar, author, and advocate, Robert Bullard, often referred to as “the father of environmental justice,” will give a lecture on “The Quest for Environmental and Climate Justice: Why Race and Place Matter” at Williams College on Friday, Oct. 26. Continue reading »
October 3, 2018—Marek Demianski, visiting professor of astronomy at Williams College, will present “Gravitational Waves: A New Window on the Universe” for the college’s autumn Sigma Xi lecture. Continue reading »
October 3, 2018—Susan Jacoby, independent scholar, speaker, and author, will lecture at Williams College about “Living Reason: A Citizen’s Duty in America’s New Age of Unreason.” Continue reading »
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