Williams College Hosts Open House at New Science Building
Williams College will host an open house at the new South Science Building on Wednesday, June 13, from 4 to 6 p.m. Continue reading »
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Williams College Expedition Measures Solar Motions Seen During Last Summer’s Total Solar Eclipse
"During the August 21, 2017, solar eclipse, our dozens of telescopes and electronic cameras collected data during the rare two minutes at which we could see and study the sun's outer atmosphere, the corona," reported solar-astronomer Jay Pasachoff to the American Astronomical Society, meeting in Denver during June 4-7. Continue reading »
Williams College Students Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
The Williams College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) held its induction ceremony for the Class of 2018 on Saturday, June 2. Continue reading »
Local Students Earn Williams College Degrees
Williams College Interim President Protik (Tiku) Majumder today conferred Bachelor of Arts degrees to five local graduates at the college’s 229th Commencement. Continue reading »
Williams College Senior Francesca Paris Awarded Jones ’66 Journalism Fellowship
Williams College senior Francesca Paris has been awarded the Jeffrey Owen Jones ’66 Fellowship in Journalism. Continue reading »
Williams College to Honor Art History Graduate Students
The Williams Graduate Program in the History of Art, offered in collaboration with the Clark Art Institute, will host activities and events in conjunction with Commencement Weekend. Continue reading »
Eight Williams Seniors Win Fellowships for Post-Grad Study at Cambridge University
Williams College announces the winners of the Dr. Herchel Smith Fellowship for graduate study at Cambridge University’s Emmanuel College. Continue reading »
Williams Professor Richard De Veaux Named American Statistical Association Vice President
Mathematics and statistics professor Richard De Veaux has been elected vice president of the American Statistical Association. Continue reading »
Williams College Announces New Art Museum Director
Williams College has announced the appointment of Pamela Franks as the Class of 1956 Director of the Williams College Museum of Art. Continue reading »
Williams College Appoints New Directors of Financial Aid and Admission
Williams College announced the appointment of Ashley Bianchi as the director of financial aid, and Sulgi Lim as the director of admission. Continue reading »
Hopkins Observatory Announces Summer Planetarium Schedule
Williams College invites you to experience the wonders of our universe at the Milham Planetarium, located inside the Old Hopkins Observatory at Williams College. Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 8 p.m. beginning on June 5 and running through August 9. Continue reading »
Twenty Williams Students and Alumni Awarded Fulbright Grants
Eighteen Williams College students and two graduates have been offered Fulbright grants for 2018-19, matching the college's record set last year for the number of Fulbright recipients in one year. Continue reading »
Five Seniors Awarded Hubbard Hutchinson Fellowships
The Williams College Office of Fellowships has awarded Hubbard Hutchinson Memorial Fellowships to five graduating seniors pursuing careers in the arts: Stephen Ai (music), Jordan Jace (poetry writing), Nicole Perez (dance), John Rodriguez (theater), and Alexandra Scarangella (art). Continue reading »
Two Williams College Seniors Awarded Chandler Memorial Fellowships
Williams College seniors Daniel Kirsch ’18 and Catherine Tan ’18 have been awarded Class of 1945 Florence Chandler Memorial Fellowships, awards that provide a $30,000 grant to support a year of purposeful, independent study outside the United States. Continue reading »
Williams College Announces Four Recipients of Olmsted Awards for Secondary School Teachers
Williams College will award the annual George Olmsted Jr. Class of 1924 Prize for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching to four outstanding high school teachers on Saturday, June 2, at Ivy Exercises. Continue reading »
Spring Wildflower and Botany Walk in Hopkins Memorial Forest
Hopkins Memorial Forest will host a spring wildflower and botany walk Sunday, May 6, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Continue reading »
Williams College Celebrates Staff Members on Annual Appreciation Day, May 1
On May 1, Williams College will host its annual Appreciation Day, which honors staff members who have reached milestones in their service to the college. Continue reading »
Anita Allen to Give Annual Weiss Lecture at Williams College
Anita Allen, vice provost for faculty and the Henry R. Silverman professor of law and professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, will give the annual Weiss Lecture at Williams College on Wednesday, May 2. Continue reading »
Local Schools Receive Olmsted Awards from Williams College
Williams College has announced its 2018 Bicentennial Olmsted Awards for Faculty and Curricular Development to the Adams-Cheshire Regional School District, Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School (BART), Lanesborough Elementary School, McCann Technical School, Mount Greylock Regional School, North Adams Public Schools, and Williamstown Elementary School. Continue reading »
Elizabeth Hoover ’01 to Discuss Environmental Justice at Williams College
Elizabeth Hoover '01, Manning Assistant Professor of American Studies at Brown University, will speak at Williams College on Tuesday, May 1. Hoover’s talk, “The River is in Us: Science, Politics, and Environmental Justice in a Native American Community,” is based on her research in Native American communities. Continue reading »
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