November 19, 2019—The annual "Christmas Service of Lessons and Carols" at Williams College will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8, in Thompson Memorial Chapel. Continue reading »
Williams College will host a talk titled "Jewish Identity in the Media" with actor and producer Mark Feuerstein, who has received critical acclaim for his roles in feature film, television, and theater. Feuerstein’s talk at Williams College on will take place on Thursday, Nov. 21, from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in Paresky Auditorium. Continue reading »
November 14, 2019—Williams College has announced the appointment of Rowan R. Phillips, multi-award-winning poet, author, screenwriter, academic, translator, and journalist, as the W. Ford Schumann Distinguished Visiting Professor in Democratic Studies. Phillips will assume the position at the start of the spring 2020 semester. Continue reading »
November 14, 2019—Williams College has released a statement today affirming its commitment to ensure both free inquiry and inclusion for all members of its community. Developed by the college’s Faculty Steering Committee, with input from President Maud S. Mandel and faculty, the statement underscores Williams’ conviction that freedom of expression and inquiry are essential to the health of any learning community in which everyone can live, learn, and thrive. Continue reading »
November 6, 2019—Mercury will make a rare transit across the face of the sun on the morning of Monday, November 11. Continue reading »
ovember 6, 2019—The Davis Center at Williams College will host a free screening of the film "Marathon for Justice" on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Paresky Auditorium. Continue reading »
November 5, 2019—Karin Meyers, visiting assistant professor of Buddhist studies at Smith College, will deliver a talk titled “Buddhist Practice in an Age of Ecological Crisis” at Williams College. Continue reading »
November 4, 2019—The English department at Williams College presents a joint presentation by Andrea Schmid, co-director of the Pioneer Valley Workers Center, and poet and award-winning author José Olivarez. Continue reading »
November 1, 2019—Williams College will host a screening of the film Negotiating with Nature, directed by environmental documentarian and podcast producer Stefan van Norden. The screening, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Continue reading »
October 31, 2019—Williams College’s music department will present the faculty recital titled “Joanna Kurkowicz & Friends,” featuring Artist in Residence in Violin Joanna Kurkowicz along with Williams students, the Vivaldi Ensemble, the Axxea String Quartet, and pianist Doris Stevenson. Continue reading »
October 30, 2019—Williams College student Summiya Najam ’20 has been named a Rhodes Scholar for Pakistan for 2020. Continue reading »
October 28, 2019—Williams College will host a symposium in which seven early-career scholars will share new work in the vibrant, interdisciplinary field of Science and Technology Studies (STS). Continue reading »
October 25, 2019—Tracey Benson, assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Charlotte, will deliver a talk titled “Unconscious Bias in Schools” at Williams College. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Continue reading »
October 24, 2019—Adam Foss, founder of Prosecutor Impact, will give a talk titled “Swords and Shields: A Discussion of Power, Privilege, and Opportunity” at Williams College. Prosecutor Impact (PI) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving safety in the United States through a better understanding the prosecutor’s role in the criminal justice system. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 7 to 8 p.m. in Paresky Auditorium. Continue reading »
October 18, 2019—Award-winning filmmaker from India, Anand Patwardhan, will screen his 2018 film, Reason: The War Between Faith and Rationality, on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 2 p.m. at Images Cinema. Continue reading »
October 17, 2019—The Board of Trustees of Williams College voted to appoint Nelly Rosario, the 2017-18 W. Ford Schumann Distinguished Visiting Professor in Democratic Studies and the 2018-20 Artist in Residence of Latino/a studies, to the position of associate professor with tenure. Continue reading »
October 15, 2019—Manuel Morales, professor of biology at Williams College, will present “Mutualism: When is Good-Good Too Much of a Good Thing?” for the college’s autumn Sigma Xi lecture. The talk will take place on Friday, Oct. 25. Continue reading »
October 15, 2019—Haben Girma, an advocate for equal opportunities for people with disabilities and the first deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, will deliver a talk at Williams College on disability, accessibility, and inclusion. Continue reading »
October 15, 2019—Ned Blackhawk, award-winning author and professor of history and American studies at Yale University, will deliver the Davis Lecture at Williams College. Continue reading »
October 11, 2019—Student volunteers from Williams College, MCLA, and Bennington College will take part in the twelfth annual Winter Blitz day of weatherization on Saturday, Nov. 16. Continue reading »
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