Local Students Earn Williams College Degrees
Williams College President Maud S. Mandel today conferred Bachelor of Arts degrees to local graduates at the college’s 230th Commencement. Continue reading »
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Five Seniors Awarded Hubbard Hutchinson Fellowships
May 30, 2019—The Williams College Office of Fellowships has awarded Hubbard Hutchinson Memorial Fellowships to five graduating seniors pursuing careers in the arts: Leonard Bopp (music), eva henderson (art), Story Ponvert (creative writing), Thomas Robertshaw (theater), and Nicholas Wallach (dance). Continue reading »
Astronomer Jay Pasachoff Receives NSF Grant to Support Solar-Eclipse Research
May 24, 2019—Jay Pasachoff, Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy and director of Williams College’s Hopkins Observatory, has received a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) for support of his solar-eclipse research over the next three years. Continue reading »
Williams College Honors Art History Graduate Students
May 23, 2019—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. On Friday, May 31, the program’s 12 graduates will present papers at its Graduate Symposium. On Saturday, June 1, they will participate in the annual M.A. Hooding Ceremony to celebrate their achievements. Continue reading »
NSF Honors 13 Williams Students and Alumni
May 17, 2019—The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded research fellowships to 10 Williams College students and alumni. In addition, the NSF has awarded honorable mentions to three Williams graduates. The NSF fellowships support graduate study in the natural and social sciences. Continue reading »
Quenton Hurst ’19 Named Saint Andrew’s Society Scholar
May 15, 2019—Quenton Hurst, a senior at Williams College, has been named a Scholar by the Saint Andrew’s Society of the State of New York to pursue graduate studies in Scotland in the 2019-20 academic year. Continue reading »
Michael Curran ’20 Receives a Goldwater Scholarship
May 13, 2019—Michael Curran, a junior at Williams College, has been named a recipient of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year. The scholarship is designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. Continue reading »
Twelve Williams Students and Alumni Awarded Fulbright Grants
May 10, 2019—Eight Williams College students and four graduates have been offered Fulbright grants for 2019-20. Continue reading »
Williams College Celebrates Staff Members on Annual Appreciation Day
May 6, 2019—On May 7, Williams College will host its annual Appreciation Day, which honors staff members who have reached milestones in their service to the college. Continue reading »
Computer Science Professor Iris Howley Wins NSF Grant
May 2, 2019—Iris Howley, assistant professor of computer science at Williams College, has been awarded a prestigious grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Continue reading »
New Williams Inn to Open on August 15
May 2, 2019—The new Williams Inn, located at the corner of Latham and Spring streets in Williamstown, is scheduled to open on August 15. Owned by Williams College, the Inn replaces the current Williams Inn, which will continue to operate through July 31. Continue reading »
Williams College Announces Four Recipients of Olmsted Awards for Secondary School Teachers
May 1, 2019—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 1, at Ivy Exercises. Continue reading »
Spring Wildflower and Botany Walk in Hopkins Memorial Forest
April 30, 2019—Hopkins Memorial Forest will host a spring wildflower and botany walk Saturday, May 4. Continue reading »
Local Schools Receive Olmsted Awards from Williams College
April 25, 2019—Williams College has announced its 2019 Bicentennial Olmsted Awards for Faculty and Curricular Development to local schools. Continue reading »
Williams College Junior Joseph Moore Awarded a Beinecke Scholarship
April 23, 2019—Joseph Moore '20 has been awarded a Beinecke Scholarship in support of his graduate education. A comparative literature major from Stroudsburg, Pa., he plans to pursue a Ph.D. in comparative literature, studying the political dimensions of English, Spanish, and French language literatures of the 20th century in a comparative context. Continue reading »
Leading Critical Race Theorist to Speak at Williams College
April 18, 2019—Jared Sexton, professor of African American studies and professor of film and media studies at the University of California, Irvine, will give a talk at Williams College titled “Consumed by Slavery.” The talk will be held on Thursday, April 25, at 4:30 p.m. in Griffin Hall, room 3. Continue reading »
Seven Williams College Seniors Win Fellowships to Study at Cambridge and Oxford
April 18, 2019—Williams College has announced the winners of the Dr. Herchel Smith Fellowship for graduate study at Cambridge University’s Emmanuel College and the Donovan-Moody Fellowship for graduate study at Exeter College at Oxford University. Continue reading »
Professor W. Anthony Sheppard Receives 2019 ACLS Susan McClary and Robert Walser Fellowship
April 17, 2019—The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has named W. Anthony Sheppard, Marylin and Arthur Levitt Professor of Music at Williams College, a 2019 Susan McClary and Robert Walser Fellow. Continue reading »
Film Screening at Williams College Explores Issues of Masculine Identity
April 12, 2019—The community is invited to a screening of The Mask You Live In, a film that highlights issues of diversity in ideology, social identity, injustice, as well as prejudice and discrimination, at Williams College. Part of the Social Change Film Series, the screening will be held on Tuesday, April 16. Continue reading »
Williams College Junior Tania Calle ’20 Awarded Prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship
April 11, 2019—Williams College junior Tania Calle has been awarded the Harry S. Truman Scholarship, a highly competitive award given to college juniors demonstrating exceptional leadership potential who are committed to careers in public service. Continue reading »
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