April 16, 2021—In honor of Earthweek at Williams College, Judith Enck, former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional administrator and visiting professor at Bennington College, will give a talk on April 22, titled “Moving Beyond Plastic: The Environmental Justice, Climate Change and Health Issue of Our Time.” Continue reading »
April 13, 2021—Named in honor of Williams College’s first Black graduate, who was admitted to Williams in 1885, Williams awards its Gaius Charles Bolin Fellowships to graduate students from underrepresented groups who are working toward a Ph.D. in the humanities or in the natural, social, or behavioral sciences. Continue reading »
April 12, 2021—Williams College presents an evening of poetry and conversation featuring five transgender poets who will read and discuss their book of poetry, Subject to Change. The event is free and open to the public and will be held from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 15. Continue reading »
April 12, 2021—Michael Sardo, Williams College alumnus and Emmy-nominated writer and executive producer, will give an online talk titled “Every Single Job in Television, Explained.” Continue reading »
April 9, 2021—Daniel Aalberts, Kennedy P. Richardson ’71 Professor of Physics at Williams College, will present the Sigma Xi Lecture, titled “Shooting the messenger RNA ==>— mRNA vaccine technology,” on Friday, April 16, at 3:15 p.m. in the North Science Building Auditorium. Continue reading »
April 2, 2021—Linda Villarosa, a contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine who covers race and public health and a former executive editor at Essence Magazine, will deliver a virtual talk “Under the Skin: Racism as a Public Health Threat” on Tuesday, April 13. Continue reading »
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., March 26, 2021—On Thursday, April 1, Kelly Shaw, associate professor of computer science at Williams College, will present the final installment in the 2021 Faculty Lecture Series with her talk titled “Smart Home Devices: Why They Don’t Always Work Correctly.” Shaw’s online lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 4:15 p.m. Continue reading »
March 25, 2021—The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded research fellowships to nine Williams College students and alumni. In addition, the NSF has awarded honorable mentions to seven other Williams students and alumni. The NSF fellowships support graduate study in the natural and social sciences. Continue reading »
March 23, 2021—Longtime medical practitioner Dawn Wooten will speak about her experiences with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency in a talk titled, “Medical Neglect, Unsafe Conditions and Mass Hysterectomies: Blowing the Whistle on an ICE Camp.” Continue reading »
March 22, 2021—Associate Professor of Economics at Williams College Owen Ozier’s research interests include health, education and economic decisions in Sub-Saharan Africa. These areas will be the focus of his free lecture to be held online on Thursday, March 25, from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Continue reading »
March 22, 2021--Crystal Ma ’21 has been awarded a prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, joining a cohort of more than 40 students from 22 states and 8 countries, each of whom will pursue independent exploration around the globe. Continue reading »
March 17, 2021—William A. "Sandy" Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen, co-authors of the book From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century (The University of North. Carolina Press, 2020) will participate in a moderated conversation about ways in which systemic racism and discrimination have affected economic opportunity for African Americans. Continue reading »
March 15, 2021—Associate Professor of Psychology Kate Stroud focuses her research on the origins and consequences of depression. On Thursday, March 18, Stroud will present a talk titled “Understanding the Interplay of Stress, Relationships, and Biology: Implications for the Development of Depression and Anxiety." Continue reading »
March 12, 2021—On March 16, Isabel Wilkerson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, will join Williams graduate Hari Ramesh ’11, a College Fellow in Social Studies at Harvard University, in an online conversation focused on Wilkerson’s latest book. Continue reading »
March 9, 2021—Williams College alumnus Ethan Zuckerman ’93, founder of the Institute for Digital Public Infrastructure at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and associate professor of public policy, information and communication, will present a talk based on his newly published book, “Mistrust: Why Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform Them.” Continue reading »
March 8, 2021—Peter Murphy, Williams College professor of English, emeritus, will deliver a talk titled, “In Conversation with Peter Murphy: The Long Public Life of a Short Private Poem: Reading and Remembering Thomas Wyatt.” Continue reading »
March 5, 2021—Jessica Fisher, associate professor of English and a widely published writer, will present “The Faraway Brought Close: Poetry and the Work of Feeling" on Thursday, March 11. Continue reading »
March 1, 2021—New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman and PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor will discuss the status of women in politics in a conversation moderated by Michel Martin, Emmy-winning journalist with NPR’s All Things Considered. Continue reading »
March 1, 2021—Zeynep Tufekci, associate professor at UNC, Chapel Hill, will deliver a talk titled, “What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About Our New Public Sphere.” The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held Tuesday, March 2, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Continue reading »
February 26, 2021—Mike Glier, artist and Alexander Falck Class of 1899 Professor of Art at Williams College, will present the second of six talks in the 2021 Faculty Lecture Series at Williams College. Continue reading »
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