Fourteen Seniors Win Fellowships for Post-Grad Study at Cambridge
Williams College has announced the winners of the Dr. Herchel Smith Fellowship for graduate study at Cambridge University’s Emmanuel College. Continue reading »
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Class of 1966 Environmental Center Achieves Petal Certification for Living Building Challenge
The Class of 1966 Environmental Center has achieved Petal Certification, meeting six of the seven environmental performance criteria for the Living Building Challenge (LBC). 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 »
Three Williams Seniors Win Fellowships for Graduate Studies at Oxford
Three Williams College seniors have won fellowships for two years of post-graduate study at Oxford University. Allison Holle and Gordon Wilford have won the Donovan-Moody Memorial Fellowship for study at Exeter College at Oxford. Jeffrey Sload has won the Martin-Wilson Fellowship for study at Worcester College at Oxford. 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: Ariel Chu, Mia Hull, Samantha Stone, Brian Trelegan, and Maria Vicent. 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 3, at its annual Ivy Exercises. Continue reading »
Pulitzer Prize Winner Sheryl WuDunn to Speak at Williams College
Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and business executive, will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, in room 3 of Griffin Hall. Continue reading »
Professor Jim Shepard Wins 2016 Rea Award for Short Story
Jim Shepard, the J. Leland Miller Professor of American History, Literature and Eloquence in the Department of English at Williams College, has won the 2016 Rea Award for the Short Story. Continue reading »
Two Seniors Awarded Class of 1945 Chandler Memorial Fellowships
Williams College seniors Sarah Cooperman and Ananya Mayukha 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 Celebrates Staff Members on Annual Appreciation Day
Today, May 2, Williams College will host its annual Appreciation Day, which honors staff members who have reached milestones in their service to the college. Continue reading »
Senior Michael Q. May III Named Saint Andrew’s Society Scholar
Williams College senior Michael Q. May III has received a scholarship from the Saint Andrew’s Society of the State of New York to pursue graduate studies in Scotland in the 2017-18 academic year. May will receive $30,000 for his studies. May was one of two students chosen nationally to receive the scholarship. Continue reading »
Spring Wildflower and Botany Walk in Hopkins Memorial Forest
Hopkins Memorial Forest will host a spring wildflower and botany walk Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to noon. The program will be led by Williams College Professor of Biology Joan Edwards who has been studying the flora of Hopkins Forest and the interactions between plants and pollinators throughout her career. Continue reading »
Williams to Host Reading Featuring Novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen
Williams College will host a reading by novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen of his book, The Sympathizer, on Tuesday, May 2, at 7 p.m. in Griffin Hall, room 3. Continue reading »
Williams to Host Two Lectures about Healthcare and Moving Forward from the Affordable Care Act
Williams College will host two lectures discussing American healthcare and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) titled “Single Payer Reform: The Best Way to Move Forward from the ACA” with David Himmelstein and “Obamacare to Trumpcare” with Carolyn Long Engelhard. Continue reading »
Alex Apotsos Receives Fulbright Fellowship to Conduct Research in South Africa
Alex Apotsos, lecturer in geosciences at Williams College, has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to spend 11 months doing research in South Africa starting in August. Continue reading »
Williams Junior Jonathan X. Meng Named 2017 Goldwater Scholar
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation has named Williams College junior Jonathan X. Meng a 2017 Goldwater Scholar. Continue reading »
Biology Professor Matt Carter Wins NSF CAREER Award
Matt Carter, assistant professor of biology at Williams College, has been awarded a prestigious CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The five-year, $586,000 grant will support Carter’s research into sleep and wakefulness. Continue reading »
Princeton Professor Rob Nixon to Speak at Williams College on Environmental Martyrdom
Princeton University professor Rob Nixon will give a talk at Williams College at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 27, in Griffin Hall, room 3. This event is free and open to the public. Continue reading »
MyinTuition Quick College Cost Calculator
We are sharing this press release from Wellesley College regarding the MyInTuition Quick College Cost Calculator, of which Williams was an early adopter in 2015. Continue reading »
Williams to Host One-Man Show, Remnants, April 24
Psychologist and playwright Henry “Hank” Greenspan will perform his play Remnants at Williams College at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 24, in the ’62 Center CenterStage. Continue reading »
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