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 »
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 »
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 »
April 11, 2019—Frank Doelger, Williams College alumnus and the executive producer of television shows Game of Thrones, John Adams, and Rome, returns to Williams College for a talk about his more than 30-year career in film and television. Continue reading »
April 9, 2019—The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has named Gregory Mitchell, associate professor of women’s, gender and sexuality studies, a 2019 Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellow. Continue reading »
April 8, 2019—Phoebe Cohen, associate professor of geosciences at Williams College, has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to support her research about the co-evolution of life and environments throughout earth’s history. Continue reading »
April 4, 2019—Howard Dean, Bennett Boskey Distinguished Visiting Professor of Leadership Studies at Williams College, will discuss the 2020 election with Justin Crowe ’03, Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Leadership Studies Program. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Tuesday, April 16. Continue reading »
April 4, 2019— Journalist and author Charles C. Mann will give the Earthweek keynote address at Williams College on Wednesday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Paresky Auditorium. Continue reading »
April 4, 2019—Phoebe Cohen, associate professor of geosciences, will present the Sigma Xi lecture, “Answering Burning Questions by Burning Tiny Fossils: Reconstructing Ancient Ecosystems via Single-Microfossil Carbon Isotopes,” at Williams College. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Tuesday, April 23. Continue reading »
April 3, 2019—The community is invited to attend a conference titled “Democracy and Freedom Between Past and Future” at Williams College, where a distinguished group of scholars will examine the theory and practice of democracy and freedom—two key concepts that have integrally shaped discourses and phenomena from antiquity to our contemporary moment. Continue reading »
April 1, 2019—Award-winning poet Aracelis Girmay will give a reading and discuss her work at Williams College on Tuesday, April 9, at 6 p.m. in Griffin, room 3. Continue reading »
March 27, 2019—On Thursday, April 4, and Friday, April 5, the Williams College Center for Development Economics (CDE) will host its 2019 conference, with a keynote address titled “Women and Work: The Role of Norms” by Rohini Pande. Continue reading »
March 19, 2019—Williams College has extended offers of admission to 1,205 applicants for the Class of 2023. They were selected from a total applicant pool of 9,715. Continue reading »
Williams College senior Jeremy Smith ’19 has been named a Junior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Continue reading »
March 15, 2019—Williams College senior Emma Mandel '19 has been named a Thomas J. Watson Fellow for 2019-2020, allowing her a year of independent study and travel outside of the United States. Continue reading »
March 14, 2019—The community is invited to join in commemorating the 50-year presence of the Department of Africana Studies at Williams College with a series of events from April 4 through April 6 that provide opportunities to collectively reflect on the department’s past, present, and future. Continue reading »
March 13, 2019—Mary-Claire King, an award-winning geneticist at the University of Washington who first discovered the breast and ovarian cancer gene, will be the principal speaker at Williams College’s 230th Commencement Exercise on Sunday, June 2. Continue reading »
March 12, 2019—Williams College will host its annual Tuesday Teas series beginning in April. The program aims to celebrate Williams authors and honor their scholarly and creative works. Continue reading »
March 12, 2019— Alison Case, Dennis Meenan '54 Third Century Professor of English, will present a lecture titled “Authorizing Nelly: Female Narrative Authority, Wuthering Heights, and Me” at Williams College. Continue reading »
March 7, 2019—Joseph McConnell, a glaciologist at the Desert Research Institute, will discuss his most recent work on Greenland ice core samples at Williams College. Continue reading »
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