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Recent Grads Awarded Fellowships to Study at Cambridge and Oxford
August 17, 2021--Eight members of the Class of 2021 are beginning studies at Cambridge University and Oxford University this fall, with support from Williams fellowships. Continue reading »
Williams Professor Pamela E. Harris Recognized as Future STEM Leader in Higher Education
August 10, 2021—Pamela E. Harris, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Williams College and Faculty Fellow of the college’s Davis Center and Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, was today named a fellow in the third cohort of the IAspire Leadership Academy, a leadership program aimed at helping STEM faculty from underrepresented backgrounds ascend to leadership roles at colleges and universities. Continue reading »
Williams-Led Research Team Awarded $1.6M Grant to Study the Impact of Ecological and Evolutionary Changes on Species Coexistence
July 14, 2021—Ron Bassar, assistant professor of biology at Williams College, has been awarded a prestigious grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The three-year, $1.6 million dollar grant will support research aimed at understanding how temporal variation in ecological and evolutionary processes allow similar species to coexist. Continue reading »
Local Students Celebrated at Williams College
June 17, 2021—Williams College President Maud S. Mandel recognized local graduates from the Class of 2021 at the college’s Senior Celebration, held on Monday, May 31. Continue reading »
Williams College Honors Art History Graduate Students
June 1, 2021—The Williams Graduate Program in the History of Art, offered in collaboration with the Clark Art Institute, will celebrate the program’s 14 graduates at its Graduate Symposium on Friday, June 4. Graduates will present papers and participate in the annual M.A. Hooding Ceremony. Continue reading »
Local Schools Receive 2021 Olmsted Awards from Williams College
May 28, 2021—Williams College has announced its 2021 Bicentennial Olmsted Awards for Faculty and Curricular Development to the Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School (BART), Hoosac Valley Regional School District, McCann Technical School, Mount Greylock Regional School, North Adams Public Schools, Pine Cobble School, and Pownal Elementary School. Continue reading »
Williams College Senior Jonathan Deng Awarded Class Of 1945 Chandler Memorial Fellowship
May 21, 2021—Williams College senior Jonathan Deng ’21 has been awarded a Class of 1945 Florence Chandler Memorial Fellowship. The award provides a $30,000 grant to support a year of purposeful, independent study outside the United States. Continue reading »
Williams College Hosts a Conference on the Politics and Power of Desert Spaces
May 19, 2021—Williams College will host a two-day virtual conference on May 20-21, 2021, that aims to open “the desert” up for robust comparative discussions about desert spaces across the world and across different media and modes of representation. Continue reading »
Williams College Celebrates Staff Members on Annual Appreciation Day
May 4, 2021—On May 4, Williams College celebrated its annual Appreciation Day which honors staff members who have reached milestones in their service to the college. Continue reading »
President Maud S. Mandel Receives Honorary Degree from Brown University
May 3, 2021—Williams College President Maud S. Mandel, received a Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, from Brown University during the university’s commencement on Sunday, May 2. Continue reading »
Nick Goldrosen ’20 Uses Gates Scholarship to Examine the Criminal Legal System
Nick Goldrosen ’20 has been awarded a highly competitive Gates Cambridge scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Continue reading »
Williams College Presents a Conversation with Bestselling Author Min Jin Lee
April 30, 2021—Williams College will host an online event with award-winning fiction writer Min Jin Lee, who will read and discuss her work in conversation with Sam Crane, chair of Asian studies and the Edward S. Greenbaum 1910 Professor of Political Science. Continue reading »
Former EPA Leader Judith Enck Addresses the Impact of Plastic Pollution for Earthweek at Williams College
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 »
Williams Announces Gaius Charles Bolin Fellows for 2021-22
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 »
Williams College Hosts Reading of Work by Transgender Poets
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 »
Emmy-nominated Writer and Producer to Discuss Making a Television Show
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 »
Physics Professor Daniel Aalberts to Present Sigma Xi Lecture at Williams College
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 »
New York Times Magazine Writer to Address Racism as a Public Health Threat
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 »
Kelly Shaw to Explain Why Smart Home Devices Do Not Always Work Correctly
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 »
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