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    Jay Pasachoff, chair of the astronomy department, helps us make sense of the night sky.
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    A half-century ago, Jack Sawyer became Williams' 12th president, ushering in a period of dramatic change for the college. A look at his leadership and his legacy.
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    Robert W. Yang '15 prepares for the Berkshire Symphony Student Soloist Competition.
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    How the liberal arts shaped the life of Williams Bicentennial Medalist Navjeet K. Bal '84.
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    The Stalwart Originality conference is a forum for both our campus and the wider community to discuss a broad range of topics, such as tradition, identity, culture, spirituality, history, change, politics, and the creative process.
    Arts & Minds
    Two graduate art history alumnae bring the skills they learned at Williams to the citizens of New York.
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    Computer science professor Jeannie Albrecht is developing computer programs to help reduce disruptions in the mobile network.
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    Learn about our global curriculum, student groups, faculty research, student away opportunities, and other aspects of Williams' international community.
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    Williams Thinking gives the community insight into the quality of the intellectual life on campus.
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    The Sketchbook is an alternative magazine where Williams students can freely express their artistic ideas—from half-finished poems and creative writing to notebook doodles and finished drawings.
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    Math professors Colin Adams and Tom Garrity settle it once and for all.
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    Bilal Ansari, Williams’ first Muslim chaplain and associate coordinator of community engagement: balancing the sacred and the secular
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    Understanding Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is about "noticing, and then noticing what you notice," says English professor and award-winning poet Lawrence Raab.
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