By Julia Munemo I am white. What can I do to help? It’s a question Ali Michael ’00 has returned to again and again in her 15-year career as a racial justice educator and writer focused primarily on whiteness. Michael, who has a master’s degree in anthropology and… Continue reading »
In a mid-October letter, President Maud S. Mandel encouraged all members of the campus community to take part in the political process. “No matter which party, candidate or ideology you may support, the state of our national political culture is cause for concern,”… Continue reading »
History professor Michael Lewis reviews architecture for the Wall Street Journal. In his latest piece, he writes about the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia, which honors the thousands of slaves who constructed the school, many of whom remain unidentified. You can read the full story… Continue reading »
Melissa Korn of The Wall Street Journal wrote about how the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard processes 45,000 Covid-19 tests a day for more than 100 colleges, including Williams. You can read the full story on the Wall Street Journal website (note that you will need a paid… Continue reading »
Williams students head for the hills for a day of outdoor community celebration. Continue reading »
When the campus closed in mid-March and learning moved online, Williams professors found silver linings, made space for grief and tested ideas that may inform how the fall semester unfolds. Continue reading »
When the campus closed in mid-March and learning moved online, Williams professors found silver linings, made space for grief and tested ideas that may inform how the fall semester unfolds. Continue reading »
In this essay originally written for a summer issue of Williams Magazine, Cmdr. Caroline Messmer Schlocker ’02 shares her experience aboard the USNS Mercy. The Naval hospital ship was deployed at the Port of Los Angeles from March 27 to May 15, 2020, to serve as a referral hospital for non-Covid-19… Continue reading »
In this essay originally written for a summer issue of Williams Magazine, professor of political science Ngonidzashe Munemo addresses the implications of politics on African countries’ response to the pandemic. By Ngonidzashe Munemo Illustration by Gracia Lam On May 12, the small highland kingdom of Lesotho became the… Continue reading »
Illustrations by Sol Cotti and Carmen Segovia When the implications of the outbreak of Covid-19 became clear in the spring, Williams stepped in to help support the community’s medical and economic health. The college donated $50,000 to the Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund for Berkshire County. And, in hopes of mitigating… Continue reading »
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