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 Delusions and the Color-Line
Despite lingering myths to the contrary, Professor Charles Dew makes clear that the Confederacy's main motive for secession was to preserve the institution of slavery.
 Prendergast in Italy
The exhibition’s curator, Nancy Mowll Mathews, discusses the work that Maurice Prendergast made on two separate trips to Italy against the backdrop of the rise of Modernism and a fabled city leaving its past behind.
 Bullies and Bystanders
Psychology Professor Marlene Sandstrom’s recent research may empower bystanders to do more than stand by.
 Creativity and Learning
Pushing the frontiers of knowledge requires a willingness to take the unpaved path and to risk failure. According to Professor Ed Burger, this creative process is the key to actualizing personal and intellectual achievement.
 Winter Study '09 Part 1: The Great Depression
One of the most interesting aspects of the Williams academic year is the month-long term dedicated to giving students a chance to take unique courses not offered during regular semesters.
 Winter Study '09 Part 2: Roulette
Some Winter Study classes use an interesting topic to teach about more theoretical and practical concepts.
 Strange and Reminiscent: Paul Park on Writing and Teaching
Lecturer and author Paul Park discusses his innovative use of genre and creative approach to teaching writing.
 Barbie at 50
Art Professor Carol Ockman analyses the enduring appeal of Barbie for The Economist in the run-up to the doll’s 50th birthday.
 Feathers and Math: The Story of the Green Chicken
The annual math competition between Wiliiams and Middlebury is anything but ordinary, with a green porcelain chicken at stake. Sean Pegado ’11 interviews Math Prof. Steven Miller while exploring the bird’s origins.
 Political Deliberation: Anxiety and Reason
Political Science Professor George Marcus discusses how emotion precedes reason in political deliberation, and why anxiety leads voters to make more thoughtful choices.
 At Table with Darra Goldstein
A conversation with Professor Darra Goldstein who teaches Russian poetry and culture. Darra is the founding editor of Gastronomica: the Journal of Food and Culture.
 Is Innocence a Risk Factor?
Professor Saul M. Kassin discusses his research on police interrogation and false confessions: not only do innocent people confess, but they often come to believe they did commit the crime.
 Williams, A World Class Education: Students, Faculty, and Scientific Research
Faculty-student interactions in summer science research, highlighting Professor Manuel Morales and his lab group.
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 James Fallows: China Rising
A national correspondent for The Atlantic, James Fallows’ most recent book, Postcards from Tomorrow Square: Reports from China, explores China’s explosive growth and its ramifications for America and the world.
 White House Poetry JamMayda del Valle ’00 performs at an Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word.
Alumni Reunion 2009
 Inside a Williams ReunionMembers of the Class of 1979 celebrated their 30th by re-engaging with each other, with Williams, and with Williamstown through community service projects.
 The U.S. Safety Net in RecessionCathy Johnson, Political Science. How are changes to social welfare programs intended to encourage and reward paid employment faring in a time when unemployment is rising and jobs are disappearing?
What Will it Take to Create a Sustainable Future?Bill Moomaw ’59, Center for Environment & Resource Policy. We are leaving a huge set of challenges to future generations. Can a future world be truly sustainable?
 Exploring New GuineaBruce Beehler ’74, Conservation International. A Watson Fellowship powered his first sojourn on New Guinea. Thirty years and 40 trips later, he shares highlights of his experiences and lessons learned along the way.
 Running Into Remarkable PeopleDavid Willey ’89, Runner’s World. Running means different things to different people. In its most universal sense, Willey believes running is about transformation and overcoming adversity.
 Cut. Suture. Close.Film editor Susan Vaill ’94 takes us through the process of making an episode of of a hit TV show in “Behind the Scenes of Grey’s Anatomy.”
 Sustainability at Williams and Around the WorldFour members of the Class of ’84 examine sustainability from local and global perspectives as they contemplate “How Best to Use Mark Hopkins’ Log”
Recent Video
 Williams’ Future in Global contextOn April 17, 2009, President Schapiro, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman, and trustee Greg Avis led a discussion framing the future of Williams College in global context.
 Congressional Black CaucusMass. Gov. Deval Patrick and members of the Congressional Black Caucus joined in a discussion of "Race and the New Congress" on Nov. 17, 2008.
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 Thoughts on a "Flat World" Author and New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman shares his thoughts — and second thoughts — on globalization.
Michael Pollan: Food for Thought Author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and The Botany of Desire takes us on an eye-opening and entertaining tour of the food we eat.
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