experiential learning

Positive Pathways

A detail photograph of a student inmate's hands at the Berkshire County House of Corrections, where Williams students are tutoring inmates who are about to be released and are taking a high school equivalency exam called HiSET.

A partnership between the Williams College Center for Learning in Action (CLiA) and the Berkshire County House of Corrections offers tutoring in writing, reading and math to inmates planning to take the HiSET, a high school equivalency exam, in preparation for their upcoming release. The Positive Pathways Partnership (P3) is… Continue reading »

Girls Who Invest

By Julia Munemo Two Williams sophomores participated in the inaugural summer of Girls Who Invest, a program providing young women with the chance to learn core investment management concepts and get hands-on work experience in the field. Sarah Hollinger ’19 and Isabella Wang ’19 were among the 30 students from… Continue reading »

Practical Theater

In the CenterStage of the ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance, a student actor knelt down by a potted plant and feigns gardening. She turned to another student seated on a wooden stairwell leading to an open bedroom, part of the minimalist set creating the scene of this play. A… Continue reading »

Spring Break: Broadening Horizons

Williams students spent spring break working in clinics in Nicaragua.

During spring break, Williams students scatter to the four winds. Some train with their teams or tour with performance groups. Others pursue academic research. But for a large number of students, spring break is a time to learn about and serve in communities as diverse as New Orleans, Nicaragua, and… Continue reading »