Williams College

Claiming Williams 2023

This year's theme of justice and institutional power invites our campus community to consider how institutional powers, both at Williams and beyond, systematically intertwine to impinge on our identities and well-being and reinforce structural oppression and systemic racism; and envision ways of countering and reimagining those powers in an effort to support the most vulnerable and achieve lasting justice.

Object Study

Close up image of birch bark manuscript.

Williams students now have access to a birch bark manuscript rarely found in North American collections.

Experiential Learning

An illustration of a microphone, headphones, a record button and speech bubbles denotes the information shared in a podcast created by Professor Joy James' students.

A class project connects the “entwined histories of liberation movements against racism, enslavement and imperialism” to the present day through a podcast that features student interviews with alums working in civil rights and human rights.

Academic Interlude

Students gather around a map in the Winter Study course Maps: Past, Present and Future.

Winter Study allows students a chance to dig deep into their academic interests or pursue a new area of study altogether.

WILLIAMS NEWS

From the College

Amy Holzapfel, professor of theater, has been named the college’s next Gaudino Scholar, helping to promote opportunities for experiential education and uncomfortable learning.

The Boston Globe

Yvonne Hao (center), Williams Class of 2005, with PillPack cofounder TJ Parker (left) and Nader Kabbani (right), Amazon VP who oversaw the acquisition of PillPack, at the online pharmacy's distribution center in Manchester, N.H. Executives donned aprons to make pancakes for employees and to say thank you.

In a history-making appointment, Yvonne Hao ’95 is named secretary of Massachusetts’ Executive Office of Economic Development.

WAMC

Photo of a 2020 I/O performance at the Clark

Francesca Hellerman ’23 talks about this year’s I/O Fest, three days of contemporary music, film screenings and more presented by Williams’ music department.

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Covid-19 Information

Covid-19 is an ongoing concern in our region, including on campus. Safety measures are in place, and campus community members and guests are additionally advised to take personal precautions. See the college's Covid-19 website for information about campus policies. For the latest research and recommendations from the CDC, visit cdc.gov/coronavirus.

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