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Back in Action

The Fall semester is underway and campus is abuzz with activity as students take advantage of the gorgeous early autumn weather.

Experiential Learning

Alana Lopez Barro Rivera, Class of 23.5, in Berlin, Germany, where she was an intern at the environmental policy think tank Ecologic Institute

Sourcing and designing a clothing line. Augmenting elementary school curriculum. And researching the human brain. These are just samples of the work 202 Williams students engaged in this past summer with the help of the Alumni Sponsored Internship Program.

From the Archives

In an older photo, six people are onstage performing a play, most of them in cabaret-style clothing with hats and leotards, with one in a shiny white wedding dress.

Two students spent the summer in Special Collections, researching the history of thought about Shakespeare among Williams scholars and the lives and works of staff in the second half of the 19th century.

Natural Colors

A long metal-topped table set against a wall of colorful tiles with natural light coming in front the windows above

A new dye lab in Spencer Studio Art Building allows students to incorporate into their art plant materials from a meadow growing outside the building.

WILLIAMS NEWS

From the College

Williams has named this year’s recipients of the Nelson Bushnell ’20 Prize, the college’s major award for faculty excellence as teachers and mentors.

From the College

Efraín Agosto, visiting professor of Latinx studies and religion, has received the Society for Biblical Literature and its Committee on Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession’s Outstanding Mentor Award.

From the College

A view from the back of a performance hall down the aisle shows the backs of people in black caps and gowns watching a ceremony.

Williams College will present Bicentennial Medals at Fall Convocation on Saturday, Sept. 10, to six accomplished alumni, including Nasdaq President and CEO Adena Friedman ’91, the Convocation speaker.

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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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