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Taking a Closer Look

Winter Study 2024 has arrived! Each January, students have the unique opportunity to dig deep into their academic interests or pursue a new area of study altogether—from poetry, welding, and baking to animal tracking, climate change, and everything in between.

Pictured: Emily Stanger '25 and Sasha Driver '25 test glass to measure its index of refraction in Professor Lawrence Kaplan's Winter Study '23 class, Forensic Science.

Recognition

The college has been recognized for its work integrating sustainability into campus operations and embedding it into decision-making, learning and organizational culture.

Eye on AI

At a time when artificial intelligence seems to be developing with increasing speed, Sneha Revanur ’26 and the group she founded, Encode Justice, urge policymakers to set some humanistic ground rules.

Alumni in Focus

The late Nancy Storrs ’73 (second from left) broke barriers at Williams and in rowing, for which a new women's crew boat will be named in her honor this spring.

WILLIAMS NEWS

TIME Magazine

Environmental studies professor Laura Martin writes about the impact of the Endangered Species Act, now in its 50th year.

Marshallscholarship.org

Samuel Thorpe ’22 is among the 51 winners of the highly selective 2024 Marshall Scholarship, supporting graduate studies at top universities across the U.K.

The Berkshire Eagle

Maxine Lyle ’00 discusses her new production "Step Show: The Musical,” a coming-of-age story set at a fictional historically Black college.

ENVIRONMENT &
SUSTAINABILITY

WILLIAMS SOCIAL

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Today is the day! Don’t hesitate to reach out with any last minute questions by emailing admission@williams.edu or calling (413) 597-2211.

We look forward to reading your applications!

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Winter Study has officially begun! Pictured here are some photos of WS through the years.

For those who aren’t yet familiar with Williams’ unique approach to a January term, Winter Study is a time for students and professors alike to get out of their comfort zone to try new learning experiences. Instead of taking typical academic courses suppressed into 3.5 weeks, students choose between unique classes that may be experiential, travel-based, career-related, or otherwise non-traditional. Check out the list of 2024 courses at the link in our bio 🔗

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$Winter Study 2024 has arrived! Each January, students have the unique opportunity to dig deep into their academic interests or pursue a new area of study altogether. Comment below to let us know what WS class you're taking this year! 📷: Emily Stanger '25 and Sasha Driver '25 test glass to measure its index of refraction in Professor Lawrence Kaplan's Winter Study '23 class, Forensic Science.$

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