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Springing Forward

The Paresky Center is alive and bustling once again for the spring semester. A hub of student life at Williams, Paresky houses Baxter Great Hall (seen here), four dining options, meeting rooms and study spaces, pool and foosball tables, an auditorium, and the student mailroom.

Object Study

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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.

The Path Forward

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As Title IX celebrates its 50th year, Williams alumnae examine its extensive reach in higher education and its continuing evolution.

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Physics Today

In tribute to their former teacher, scientists Kevin Reardon ’92 and Dan Seaton ’01 help complete an article on sunspots by the late Williams astronomy professor Jay Pasachoff.

Inside Higher Ed

With concern about AI bots on the rise, an Inside Higher Ed essay by Williams Writing Center Director Julia McKenzie Munemo reminds students that “the true goal of writing is to clarify, understand and experience our own thinking.”

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.

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