In an essay called “Pregnancy, Birth and the Covid-19 Pandemic in the United States” published in May 2020 in the journal Medical Anthropology: Cross-Cultural Studies in Health and Illness, Kim Gutschow, Williams lecturer in religion and anthropology/sociology, along with Robbie Davis-Floyd, senior research fellow in the department of anthropology… Continue reading »
Piece by Josiel Aponte ’21 The focus of Amy Podmore’s Sculpture class this spring was, according to the course description, “the development of technical and analytical skills as they relate to the interplay of form, content and materials.” Podmore expected to teach her 10 students about, for instance, woodworking… Continue reading »
Psychotherapist Lynn Gerwig Lyons ’87 has been in private practice for 28 years, specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders in children and families. An author and public speaker, she discusses with her audiences the subject of anxiety, its role in families and the need for a preventive approach. Lyons… Continue reading »
Barbara Takenaga, Williams’ Mary A. and William Wirt Warren Professor of Art, Emerita, and writer/translator Jenny McPhee ’84 were among the 175 scholars, artists and writers selected as 2020 Guggenheim Fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. … Continue reading »
Jordan LaMothe ’17 has loved making tools since he was a kid and his artist parents relocated from an urban setting to a 96-acre farm in upstate New York. They wanted more room to make their art, but for nine-year-old Jordan, the farm was “a fascinating place filled with… Continue reading »
Writing from what she calls “a place of melancholy,” Suiyi Tang ’20 spent the year after her sophomore year at Williams writing and traveling abroad on a Robert G. Wilmers Jr. 1990 Memorial Student Travel Abroad Fellowship. The result—American Symphony: Other White Lies, her debut novel—was published by Civil Coping… Continue reading »
As an economics and history major, Dan Wohl ’15 didn’t always expect to go into a career in sustainability, but a summer internship at Goldman Sachs changed that. He worked on a fund investing in energy infrastructure and came back to Williams eager to learn more. He took a winter… Continue reading »
Students share what drew them to the college and why they love being here. Continue reading »
When Frank Doelger ’75—best known for his work on the hit HBO series Game of Thrones—was a young TV executive, something deceptively simple changed his life. He snapped at a sales woman. “I was with a good friend who asked, ‘Is this what you’re going to be like from… Continue reading »
On Friday, October 11, the Williams community woke to an email from President Mandel canceling classes and declaring the day Mountain Day! Check out photos and a video from the annual tradition! … Continue reading »
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