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Jack Sawyer and Adam Falk: A Conversation
Jack Sawyer and Adam Falk: A Conversation
Williams president Adam Falk plays clips from a 1964 interview with former president Jack Sawyer and compares the Williams of a half-century ago to Williams today at Daring Change. April 6, 2013Williams president Adam Falk plays clips from a 1964 interview with former president Jack Sawyer and compares the Williams of a half-century ago to Williams today at Daring Change. April 6, 2013
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The Future of the Past
The Future of the Past
Charles B. Dew, Ephraim Williams Professor of American History, looks at Williams' past to explore the possibilities of the future in the Daring Change session "Who Will We Be?" April 6, 2013Charles B. Dew, Ephraim Williams Professor of American History, looks at Williams' past to explore the possibilities of the future in the Daring Change session "Who Will We Be?" April 6, 2013
14:46
The Porous Cube
The Porous Cube
Christina Olsen, Class of '56 Director of the Williams College Museum of Art, talks about museums in the 21st century in the Daring Change session "How Will We Learn?" April 6, 2013Christina Olsen, Class of '56 Director of the Williams College Museum of Art, talks about museums in the 21st century in the Daring Change session "How Will We Learn?" April 6, 2013
15:07
Changing Country, Changing Campus
Changing Country, Changing Campus
Chris Winters, associate provost, envisions future demographic shifts at Williams in the Daring Change session "Who Will We Be?" April 6, 2013Chris Winters, associate provost, envisions future demographic shifts at Williams in the Daring Change session "Who Will We Be?" April 6, 2013
13:27
Challenging Game Changers
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It's Not Easy Being Green (Yet)
It's Not Easy Being Green (Yet)
Jeannie Albrecht, assistant professor of computer science, explores the value of a liberal arts education and sustainability in the Daring Change session "What Will We Learn?" April 6, 2013Jeannie Albrecht, assistant professor of computer science, explores the value of a liberal arts education and sustainability in the Daring Change session "What Will We Learn?" April 6, 2013
10:51
Citizen Williams: College as Community Member
Citizen Williams: College as Community Member
Kairav Sinha '15 discusses the role of Williams as a community member in the Daring Change session "What Difference Will We Make?" April 6, 2013Kairav Sinha '15 discusses the role of Williams as a community member in the Daring Change session "What Difference Will We Make?" April 6, 2013
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Embracing Conflict and Change
Embracing Conflict and Change
Leslie Brown, associate professor of history, recommends embracing conflict to affect change in the Daring Change session "What Will We Learn?" April 6, 2013Leslie Brown, associate professor of history, recommends embracing conflict to affect change in the Daring Change session "What Will We Learn?" April 6, 2013
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Daring Change: Panel conversation
Daring Change: Panel conversation
Moderated by President Adam Falk Panelists: Catharine Bond Hill '76, President, Vassar College Stephen R. Lewis Jr. '60, President Emeritus and Professor or Economics Emeritus, Carleton College Francis C. Oakley, President Emeritus, Edward Dorr Griffin Professor of the History of Ideas Emeritus, and Senior Oakley Fellow, Williams College April 5, 2013 Chapin Hall, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.Moderated by President Adam Falk Panelists: Catharine Bond Hill '76, President, Vassar College Stephen R. Lewis Jr. '60, President Emeritus and Professor or Economics Emeritus, Carleton College Francis C. Oakley, President Emeritus, Edward Dorr Griffin Professor of the History of Ideas Emeritus, and Senior Oakley Fellow, Williams College April 5, 2013 Chapin Hall, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass.
13:58
Reaching the Purple Mountaintop: Intentional Community at Williams and Beyond
Reaching the Purple Mountaintop: Intentional Community at Williams and Beyond
Meg Bossong '05 explores intentional community in the Daring Change session "What Difference Will We Make?" April 6, 2013Meg Bossong '05 explores intentional community in the Daring Change session "What Difference Will We Make?" April 6, 2013
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The Decline of Disciplines and the Renaissance Revival
The Decline of Disciplines and the Renaissance Revival
Satyan Devadoss, associate professor of mathematics, discusses one possible future for the Williams course catalog in the Daring Change session "How Will We Learn?" April 6, 2013Satyan Devadoss, associate professor of mathematics, discusses one possible future for the Williams course catalog in the Daring Change session "How Will We Learn?" April 6, 2013
12:58
Living as Learning: The Future of Experiential Education at Williams
6:51
Williams in the Sawyer Era
Williams in the Sawyer Era
A half-century ago, Williams—led by President John E. Sawyer '39—underwent a series of changes that transformed the college and set it on a course to become the Williams of today. From the early 1960s to the early 1970s, the college phased out fraternities; admitted women and set out to diversify the student body, faculty, and board of trustees; introduced non-Western studies to the curriculum; and launched Winter Study, environmental studies, and the graduate program in art history. The college also did away with compulsory chapel, built a science center, and completed a fundraising campaign eight times the size of the one before it. On April 5, 2013, Daring Change: The Sawyer Era http://www.williams.edu/daring-change/ honored Sawyer and his legacy at Williams and in higher education. In a conversation with three leaders who knew Sawyer and/or experienced the college's transformation in the decades since his presidency, we'll explore the impacts of decisions made 50 years ago.A half-century ago, Williams—led by President John E. Sawyer '39—underwent a series of changes that transformed the college and set it on a course to become the Williams of today. From the early 1960s to the early 1970s, the college phased out fraternities; admitted women and set out to diversify the student body, faculty, and board of trustees; introduced non-Western studies to the curriculum; and launched Winter Study, environmental studies, and the graduate program in art history. The college also did away with compulsory chapel, built a science center, and completed a fundraising campaign eight times the size of the one before it. On April 5, 2013, Daring Change: The Sawyer Era http://www.williams.edu/daring-change/ honored Sawyer and his legacy at Williams and in higher education. In a conversation with three leaders who knew Sawyer and/or experienced the college's transformation in the decades since his presidency, we'll explore the impacts of decisions made 50 years ago.
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Six Impossible Things before Breakfast
Six Impossible Things before Breakfast
Rick Spalding, college chaplain, is practicing six impossible things before breakfast in the Daring Change session "What Will We Learn?" April 6, 2013Rick Spalding, college chaplain, is practicing six impossible things before breakfast in the Daring Change session "What Will We Learn?" April 6, 2013
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