Hiring search for second Asian American Studies position delayed until fall 2021
The Committee on Appointments and Promotions (CAP) has postponed its hiring search for the second of two previously approved tenure-line positions for faculty specializing in Asian American Studies...
View ArticleEphraim Williams was an enslaver. What will the College do about it?
Ephraim Williams Jr., the original benefactor and namesake of the College, was an enslaver. This is a clear-cut matter of historical fact. Documents from his life, including his will, demonstrate that...
View ArticleCollege reinstates mask mandate in public indoor spaces
Masks will be required in all academic and administrative buildings as of tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug. 11, regardless of people’s vaccination status, President Maud S. Mandel announced in an all-campus...
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College prepares for in-person semester amid Delta variant concerns
Students gather in front of Paresky with a little more than a week to go before the start of classes. (Cameron Pugh/The Williams Record) With a week to go until the start of classes, students have...
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The Long Road chronicles Berkshire women who fought for gender equality
The Long Road celebrates the women of the Berkshires who have championed gender equality since the enactment of the Nineteenth Amendment. (Photo courtesy of Debbe Craig.) What started as a Williamstown...
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Faculty members with young children reckon with COVID risks
Many professors rely on the Williams College Children’s Center for childcare while they teach in person. Photo courtesy of Chris Avila. In fall 2020, when Assistant Professor of Africana Studies...
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CSS shutdowns of parties elicit student criticism
While the Responsible Party Standards may have been in place since 2015, students told the Record that they feel blindsided by the perceived ramp-up in enforcement. (Samuel Riley/The Williams Record) A...
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BFFs stands for Best Faculty Friends: Professor pals bridge interdepartmental...
I remember, as a young child, wholeheartedly believing that my teachers lived under their classroom desks. While we went home every night, my classmates and I could not fathom teachers having lives...
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Acclaimed FB coach Dick Farley pens memoir with Dick Quinn
Farley signs a copy of the book for Williamstown resident Roger St. Pierre, who long hosted the traditional Homecoming Walk at his barber shop. (Photos courtesy of Sports Information and Dick Quinn.)...
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Candidates for Williamstown Select Board gather for on-campus debate ahead of...
Ella Marx ’24 and Milo Chang ’24 moderated the panel. (Gabe Miller/The Williams Record) When Williamstown voters head to the polls on May 10 for this year’s local elections, they will choose between...
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