Williamstown – Named in honor of Williams College's first black graduate, who was admitted to Williams in 1885, Williams awards its Gaius Charles Bolin Fellowships to graduate students from underrepresented groups who are working toward the Ph.D. in the humanities or in the natural, social, or behavioral sciences.
The fellowships promote diversity on college faculties by encouraging able minority students to complete the doctoral degree and to pursue careers in college teaching. Fellows devote the bulk of their residency at Williams College to the completion of dissertation work and teach one course as a faculty member in one of the college's academic departments or programs.
The Gaius Charles Bolin Fellows for 2005-06 are:
Nicole Castor, the Gaius Charles Bolin Fellow in anthropology. Her interests include Anglophone Caribbean culture, post-colonialism, African Diaspora, Afro-Atlantic religions, and the anthropology of citizenship and the nation. She received her B.A. in political philosophy from Pomona College in 1989. She is working towards a Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Chicago. Her dissertation is titled "Invoking the Spirit: Public Culture and the Politics of Nationhood in Trinidad." Castor has conducted her fieldwork in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and Caracas, Venezuela.
Janet Chang, the Gaius Charles Bolin Fellow in psychology. Chang received her B.A. in psychology from Swarthmore College in 2000. She is working towards a Ph.D. in social-personality psychology at the University of California, Davis. Chang has received a number of awards and fellowships in support of her research, including two travel awards from the American Psychological Association, a research fellowship from the National Science Foundation, and a Mazda Foundation scholarship. She has published in the Journal of Community Psychology and Psychological Assessment.
Robin Hayes, the Gaius Charles Bolin Fellow in political science. Hayes received her B.A. in metropolitan studies from New York University in 1994, and her M.Phil. and M.A. from Yale University, where she is currently working towards a Ph.D. in African American studies and political science. Her dissertation is titled "From African Independence to Black Power: Identity, Institutions, and Social Movements." She has also studied at La Universidad Autonoma de Guad-alajara and the University of Paris, Sorbonne. Hayes is the author of "Wave After Wave They Went Crossing the Border: Friendshipments by Pastors for Peace" (University of Hawaii Press, 2000).
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Former Harry's Supermarket Under Construction for Restaurant
Late last month, the Conservation Commission greenlit some tree pruning on the property. New windows and a new door can be seen in the front of the building.
"It's a substantial renovation that's currently underway here," Brent White of White Engineering said, speaking on behalf of the applicant and owner, Huajie Zhu.
A fire gutted the longtime Wahconah Street supermarket in 2023, and the following year, Zhu purchased the property for $460,000 two years ago to build a restaurant with hibachi in the existing footprint of the more than 100-year-old building.
White explained that the project has been ongoing for over a year, and the Community Development Board granted the property a waiver to reduce the minimum required number of parking spaces so that additional spaces aren't needed.
He noted that, looking at the site plan, there is very little room to do so. A mirror will be installed near the sharp turn on Bel Air Avenue to alleviate traffic concerns.
Pruning will be done on trees in the southeast corner of the existing paved parking lot, as a number of branches are hanging over. The new owners also intend to patch, sealcoat, and re-stripe the parking lot.
A fire tore through the building less than an hour after the supermarket closed for the day three years ago. An automatic sprinkler system is required for the new use.
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