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Williams College Senior Named a Rhodes Scholar

November 14, 2019 | 03:42PM

Najam has been selected to join a class of approximately 100 students from more than 60 countries worldwide to receive this distinguished scholarship to study at Oxford University next year. She is Williams' 40th Rhodes Scholar.

Williams Names Schumann Visiting Professor in Democratic Studies

November 14, 2019 | 03:26PM

During his time at Williams, Phillips plans to organize public lectures and forums on campus and teach the course Democratic Vistas, a seminar that will focus on the ways in which texts create nuanced representations of democratic ideals and practices, as well as representations of the failures of democratic ideals and practices.

Williams College Announces Tenure for Latino/a Studies Faculty Member

October 31, 2019 | 03:10PM

The appointment took effect July 1, 2019.

Williams College Wants to Hear From You

October 08, 2019 | 04:41AM

Williams College invites its neighbors to think out loud about ways that Williams and its students, faculty, and staff might become more fully and effectively engaged in the local community�and beyond.

Williams College Chemistry Professor Wins NIH Grant

October 03, 2019 | 12:59PM

Hart's lab at Williams studies how drug resistance evolves at the molecular level with a particular focus on protein stability.

North Adams and Dalton Look to Join Solid Waste District

September 16, 2019 | 02:38AM

Cernik said she also held a meeting with representatives from Dalton who are interested in joining the district as well.

Williams College Seeking Input as It Forms Strategic Plan

September 10, 2019 | 01:05AM

Williams College President Maud S. Mandel was in front of the Select Board on Monday to discuss the school's strategic planning process, which includes soliciting input from a broadly defined group of stakeholders that includes students, alumni, faculty, staff and members of the community Williams calls home.

Williams Professor Wins Award for New Research in Computer Science

August 29, 2019 | 08:33PM

This award recognizes research that has pushed forward the state-of-the-art, opened new research directions, and had a significant practical impact on the computing field as a whole over the past decade.

Williams College Redoes Section of Pavement in Spring Street Lot

August 28, 2019 | 01:39PM

The college's senior project manager Wednesday morning characterized the project as "punch list work" on a multiphase rebuild of the parking lot that was completed last year.

Williams College Opens Energy-Efficient Student Housing

August 27, 2019 | 02:38AM

The drafty 1851 Tudor structure with floors so tilted dresser drawers would slide open has been replaced by Williams College with a sunny yellow, three-story, energy-efficient structure.

New Williams Inn Opens on Spring Street

August 17, 2019 | 05:32AM

The $32 million, 64-room hotel at the bottom of Spring and Latham streets replaces the 100-room original hotel at Field Park that closed on July 31. The older inn, purchased by Williams College in 2014, was considered outdated and energy inefficient for an institution that's committed itself to sustainabilility.

Williams Professor Wins Award Astronomy Research and Education

July 26, 2019 | 10:23AM

The award is given to an individual or individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy.

Williams College Promotes Seven Faculty to Full Professor

July 02, 2019 | 11:04AM

They include Quamrul Ashraf, economics; Amy Holzapfel, theater; Sara LaLumia, economics; James Manigault-Bryant, Africana studies; Ngonidzashe Munemo, political science; Jason Josephson Storm, religion; and Amanda Wilcox, classics.

New Williams Inn Appoints Leadership Team

June 21, 2019 | 11:09AM

The new Williams Inn, located at the corner of Latham and Spring streets in Williamstown, will open on Aug. 15. Owned by Williams College, the inn will replace the current Williams Inn, which will continue to operate through July 31.

Williams Prof: We Can Learn from Public School Teachers

June 05, 2019 | 02:43AM

Faculty from four North County schools and three school districts shared how their schools have utilized Olmsted grants in the past and how the funds will be put to use in the 2019-20 academic year.

Local Students Earn Williams College Degrees

June 02, 2019 | 02:03PM

Williams College President Maud S. Mandel today conferred bachelor of arts degrees to local graduates at the college's 230th commencement. Mary-Claire King, an award-winning geneticist at the University of Washington who first discovered the breast and ovarian cancer gene, was the principal speaker. Adams

Williams College Grads Gear Up for 'Everything Change'

June 02, 2019 | 01:25PM

On the day that brings one of the biggest changes to any individual's live, Williams College graduates Sunday were reminded that the biggest changes are yet to come.

Five Williams Seniors Awarded Hubbard Hutchinson Fellowships

May 31, 2019 | 11:04AM

The Hubbard Hutchinson Memorial Fellowship is a cash award established in 1940 that is granted to a member or members of the graduating class to support their continued work in the creative and performing arts. Prizes of $25,000 are awarded in the categories of writing, art, dance, theater and music.

NSF Honors 13 Williams Students and Alumni

May 24, 2019 | 12:03PM

In addition, the NSF has awarded honorable mentions to three Williams graduates. The NSF fellowships support graduate study in the natural and social sciences.

Williams College Senior Named Saint Andrew's Society Scholar

May 17, 2019 | 10:46AM

A biology and religion double major from Rockport, Mass., Hurst plans to study molecular medicine at the University of St. Andrews, investigating a potential pathogenic mechanism of fatal arrhythmias and myocardial infarctions. He also hopes to gain a better understanding of Scottish views on nationalized healthcare system in that country as a means of comparison to the U.S. system.