 Update: Williams Alum Named Head Coach of NBA's JazzMultiple media outlets Monday reported that Williams College alumnus Hardy is in line to be named the next head coach of the Utah Jazz.  Williams College Receives STARS Gold Rating for SustainabilitySTARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education.  Williams College Replaces Loans, Work Study with GrantsTaken together, the changes greatly simplify the financial aid process for families, who have traditionally had to manage a complex portfolio of grants, loans and student work requirements, the college said.  Williamstown Zoning Board OKs College's Davis Center ProjectThe Davis Center, known as the Multicultural Center until 2012, currently is housed in three former residences on the south end of campus off Walden Street.  Williams Awarding 5 Honorary Degrees at 2022 CommencementJon Meacham, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and noted commentator, will be the principal speaker at Williams College's 233rd commencement exercise on Sunday, June 5.  Williams College President Thanks Berkshires Healthcare HeroesToday, the college is once again bustling with students, faculty and staff, learning, living and working on campus. Throughout the Berkshires, communities are starting to emerge and look to the future again. '62 Center Winter and Spring SeasonCTD presents student and world-class artists celebrating diverse and challenging theatre, music, and dance programming for the Williams College community and beyond. All virtual programming is free and open to all. Williams College Sees COVID-19 Numbers SpikeThe college already last week announced measures to help mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus in anticipation of this weekend's return of students to campus. Williams College Astronomy Professor to Observe Solar Eclipse in AntarcticaPasachoff has been observing total solar eclipses together with Williams College students for 50 years, since he came to Williams in 1972 and took students to an eclipse only 10 days after his arrival.  Williams College Introduces Student Exploration InitiativeWilliams' Summer Exploration Initiative augments the college's need-based financial aid policies and is part of a larger commitment to what it is calling "True Affordability" to help ensure that all students can experience the totality of a Williams education.  Williams College Museum of Art to Begin Design Phase for New BuildingThe Williams College Museum of Art has been in the queue for a new building for years as the college has dramatically revamped its campus over the past two decades. Now the nearly 100-year-old museum is finally getting its turn at a new facility.  Clark Presents Performance By Williams College Music DepartmentThis free program will be presented on the Clark's Fernandez Terrace at 3 pm. Registration is not required.  Warrior-Scholar Project Prepares Veterans to Succeed in CollegeSince 2011, the Warrior-Scholar Project has been working to "ensure that every degree-seeking enlisted veteran and transitioning service member succeeds in the transition to higher education and beyond."  Williams-Led Research Team Awarded $1.6M GrantThe three-year, $1.6 million dollar grant will support research aimed at understanding how temporal variation in ecological and evolutionary processes allow similar species to coexist.  Williams Grads Told to Use Privilege to Serve OthersFor members of Williams College's class of 2021, Monday was a day to celebrate the grit and hard work that got them through the last four years. But their class speaker reminded them it also was about something else: the privilege that got them to Williams in the first place.  Williams Relaxing Mask Rules, Opening Modified Graduation CeremonyThe college previously announced that instead of its traditional June commencement exercises, it will hold a Senior Celebration on May 31. Since grades will not yet be completed for the spring semester, seniors will not receive diplomas at the Monday ceremony.  Williams College Celebrates Staff Members on Annual Appreciation DayThe day is an opportunity for community members to offer thanks to the staff whose contributions uphold the college's functionality and excellence.  Williams College President President Receives Honorary Degree from Brown UniversityMandel taught at Brown as a visiting assistant professor, and then as professor of history and Judaic studies while also serving as dean of the college before joining Williams as president in July 2018.  Williamstown Historical Commission Invokes 6-Month Delay for Buildings' DemolitionIn the interim, the college agreed to work with the commission to document the histories of Chandler House and Hardy House and to advertise their availability to anyone who wants to preserve the structures in whole or in part.  Williams: 120 Students Moved to Remote Status in Wake of PartyThe college's actions have included an investigation by its Campus Safety and Security Department into a Friday night party that reportedly drew 80 to 100 people to Wood House in contradiction to the school's COVID-19 protocols.  Williams College Asks Town to Help Clear Way for Davis Center Building ProjectWilliams College on Monday will ask the town's Historical Commission to sign off on the demolition of buildings built in 1914 and 1946.  Williams College Investigating 'Unsafe Party'Williams College is investigating a Friday party that involved 80 to 100 maskless people.  Speaker Challenges Williams College's Racist Legacy in Keynote to Daylong DialogueAt one point, Hart pointed to the college's statements in the wake of the killing of George Floyd last May, but said those statements, like many others nationwide, ultimately ring hollow.  Williams College 2021 Faculty Lecture SeriesThis series was organized by Professor of Art Stefanie Solum along with other faculty members of the Lecture Committee, which is currently chaired by Greg Mitchell, chair and associate professor of women's, gender, and sexuality studies.  As Anticipated, Williams Sees Bump in COVID-19 Positive StudentsWilliams College saw the expected number of positive COVID-19 test results in its student population as it moved into the spring semester, officials said on Thursday. Most of those positive tests were found among students before they returned to campus. |
