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Stockbridge-Munsee Community Reclaims Some of Its History

September 26, 2020 | 07:04AM

Last week, the president of Williams College announced to the school community that the college will provide office space to the Stockbridge-Munsee Community�s Tribal Historic Preservation Extension Office.

Williams College Officials Pleased with Students' Compliance as Semester Begins

September 12, 2020 | 05:19AM

Williams has been delivering education � and probably some sort of dining plan � since 1793, but never before in an environment like that created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Williams College to Award Bicentennial Medal to Wole Coaxum at Convocation

September 08, 2020 | 03:04PM

Alumnus Wole Coaxum '92, founder of Mobility Capital Finance (MoCaFi), will be presented a Bicentennial Medal Saturday, Sept. 12. during the virtual convocation ceremony.

Williamstown, College Coordinating COVID-19 Effort

September 03, 2020 | 01:14AM

Dr. Erwin Stuebner also said that while it was unfortunate the college had to change the status of two students to remote learning because of violations of Williams' COVID-19 protocols, it is also encouraging to see the institution take that step.

Williams Removes Two Students for Breaking COVID-19 Protocol; First Round of Student Tests Yield No Positives

August 27, 2020 | 07:09PM

Williams College has removed two students from campus for violating the school's quarantine order for returning students.

Williams College Welcomes Students Back for COVID-Restricted Semester

August 25, 2020 | 03:49AM

Williams College on Monday began the phased return of its student population for the fall semester with a mandatory test and quarantine period.

Williamstown Apothecary Set to Open on Wednesday

August 19, 2020 | 12:19AM

The Williamstown Apothecary is a collaboration between Berkshire Health Systems and Williams College that will expand access to prescriptions, over-the-counter medications and many other products, in close proximity to the Williams campus.

Williams Officials: Town's Safety High Priority in Reopening Plan

August 10, 2020 | 03:52AM

The college's vice president for finance and administration told the board in a virtual meeting that the impact on the community is something that is discussed every day by the school as it prepares for the beginning of students' arrival on Aug. 24.

Williams College Promotes Seven Faculty Members to Full Professor

August 04, 2020 | 04:49PM

They include Jessica Chapman, history; Lisa Gilbert, geosciences; Christopher Goh, chemistry; LeRhonda (Rhon) S. Manigault-Bryant, Africana studies; Ashok Rai, economics; Neil Roberts, Africana studies; and Fred Strauch, physics.

Williamstown Board of Health Talks Students' Return With College Officials

July 22, 2020 | 01:02AM

The Board of Health on Monday morning reviewed Williams College's plan for the return of students for in-person instruction in the fall.

Williams Welcomes Community Questions About Students' Return

July 18, 2020 | 06:32AM

Williams College President Maud Mandel said Wednesday that she is "optimistic" that students returning to campus in the fall will follow the protocols in place to reduce the spread of COVID-19, but she realizes that there will be lapses.

Five Williams Graduates Awarded Hubbard Hutchinson Fellowships

July 09, 2020 | 11:00AM

The recipients are Caroline Fairweather (theater), Panalee Maskati (dance), Theodore McNally (writing), Alexandra Medeiros (music) and Sydney Rainer (art).

Williams Geosciences Professor Awarded NSF Grant to Study Boulder Beach Response to Storms

July 02, 2020 | 11:11AM

The three-year, $340,000 grant will support her research on how boulder beaches respond to storms and how they change over time.

Three Williams Faculty Members Awarded Nelson Bushnell Prize

June 30, 2020 | 09:46AM

This year's recipients are Rashida K. Braggs, Mea Cook and Bernie Rhie.

Williams College Announces Plan for Return of Classes

June 29, 2020 | 10:21AM

Students will be allowed to choose to take the year off with no penalty, and the college has lowered the number of courses required in the 2020-21 fall and spring semesters with no impact on a student's progress toward graduation.

Mount Greylock Committee Member: Address Needs First, Then Save Funds

June 15, 2020 | 02:42AM

One member of the Mount Greylock School Committee on Thursday continued to push hard for the district to go forward with plans to build an artificial turf field while appearing to reverse his own position on maintaining a building maintenance reserve.

Williams Biology Professor Wins NSF Grant to Study New Species

June 11, 2020 | 10:53AM

The five-year, $300,000 grant will support her research that examines how new species arise and persist across different environments.

Fourteen Area Residents Earn Degrees from Williams College

June 07, 2020 | 10:49AM

Williams College President Maud S. Mandel Sunday conferred Bachelor of Arts degrees to 14 local graduates.

Williams College Announces Four Recipients of Olmsted Awards for Secondary School Teachers

June 04, 2020 | 11:16AM

The recipients are Katherine D. Nuzzo, a chemistry teacher at Joel Barlow High School in Redding, Conn.; Lois Sauberlich, an English teacher at Wrightstown High School in Wrightstown, Wis.; Brian Sheehy, a history teacher at North Andover High School in North Andover, Mass.; and Nickolas T. Wilson, a former English teacher at Northcoast Preparatory Academy in Arcata, Calif., and current English teacher at Durham High School in Durham, Calif.

Mount Greylock's Williams Gift Keeps on Giving ... Fodder for Debate

June 03, 2020 | 04:12AM

More than three years, countless hours by several committees and thousands of dollars worth of professional planning have been spent developing plans to apply the proceeds of the gift, given in early 2016 to help the district pay for things not covered under the Massachusetts School Building Authority's building program.

Nine Williams College Seniors Win Fellowships to Study at Cambridge and Oxford

June 02, 2020 | 10:07AM

The seven seniors awarded the Herchel Smith Fellowship are Tania Calle, Nicholas Goldrosen, Grace Kromm, Jake Rinaldi, Crispin Jay (CJ) Salapare, Suiyi Tang and Meklit Tesfaye. Joseph Moore was awarded the Martin-Wilson Fellowship, and Emmie Hine was awarded the Donovan-Moody Fellowship.