Williams College Announces Tenure for Latino/a Studies Faculty Member

03:10PM / Thursday, October 31, 2019Print Story | Email Story

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Board of Trustees of Williams College voted to appoint Nelly Rosario, the 2017-18 W. Ford Schumann Distinguished Visiting Professor in Democratic Studies and the 2018-20 Artist in Residence of Latino/a studies, to the position of associate professor with tenure.

The appointment took effect July 1, 2019.

Rosario's research interests range from creative writing, world literature and graphic novels to history, archival studies and data visualization. Author of "Song of the Water Saints: A Novel" (Pantheon, 2002), winner of a PEN Open Book Award, and its translation "El canto del agua: Una novela" (Emecé Planeta, 2003), her recent work includes chapters in the 2018 books "Everyday People: The Color of Life" (ed. Jennifer Baker. Atria Books) and" The Nation and its Writing: Collection of Dominican Voices" (1965-2017) (eds. Carmen Cañete Quesada and Franklin Gutiérrez. Editorial Santuario). In addition, she contributed the chapters “Latinx + DNA: Complicando the Double Helix” for the forthcoming publication "Critical Diálogos in Latina and Latino Studies" (eds. Ana Y. Ramos-Zayas and Mérida M. Rúa, NYU Press) and “Th/Inking in Black: Notes on Teaching Creative Writing” for the forthcoming publication "Teaching Black: Pedagogy, Practice, and Perspectives on Writing" (eds. Drea Brown and Ana-Maurine Lara, University of Pittsburgh Press).

Rosario received the Archives and Library Research Award from City College-CUNY's Dominican Studies Institute in 2017 for research on her novel-in-progress "How the Medicines Go Down" and a Creative Capital Artist Award in Literature from the Creative Capital Foundation in 2016 for a photo story she is co-authoring with journalist Macarena Hernández and poet Sheila Maldonado.

At Williams, her course teaching includes Latina/o Identities: Constructions, Contestations, and Expressions, Ficciones: A Writing Workshop, and DNA + Latinx: Decoding the “Cosmic Race,” among others. She earned an S.B. in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Columbia University.

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St. Stan's Students Spread Holiday Cheer at Williamstown Commons

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
12:50PM / Sunday, December 21, 2025

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Students from St. Stanislaus Kostka School in Adams brought the holiday spirit to Williamstown Commons on Thursday, delivering handmade Christmas cards and leading residents in a community caroling session.

"It honestly means the world to us because it means the world to them," said nursing home Administrator Alex Fox on Thursday morning. "This made their days. This could have even made their weeks. It could have made their Christmas, seeing the children and interacting with the community."

Teacher Kate Mendonca said this is the first year her class has visited the facility, noting that the initiative was driven entirely by the students.

"This came from the kids. They said they wanted to create something and give back," Mendonca said. "We want our students involved in the community instead of just reading from a religion book."

Preparation for the event began in early December, with students crafting bells to accompany their singing. The handmade cards were completed last week.

"It's important for them to know that it's not just about them during Christmas," Mendonca said. "It's about everyone, for sure. I hope that they know they really helped a lot of people today and hopefully it brought joy to the residents here."

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