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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., June 8, 2025—Williams College President Maud S.
Mandel today conferred Bachelor of Arts degrees to 16 local graduates at the
college’s 236 th Commencement. The Honorable Valerie Jarett, chief executive
officer and a member of the board of directors of The Obama Foundation, was the
principal speaker.
This year’s local graduates are as follows:
From Dalton: Brandon Roughley and Ethan Scott
From Lanesborough: Carolyn Jones
From Lee: Stone Murphy
From Lenox: Harry Albert and Jacob Fanto
From North Adams: Michael Faulkner
From Pittsfield: Brendan Stannard, Kyle Gwilt, and Briana Palmieri
From West Stockbridge: Alec Bachman
From Williamstown: Miles Fippinger, Diego Mongue, Toby Foehl, Olivia Winters,
and John Skavlem
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Founded in 1793, Williams College is the second-oldest institution of higher learning in Massachusetts. The college’s approximately 2,000 undergraduate students are taught by a faculty noted for the quality of their teaching and research, and the achievement of academic goals includes active participation of students with faculty in their research. The college is also home to roughly 100 Master’s students enrolled in its renowned graduate programs in Development Economics and the History of Art (the latter offered in collaboration with the Clark Art Institute). Students’ educational experience is enriched by the residential campus environment in Williamstown, Mass., which provides a host of opportunities for interaction with one another and with faculty beyond the classroom. Admission decisions on U.S. applicants are made regardless of a student’s financial ability, and the college provides grants and other assistance to meet the demonstrated needs of all who are admitted.
Published June 8, 2025