Spring 2023

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The Power of Purple

As she begins her sixth year as president and faculty member, Maud S. Mandel discusses how the college is actively addressing the challenges and harnessing the opportunities shaping Williams, higher education and society.

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Image of ALLEGORY OF WORLDLY AND OTHERWORLDLY DRUNKENNESS, Folio from the Divan of Hafiz. ca. 1531–33. Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper. Jointly owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA and Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Cary Welch Jr., 1988. 1988.430 + L.2019.55

Art Work

The art history department and college museum share an expansive, multidisciplinary vision for the arts at Williams.

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At the Crossroads of History

Rupert Lloyd Jr., Class of 1930, blazed a trail as the first Black foreign service officer ever to serve in Europe.

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Excellent Teaching

The new Rice Center for Teaching is a hub of programs and resources focused on pedagogy for all faculty.

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Will Titus ’23 (right) demonstrates to Santiago Ferris ’26 (center) and Isaac Leslie ’25 a technique for advancing a hoseline into a building.

On Call

Student volunteer firefighters fill a crucial need in the community and gain important life skills in the process.

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Images of nearby galaxies taken from the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope.

Star Stories

Astronomy professor Anne Jaskot ’08 uses the James Webb Space Telescope to explore previously unknown details about the universe.

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Recoding Power

Political science professor Sidney Rothstein's new book examines how tech workers can develop the strategic capacity and economic leverage necessary to defend against the threat of job loss.

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Professor Cazares with his students on the Science Quad.

Personal Connection

In mentoring transfer and Latinx students—and in his research—psychology professor Victor Cazares draws from experience.

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The Power of Place

Two classics professors plan a travel opportunity to Crete based on popular Winter Study courses in Greece and Rome.

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Writing as Thinking

Artificial intelligence writing tools may improve your syntax and grammar, but they won’t help you learn how to think.

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Global Scholars

The college launches its new Global Scholars program in which students explore important global trends and issues.

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Curricular Expansion

Starting in the fall of 2023, Williams will offer a new major in Africana studies and a concentration in Asian American studies.

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New Leadership

The college welcomes a new dean of faculty and a new chief investment officer.

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President Mandel with Williams students at the IVYG conference.

Affording Change

President Maud. S. Mandel wins the inaugural 1vyG Institutional Changemaker Award.

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Photo of astronomy professor Jay Pasachoff observing a solar eclipse.

Enduring Recognition

Remembering Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy Jay Pasachoff, who observed 74 solar eclipses during his lifetime.

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On the Bookshelf

José Ciro Martínez’s ’10 new book looks at Jordan's welfare program through the lens of pita bread.

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First Destinations

A recent survey reports that most members of the Class of 2022 are employed full time or in graduate school.

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Students climbing the new bouldering cave.

Together at Williams

The college in photos.

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