A composite of two images shows rugby player Kristi Kirshe holding the ball and running in a game on the left, and Paralympic rower Ben Washburne smiling at the camera while her rows on the right.

Kristi Kirshe ’17 and Ben Washburne ’23 will represent the U.S. at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris

Rugby player Kristi Kirshe ’17 and rower Ben Washburne ’23 will represent the USA in the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris this summer.

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Photo of Ben Washburne '23 rowing along a river.

From “Rough Product” to Disciplined Athlete

Ben Washburne ’23 balances an intense work schedule with training for the Paris Paralympics using skills he honed at Williams.

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Computing Opportunities

Computer science professor Kelly Shaw is working to grow the pool of Ph.D.s who will go on to teach in the profession.

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At Work in a Warming World

As extreme heat becomes more common, economists at Williams are researching how rising temperatures will impact labor productivity and the wider economy.

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Red and blue wildflowers and tall grass grow on a hill near two institutional buildings

Sustainable Beauty

A colorful mini prairie on campus is one beautiful example of the college’s efforts to create and maintain environmentally sustainable landscapes.

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two people read the wall label for the Williams College Museum of Art exhibition, Emancipation

Art in Conversation

A traveling exhibition exploring the 160th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation brings museum curator Maggie Adler ’99, MA’11 back to the Williams College Museum of Art.

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Two musicians, Alastair Moock, Williams class of 1995, and his friend and collaborator Reggie Harris play guitar, seated, on stage.

Opening Doors

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Alastair Moock ’95 is the founder of a collaborative program that uses musical performance and storytelling to encourage interracial conversations about race, gender and class.

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Voices from the Past

Williams alums and former DJs return to campus to take the mic—and to lend their voices to a history of WCFM radio for Josh Picoult’s ’24 senior thesis.

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Opening Up to the Unexpected

An interest nurtured at Williams led Jason Price ’00 to a career in fine instruments—and led him back to campus to share it with students.

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Pop Culture Psychology

Psychology professor Steven Fein and his students study how seeing images of Taylor Swift at NFL games affects people’s feelings toward the league.

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