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.
Sustainable Beauty
June 25, 2024
A colorful mini prairie on campus is one beautiful example of the college’s efforts to create and maintain environmentally sustainable landscapes.
Art in Conversation
May 9, 2024
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.
Opening Doors
March 28, 2024
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.
Voices from the Past
March 13, 2024
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.
Opening Up to the Unexpected
March 7, 2024
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.
Pop Culture Psychology
February 6, 2024
Psychology professor Steven Fein and his students study how seeing images of Taylor Swift at NFL games affects people’s feelings toward the league.
Claiming Williams 2024
January 30, 2024
How did you get here? How do you stay here? Claiming Williams 2024 questioned how we can create a college community that represents the greater world around us.
Winter Exploration
January 16, 2024
Through nearly 150 courses and other opportunities, Winter Study is a time for students to focus on interests cultivated during the regular academic year or to pursue something entirely new.
A Rower’s Legacy
December 18, 2023
The late Nancy Storrs ’73 (second from left) broke barriers at Williams and in rowing, for which a new women’s crew boat will be named in her honor this spring.