Decoding Earth’s History
Geosciences professor Ronadh Cox shares her thoughts on deep time, the origins of life and the stunningly young field of geology.
Function and Form
March 8, 2012
Students learn the history of Chinese calligraphy and then try their hands at recreating the art form in professor Ju-Yu Scarlett Jang’s art history class.
Communal Singing Creating Ties
March 5, 2012
Williams students share and learn singing styles in South Africa over Winter Study.
Claiming Power With Art
February 29, 2012
A college museum exhibition, featuring the performance and conceptual art group Asco, explores how four young artists understood and responded to turbulent times.
The Human Library
February 14, 2012
A Human Library is just that—a library where the “books” are living people who volunteer to share their stories with “readers”—members of the community.
Stalwart Originality: New Traditions in Black Performance
January 30, 2012
The Stalwart Originality conference is a forum for both our campus and the wider community to discuss a broad range of topics, such as tradition, identity, culture, spirituality, history, change, politics, and the creative process.
A cellist prepares for competition
January 30, 2012
Robert W. Yang ’15 prepares for the Berkshire Symphony Student Soloist Competition.
Susan Loepp Wins National Award for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics
January 22, 2012
Williams College Professor of Mathematics Susan R. Loepp has been selected to receive the 2012 Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics.
Williams Announces New Museum Director Christina Olsen
January 18, 2012
After a six-month national search, Christina Olsen of the Portland Art Museum is named as the Class of 1956 Director of the Williams College Museum of Art.
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