Annual Update on Environmental Initiatives

Dear Williams students, faculty, and staff, I write with this annual update on our environmental initiatives after a summer of especially stark reminders about the effects and challenges of a changing climate. Record-high global heat and ocean temperatures, wildfires, torrential rain, and hail storms have upset human health and security,… Continue reading »

College Budget and Financial Planning

Dear Williams faculty and staff, We are sincerely grateful to everyone who contributed to the college’s budget process this past year. We know that identifying the equivalent of a 15 percent reduction in manager’s budgets for the upcoming 2024 fiscal year was difficult in many ways, and we appreciate the… Continue reading »

Annual Update on Environmental Initiatives

Dear Williams students, faculty, and staff, Our ongoing efforts to more fully realize the college’s environmental commitments moved forward this past year on myriad fronts.  Many of us have learned more about climate action, expanded knowledge about environmental issues, and advanced sustainability practices at the college and beyond.  This work… Continue reading »

Air Travel Greenhouse Gas Emissions Information & Reduction Program

Dear Williams faculty and staff, Over the past couple of years, many faculty, staff, and students have expressed deep interest in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from college-sponsored air travel.  Such travel accounted for roughly a fifth of the college’s total greenhouse gas emissions in the years immediately preceding the pandemic, making it our second largest source of emissions,… Continue reading »