With sadness, Williams notes the death of retired staff member Jean Donati, who passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at the age of 96. Jean joined the college in 1970 and retired in 1988 after many years of devoted service as assistant to the chair of the Music Department. No… Continue reading »
With sadness, Williams notes the passing of retired staff member Dorothy Reinke, who died on April 7, 2023. Dorothy joined the college in 1973 and retired in February 1985 as Assistant to the Director of the Graduate Program in Art History. Although no further information is available at this time,… Continue reading »
With sadness, Williams notes the passing of retired staff member Bill Noyes on Sunday, April 9, 2023. Bill joined the college in 1976 and retired in November 2003 as Groundskeeper at Buildings and Grounds and the Department of Athletics. For a tribute to his life, please see the family’s… Continue reading »
Williams mourns the passing of retired staff member Peggy Weyers, who passed away the age of 78 on April 11, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Peggy joined Williams in December of 1984, beginning a long career in administrative support, primarily in the Anthropology and Sociology departments. Working with her… Continue reading »
Williams students, faculty and staff, I let you know earlier this week that the Field House was temporarily closed for maintenance. Today I write to inform you that the building will unfortunately have to remain closed for the rest of this term and likely longer, so that we can fix newly-identified… Continue reading »
Williams mourns the passing of retired staff member Sandra Montgomery, who passed away the age of 82, on Friday, January 13, 2023, at her home in Adams, MA. Sandra joined Williams in 1979 and retired from her position as administrative assistant in the Department of Economics in 1999. She is… Continue reading »
Williams students, staff and faculty, Welcome to the first day of Spring 2023. I’m excited for the Williams community to embark on a new cycle of learning. It was wonderful to see winter study back in action: Students dug into topics ranging from impact… Continue reading »
Williams students, faculty and staff, It is my pleasure to invite you to participate in Claiming Williams next Thursday, February 2, 2023. For those new to the college, Claiming Williams was created in 2008 when students, joined by staff and faculty, responded to a series of racist and sexist… Continue reading »
To the Williams community, The Board of Trustees convened on campus last Friday and Saturday for their January 2023 meeting. I want to offer my usual summary of the business they conducted during the meeting. The Board’s plenary sessions fell into two broad categories: one group was devoted to imagining… Continue reading »
To the Williams community, I write to announce that Chief Investment Officer Collette Chilton will retire from Williams at the end of calendar year 2023. Everyone who has been at Williams over the last sixteen years has benefited from Collette’s work, but relatively few know to whom credit is due. Continue reading »
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