Williams students (this is being copied to faculty and staff), An estimated 80 to 100 people gathered for a party inside Wood House last night. When Campus Safety arrived on scene the attendees fled. CSS noted that many people at the party were either completely without masks or were wearing… Continue reading »
Williams faculty, students and staff, If you had to describe the essence of Williams in just a few words or images, which ones would you choose? It seems like a simple question… but Williams isn’t a simple place. In our work in the Office of Communications, we often… Continue reading »
Dear students, We write, also copying faculty and staff, with the disappointing news that our winter varsity athletes will not compete this year. The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) has just announced a unanimous decision not to hold a competitive winter sports season, and we are therefore canceling… Continue reading »
Williams President Maud S. Mandel has joined more than 80 fellow college and university presidents in a statement opposing the U.S. Department of Education’s investigation of Princeton University. The federal investigation treats Princeton’s acknowledgment of systemic racism as potential evidence of the school’s violation of federal non-discrimination law. The statement,… Continue reading »
To the Williams community, How many questions do you have about Fall 2020? Judging from experience, the answer is somewhere between zero and infinity (please don’t ask about the margin of error). If you do have questions, here are places that we want you to know you… Continue reading »
Williams has signed a new brief supporting legal efforts to block enforcement of ICE’s new federal guidance on international students. The government’s July 6 guidance would prohibit international students at American colleges and universities from returning to or remaining in the country if they enrolled in an online-only curriculum… Continue reading »
I wanted to offer a quick word about how we’ll keep you apprised of further developments regarding the fall 2020 semester, and to alert you to some especially important updates for students that we made today. Every time a decision is made or a policy worked out, the Communications team has… Continue reading »
Dear Williams community, I want to start by thanking the more than 500 of you who participated in our recent virtual town hall on the plans for next year and the college’s response to the pandemic and its financial impact. I’m now writing to share some further details… Continue reading »
To the NESCAC athletic community: The NESCAC presidents have been discussing COVID-19 on athletics, among many other issues our campuses are addressing as a result of the virus. The situation will continue to change and our decisions will be dictated by the facts as we understand them,… Continue reading »
Dear Williams faculty, students and staff, Over the last several weeks I’ve received requests from a number of you for more time to respond to the draft working group reports. This is a bad news-good news result: it requires slowing down the process slightly, but I’m pleased that people are… Continue reading »
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