With deep conviction in the transformative potential of a residential liberal arts education, Williams strives to foster academic vitality, nurture intellectual curiosity, and inspire creativity. In the vibrant Berkshire hills, we bring together students of unusual promise to learn how to develop and express their own ideas, discover broadly and deeply, expand the bounds of knowledge, and converse across differences of thought, experience, and perspective. Over the arc of their education, students may cultivate the abilities and disposition to grapple with the complex challenges of the moment and adapt to those yet to come. In and beyond the classroom and lab and studio, a Williams educational experience challenges and nourishes the mind and body, urging all to “climb high, climb far” in a singular community defined by close, intensive interactions between engaged students, dedicated faculty and staff, and devoted alumni. Moved by this distinctive mission, we aspire to endow graduates with an enduring spirit of inquiry and exploration, and a firm desire to lead lives of meaning and purpose.