Williams faculty, staff and students, Some of you have understandably started to inquire about plans for the fall term. People are wondering whether the college will make changes in response to the rise of the Delta variant, emerging data on breakthrough infections or the CDC’s newly-revised… Continue reading »
To the Williams community Williams has repeatedly voiced our support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) and its participants. Today I write to reaffirm that support in the wake of a new, although hopefully temporary setback to the program. Since 2012, DACA… Continue reading »
Williams faculty, staff and students, After a competitive national search, I am pleased to announce that Michael Wagner, currently Chief Financial Officer at Dartmouth College, will join Williams as our next Vice President for Finance and Operations and College Treasurer, starting August 30, 2021. He will… Continue reading »
Dear faculty, staff and students, While campus shifts into summer mode, I’m writing to share a summary of the June 2021 Board of Trustees meeting—the last for this academic year. The meeting was held virtually last Friday, June 4. It was likely the last of our… Continue reading »
Dear faculty and staff colleagues, What a year! I am writing to thank you for all the effort and care you put into making 2020-21 a tremendous success! Last summer, the task before us seemed Herculean: we had to re-think every process, course and program. We had to build a… Continue reading »
Williams students, faculty and staff, Effective immediately, I am increasing the limit on outdoor campus gatherings from 10 people to 25. As an editorial in today’s Record pointed out, the college had retained a more stringent rule on outdoor gatherings than state guidance. After considering the editorial… Continue reading »
Williams students, faculty and staff, Yesterday Governor Baker announced plans to end Massachusetts Covid restrictions and waive the state’s mask guidance for fully vaccinated people starting on Saturday, May 29. What does this mean for Williams? We will take a first step now by aligning our policies more closely… Continue reading »
Williams students, faculty and staff, Like many of you, the members of Senior Staff and I were excited by yesterday’s CDC announcement that vaccinated people are at no risk from unmasking or relaxed social distancing. Also like many of you, we quickly began thinking about what the news meant… Continue reading »
Williams staff and faculty, With vaccination efforts well underway and the public health outlook stable, we’ll soon begin the process of re-opening the campus. This includes asking those of you who’ve been working remotely to return, joining those who have already been working on campus during the last year. Since… Continue reading »
Williams faculty, staff and students, After a two-year process and a one-year pause for the pandemic, I’m pleased to share a near-final draft of the college’s strategic plan. I invite you to read the draft between now and the end of May. The Board of… Continue reading »
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