Letters from the President

This year’s shutdown will begin at the end of the day on Dec. 23 and end in time to warm student residences for Jan. 1 and work areas for Jan. 3. Staff will again receive four extra days of paid holiday. Continue reading »

A hallmark of Williams is the strength of its system of faculty governance. Many dedicated faculty, past and present, have done great work in the roles of Dean of the Faculty, Provost, and Dean of the College. Continue reading »

Looking back over a first year and ahead to a new one. Continue reading »

The College has been engaged in finding opportunities to support our core academic mission in ways that are more efficient and effective. At mid-summer there has certainly been progress. Continue reading »

I can now update some of you and inform others about the horrible accident Sunday that has brought such grief to the Williams community. Continue reading »

Earlier today, while some of our Williams-Exeter students were on a hiking trip in the Swiss Alps, an avalanche occurred. Henry Lo ‘11 was killed and Amy Nolan '11 was injured. Continue reading »

I hope you all will join in expressing thanks to our staff colleagues who have chosen to take part in the Early Retirement Program for their many years of service to Williams. Continue reading »

I am delighted to announce that the North Academic Building, completed in 2008, will from here on be known as Hollander Hall, named by Richard and Jackie Hollander in honor of their sons Jordan and Adam, class of 2010. Continue reading »

Dean Karen Merrill and I want to raise with you the topic of sexual assault, a pressing one for our society and our campus. Continue reading »

The Board of Trustees has chosen to increase the endowment spending limit in order to extend an across-the-board raise in 2010-11 to two percent. Continue reading »