To the Williams community, I write to offer a summary of the June 7-8 Board of Trustees meeting. The Board devoted particular attention to sustaining Williams’ focus on our mission and priorities amidst significant political and financial uncertainty. Their agenda included the following items: Provost and Charles R. Keller Professor… Continue reading »
Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to announce that Thomas Everett Smith ’88, the J. Hodge Markgraf ’52 Professor of Chemistry and current chair of the Chemistry Department, has accepted our invitation to become the next director of the Williams-Exeter Programme at Oxford University (WEPO). Tom’s term of service will… Continue reading »
Williams faculty, staff and students, I am delighted to inform you that Frederick Rudolph ’42 – Class of 1965 Professor of American Culture Gretchen Long and Charles R. Keller Professor of History Eiko Maruko Siniawer ’97 have agreed to serve second terms on my senior staff, as dean of the… Continue reading »
Dear Williams Community, We write with unsettling news. As you may have seen in the media, Black college and high school students around the country have been receiving racist and disparaging text messages over the last few days. Late last night, the college… Continue reading »
Dear Students, We are reaching out with some thoughts about how our community is moving forward following last week’s tragedy. Reactions after loss vary. Crises of many kinds can disrupt one’s sense of predictability, security and safety. Restoring these feelings is important and happens in different ways for different people. Continue reading »
Williams faculty, students and staff, As I announced in my Board email earlier this week, Jim Reische will retire on June 30 from his positions as Chief Communications Officer (CCO) and Senior Staff member, to be succeeded in both roles by Associate Vice President for Communications Meike Kaan. After… Continue reading »
Dear Students, Last Thursday, Maud wrote to invite everyone to a vigil entitled “Lament and Reflection on Events in Israel and Gaza.” That moving, ecumenical event, co-organized by the four chaplains, called us together to mourn losses to Israelis and Palestinians, and encouraged us to care for one another. Members of… Continue reading »
Dear Williams students, faculty, and staff, I write with this annual update on our environmental initiatives after a summer of especially stark reminders about the effects and challenges of a changing climate. Record-high global heat and ocean temperatures, wildfires, torrential rain, and hail storms have upset human health and security,… Continue reading »
Dear Williams faculty and staff, We are sincerely grateful to everyone who contributed to the college’s budget process this past year. We know that identifying the equivalent of a 15 percent reduction in manager’s budgets for the upcoming 2024 fiscal year was difficult in many ways, and we appreciate the… Continue reading »
To the Williams community, As you know, last month Towne Field House, a multi-purpose athletic facility that includes the college’s indoor track, was closed indefinitely after engineers identified structural concerns. We are writing to share updates on our work to meet the… Continue reading »