Dear Williams students, faculty, and staff, Our ongoing efforts to more fully realize the college’s environmental commitments moved forward this past year on myriad fronts. Many of us have learned more about climate action, expanded knowledge about environmental issues, and advanced sustainability practices at the college and beyond. This work… Continue reading »
Dear Williams faculty and staff, Over the past couple of years, many faculty, staff, and students have expressed deep interest in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from college-sponsored air travel. Such travel accounted for roughly a fifth of the college’s total greenhouse gas emissions in the years immediately preceding the pandemic, making it our second largest source of emissions,… Continue reading »
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, We are writing today to thank those of you who participated in the FY23 planning process and to summarize the budget that was approved by the Board of Trustees. Coincidentally, this budget is the last of Dukes’s time as Provost and Mike’s first at Williams… Continue reading »
Dear Colleagues, I am happy to announce that Justin Crowe, professor of political science and chair of leadership studies, has agreed to serve as director of the college’s tutorial program as of July 1, 2022. A member of the faculty since 2009, Justin teaches and publishes on the role of… Continue reading »
Dear Members of the Williams Community: I write as the second half of the spring semester is upon us to share news about the associate deanship in the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (OIDEI). I’m thrilled to announce that Christopher Goh, Professor of Chemistry, will serve as the… Continue reading »
Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to announce the following four appointments of faculty to key leadership positions that shape the intellectual life of the college. Oakley Center Director Jacqueline M. Hidalgo, Professor of Religion and Latino/a/x Studies, Chair of the Latino/a Studies Program, and Associate Dean of Institutional Diversity, Equity… Continue reading »
Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to announce the following four appointments of faculty to key leadership positions that shape the intellectual life of the college. Oakley Center Director Jacqueline M. Hidalgo, Professor of Religion and Latino/a/x Studies, Chair of the Latino/a Studies Program, and Associate Dean of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will… Continue reading »
Williams students (sharing with faculty and staff), Many of you may have seen headlines about mental health challenges among college-age and younger people in the country right now. Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Children’s Hospital Association jointly declared… Continue reading »
Williams faculty, students and staff, We’re pleased to announce that the Farmington (Maine) Solar Project, in which Williams is a consortium partner, became operational this week. The Project’s 76 megawatt (MW) solar array, which started delivering power into the New England grid on Wednesday,… Continue reading »
Dear Williams students, faculty, and staff, Last month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its sixth major assessment on the physical basis of climate change. The findings in the report are both distressing and familiar. They include increases in greenhouse gas concentrations, a rise in global mean temperatures,… Continue reading »