Dear Members of the Williams Community, I hope you and your loved ones are healthy and safe; and that you’re enjoying the start of the fall. As we reflect on our individual and collective experiences, particularly over the past year, we’re reminded of the importance of community. While… Continue reading »
Williams faculty, staff and students, As I mentioned in my Start of Semester email, Dean of the College Marlene Sandstrom and Provost Dukes Love will step down from their administrative roles next June after six years of service. They will rejoin the faculty as Hales Professor… Continue reading »
On behalf of Williams, President Mandel signed a letter today, calling on the Biden Administration and Congress to take urgent action to help Afghanistan’s scholars, students, and civil society actors. The letter was organized by Scholars at Risk (SAR). Williams was also part of a nationwide network of schools… Continue reading »
Dear students, I look forward to your return to campus at the end of the month. Meanwhile, I would like to provide some important information about your arrival and the college’s plans for the fall semester. Our COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students, faculty and staff is designed to help us… Continue reading »
Dear Williams faculty and staff, Congratulations to you all on a successful end to an academic year unlike any other. This message explains how to document your vaccination or request an exemption. As Maud explained in her June 1 email, faculty and staff must complete one of these two… Continue reading »
Williams students, faculty and staff, We are writing to inform you that, starting August 1, 2021, the college will require all undergraduate and Master’s students to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination as part of the student registration process. Exceptions will only be allowed for medical or… Continue reading »
Dear Williams students, faculty and staff, We’re writing with important news about Covid rates and measures on campus. As of today the college has recorded six positive Covid tests among students in the last seven days. Five are reported on our Covid dashboard, and the sixth will be posted in… Continue reading »
To the Williams Community, Since the outbreak of the pandemic in early 2020, Asian and Asian-American communities around the country have increasingly been subjected to anti-Asian discriminaton and hate crimes. Iona Cheng, Noel Quintana, Vicha Ratanapakdee. These are names you may have read in the news this year. Each… Continue reading »
Williams students, faculty and staff, Earlier this afternoon the NESCAC athletic conference announced plans to hold a shortened spring 2021 competition season starting in mid-April, subject to continued stability or improvement in the Covid outlook. We want to announce that Williams will participate, within the context of a broader plan… Continue reading »
Williams faculty, students and staff, If you had to describe the essence of Williams in just a few words or images, which ones would you choose? It seems like a simple question… but Williams isn’t a simple place. In our work in the Office of Communications, we often… Continue reading »