Williams students, faculty and staff, On Tuesday the Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s executive order strictly limiting travel to the U.S. by citizens of seven countries: Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen.The college is assessing the likely extent of the order’s impact on members of our community, but… Continue reading »
To the Williams community, Welcome to the new semester! I share with all of you the excitement and sense of possibility that accompanies these moments every year. There’s a certain comfort in the familiar rhythm of the academic calendar, at a time when so much around us seems to defy predictability. Continue reading »
Greetings from the President’s Office, and happy new year! I wanted to let you know, as I finish my first week in my new role as interim president, how much I’m looking forward to working with you all. Adam Falk set Williams on a strong path back into fiscal health;… Continue reading »
To the entire Williams community, A presidency can pass in the blink of an eye. It was the fall of 2010, but it seems just yesterday that I stood in Chapin Hall at Convocation to deliver my inaugural address. I’d already been on the job for almost half a year,… Continue reading »
Representative Neal-November 2017-Federal Tax Code Letter… Continue reading »
To the Williams community, Welcome back! As you heard over the summer, this term will be my last at Williams, before I move to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in late December. I’ll miss a lot about this place, but what I think I’ll miss the most is our sense… Continue reading »
To the campus community, This morning, Attorney General Sessions announced the cancelation of the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program. Under DACA, since 2012, people who entered or were brought into this country illegally while minors have been eligible for a two-year, renewable deferral from deportation, as well as… Continue reading »
To the Williams Community, As many of you know, this weekend violence erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia, between white supremacists staging a “Unite the Right” rally and anti-racist counter-protestors. Many people were injured and one counter-protestor was murdered. The violence occurred on and near the University of Virginia campus. The events… Continue reading »
To the Williams Community, I’m writing to share with you the news that, at the end of December, I will leave Williams to become president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in New York. I arrived in the Purple Valley in April of 2010, and the ensuing years have… Continue reading »
To the Williams community, I’m pleased to announce that the final report from the Committee on Campus Space and Institutional History (CSIH) is available on the president’s office website. As you may recall, in convening the Committee we wanted to engage the entire community in a consideration of the… Continue reading »
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