SUPPORT & EXPRESSION IN THE BICENTENNIAL

And, in case you missed it: 

• Bicentennial Medalist Dr. Craig Smith ’70 discussing public health, empathy, and leadership in a global pandemic, with Professor Tara Watson
• Minari film editor Harry Yoon ’93 in conversation with Kevin Lee ’97 and Jeongyoon Han ’21 in a pre-Oscars event organized by WAAAAN
• QSU x BiGLATA presenting “LGBTQ+ Williams Bicentennial Storytime” with Mike Dively ’61, Stephen Rosenbaum ’69, Rives Kistler ’71, Dan Pinello ’72, Lisa Capaldini ’78, and Lucy Bledsoe ’79
• Brian Carpenter ’86 presenting on aging, typical patterns of change, and common sources of stress and uplift
• Bernice Hutchinson ’81, Vidisha Patel ’85, Michaela Kearney ’15, and Michael Gadson ’79 in a conversation on mental health and wellness, and the compounding impact of COVID-19
• Steve Rogers ’79 speaking on his book, A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues: What You Can Do Right Now to Help the Black Community
• 4th Wall Founder and Bicentennial Medalist Nancy Baker Cahill ’92 in conversation with media scholar and author Ethan Zuckerman ’93

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alumni achievements

• The Biden administration appointed Christine E. Wormuth ’91 as secretary of the Army; she’s the first woman to hold this position. 
• Daniel Anello ’98 received Chicago’s Mayoral Medal of Honor for bringing internet access to 62,000 public school students learning remotely. 
• Liz Ananat ’99, an economics professor at Barnard College, Columbia University, was named a Carnegie Fellow for her research on vulnerable families during the pandemic. 
• Clarence Otis ’77 helped rally business leaders to oppose voter suppression.
• Rutgers historian Donna Murch ’91 explained the Black Panthers’ political strategy in an episode of NPR’s Throughline.

News from the college

Celebrating the Senior Class

An Honorary Degree

Student Honors

Faculty in Focus

• Vivian Huang, assistant professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, was named one of eleven 2021 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders nationally for her research on queer forms of Asian American inscrutability and her commitment to creating an inclusive campus community.
• On an episode of KCRW’s Life Examined, Jacqueline Hidalgo, associate dean for institutional diversity, equity, and inclusion, spoke about the religious roots of the apocalypse and how belief encourages fear of immigrants. 
• Environmental studies professor Laura J. Martin wrote an article for Slate calling for “restoration and environmental stewardship in the places where people live and work.”

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