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Upcoming highlights

CELEBRATE 50+ years of coeducation at Williams through photos, stories and videos. Plus: news about our Women of Williams conference in 2023!
READ and discuss The Henna Artist, our March-May Purple Prose Book Club selection, starting March 18.
CHECK your inbox on March 23, if you’re in a reunion year, for Reunion 2022 registration materials.
JOIN Women of Williams from across the decades in honor of Women’s History Month and 50+ years of coeducation in an all-alumnae virtual networking hour on March 29 at 4 p.m. ET.
REFLECT with academics, artists, and activists in a four-part roundtable series “Entwined: Indigenous, Afro-Indigenous, African American,” continuing through May.
SAVE the date for May 13-14 to connect and share with students and alumni of color during our biennial Bolin Legacy Mentorship Weekend, returning in virtual form this year.

ICYMI

WE THE PURPLE

In July 2021, intrepid Ephs Juan Baena ’06 and Michael Rodriguez ’17 jumped into an RV plastered with banners celebrating the Society of Alumni’s Bicentennial and crisscrossed the country interviewing alumni in their hometowns. One of their stops was Cleveland,  where they connected with Alex Sherman ’13. In this conversation, she shares thoughts about her work as a speech pathologist, trivia, fostering kittens and the importance of listening to connect with others. Find the whole series here. 

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As the conflict in Ukraine continues, Williams people are providing context and analysis.
The political science and economics departments recorded a panel discussion about the crisis in Ukraine featuring Professor of Political Science Darel Paul; Assistant Professor of Political Science Sidney Rothstein; Fred Greene Third Century Professor of Political Science James McAllister; Professor of Economics Steven Nafziger; and Visiting Professor of Economics Neal Rappaport.
Read student opinions on the conflict from The Williams Record: two Ukrainian students write about “Seeing our land burning while away from home” and a Russian-American student offers this lament. 
On CNN, Erin Burnett ’98 follows refugees fleeing Ukraine and the difficulties they face in their “soul-crushing” journey to cross into neighboring countries. And on Eurasianet,  Joshua Kucera ’95 describes the rise of anti-Russian sentiment in Georgia as many Russian citizens seek to leave their home country. 
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You Can Still MAKE A DIFFERENCE 

And help your class win a trophy!  The deadline for the class agent alumni fund drive is Tuesday, March 15.  Your gift today supports students as the campus navigates the changing environment and faculty as they prepare students to solve the problems of the future. Or you can also still Buy the Book for aided students.

Alumni in the spotlight

News from the college


Sharing Knowledge

Lama Nassif, Arabic studies professor, rounds out the spring 2022 Faculty Lecture Series next week in the final presentation, “What Does Your Noticing Say About Your Language Learning? Insights from Second Language Acquisition Research,” in which she discusses the function of noticing and attention in picking up a new language. Find recordings of past lectures on Williams’ YouTube channel.

Promoting Faculty Diversity

Williams has named two Gaius Charles Bolin Fellows for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years: Kamal Abdul Kariem, whose research is focused on environmental governance in Russia, and Shivani Radhakrishnan, whose work in social philosophy explores the psychic and structural conditions of ideology. The fellowships, which are named after Williams’ first Black graduate, Gaius Charles Bolin, Class of 1885, create a pathway for scholars of color—who use their time at Williams to complete dissertation work and teach—into careers in higher education.

Faculty in the News

  • Professor of Africana Studies Neil Roberts discusses the late philosopher Charles Mills’ ideas about white supremacy’s effect on modern society, positive and negative freedoms, and transforming society. (Future Hindsight)
  • To meet the needs of older Americans who would benefit from caregiving services, Professor of Economics Tara Watson and colleagues propose expanded immigration. (Vox EU)
  • Why do people—even in the media—sometimes misidentify Asian Americans? “It’s a legacy of exclusion and then segregation,” says Charles R. Keller Professor of History K. Scott Wong. (NBC News)

In Memoriam

Andrea Danyluk, the Mary A. and William Wirt Warren Professor of Computer Science, Emerita, and former interim dean of faculty, died March 3. As the first female member of the computer science department at Williams, she went on to mentor many women in the field and helped expand the college’s program throughout a career spanning 27 years.

For more stories and news about the Williams community, visit Williams Today.

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