Tag: <span>Education & Schools</span>

Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Williams College and Distinguished Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Saul Kassin discussed his new book, “Champions of Innocence: Inside the Fight Against Wrongful Convictions.” Drawing on decades of research, Kassin explores the psychology of false confessions and the systemic fight against wrongful convictions.

Members of the Class of 2001 discuss the importance of positively impacting your local community and how they have dedicated their careers to that work. Featuring Erika Beltran, Kevin Cummings, Erin Dempsey Macey, Becky Sanborn Stone and moderator Geraldine Shen.

Williams President Maud S. Mandel moderates a conversation with Mitch Besser M.D. ’76, founder of mothers2mothers; Allison Young Romer ’76, Class of ’76 VP, cancer survivor and Recovery on Water Board Vice-Chair and rower; and Dr. Stephanie Brown-Johnson ’76, Founding Director of the Atlanta Veterans Administration’s Whole Health Program, in this inspired discussion about the […]

Corey D. B. Walker, Sterling Brown ‘22 Distinguished Visiting Professor of Africana Studies at Williams College

Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman is an economist, speaker and author whose work has been featured in Teen Vogue, The New York Times and Slate Magazine and on NPR and Marketplace. She sat down with Sarah Jacobson, environmental studies chair and W. Van Alan Clark ’41 Third Century Professorship in the Social Sciences.

Joining Associate Professor of Sociology Ben Snyder in a discussion of current labor policies is Mijin Cha, author and assistant professor of environmental studies at UC Santa Cruz; Ryan Hancock, partner and chair of the Employment Law Group at Willig, Williams & Davidson; and Alex Jacquez, former White House special assistant to the president for […]

Keynote conversation with NYT Correspondent Eric Schmitt ’82 on April 11, 2026 at the Bronfman Auditorium, moderated by Stephen Farley ’85, including a panel discussion with Jon Galinsky ’10, Anne Eisenmenger ’76, Lily Goldberg ’22, and Cameron Pugh ’23.

Williams SANKOFA hosted its 15th Steady Steppin’ Forward Competition. Teams from 7 northeast colleges competed for Champion & $1,000 prize: University of Albany, U Conn, Tufts, Saint John’s University, U Mass , Amherst. Winners Muhlenberg College took the stage under UAlbany’s Standard.