Williams hosted a conversation between Joseph J. Ellis, an award-winning author and scholar of American history, and Richard Brookhiser, an American journalist, biographer, and historian on April 18, 2017.
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Window on Williams – Bill McKibben – Outside the Comfort Zone
Bill McKibben joined the Williams Community for an Earth Week talk, “Outside the Comfort Zone: Working for Change on an Overheated Planet.” McKibben is an author and environmentalist. His 1989 book The End of Nature is regarded as the first book for a general audience about climate change. He is a founder of 350.org, the […]
Window on Williams – Club Zambezi Dance Party
Zambezi has been inspired by traditional Zimbabwean music as well as contemporary African styles. Zambezi’s chromatic marimbas are hybrids, combining tempered tuning with a rich and buzzy African tone.
Window on Williams – Global Climate Change with James Hansen
James Hansen, who directs the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions at Columbia University spoke at Williams College on Wednesday, March 8, in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall. The title of his talk was “Global Climate Change: How Can Young People Take Charge of Their Future?”
Window on Williams – H.T. Chen and Dancers
The Dance Department welcomed back to Berkshire County H. T. Chen and Dancers in a residency exploring their new work South of Gold Mountain, which is an interpretation based on the images and oral histories of the Chinese who settled in the southern states prior to WWII. Lesser known were the Chinese who came to […]
Window on Williams – Barbara Smith
Barbara Smith, an author, activist, and independent scholar who has played a groundbreaking role in opening up a national cultural and political dialogue about the intersections of race, class, sexuality, and gender, spoke at Claiming Williams on February 2, 2017. Claiming Williams is an annual event where the campus community comes together to discuss issues […]
Window on Williams – Maxine Burkett
Moving Stories: Justice and the Contemporary “Climate Refugee” Maxine Burkett ’98 is a Professor of law at the University of Hawaii, whose scholarship and activism focus on international climate justice, policy change and adaptation for island peoples and the most vulnerable. Burkett has written extensively in diverse areas of climate law with a particular focus […]
Window on Williams – David McCraw
The New York Times Vice President and Assistant General Counsel David E. McCraw spoke on “Freedom of the Press in the Age of Trump” at Williams College on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 7:30 p.m.
Window on Williams – Howard Dean
Former Vermont governor and chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Howard Dean spoke on political leadership at Williams College on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017
Window on Williams – Van Jones
Van Jones is a CNN political contributor, regularly appearing across the network’s programming and special political coverage. Jones has founded and led numerous social enterprises engaged in social and environmental justice, including The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Color of Change, Rebuild The Dream, and The Dream Corps, which promotes innovative policy solutions. He […]