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

A decade in the making, Sawyer Library has been re-imagined to reflect the ways we’ll teach and learn throughout the 21st century.

This summer, CoDa, Kusika, Sankofa, and the Zambezi Marimba Band–all Williams College dance and music ensembles–participated in the 2014 Inside/Out Performances at Jacob’s Pillow.

On Saturday, June 7, religion scholar and author of numerous works on comparative religion including ‘The Battle for God’ Karen Armstrong gave the Baccalaureate Address to the Class of 2014

50th Reunion Alumni Seminar – 21st Century Macro Challenges: Economy, Health, and China, with Robert Engle ’64, Jonathan Fielding ’64, and Robert Oxnam ’64, Moderated by Will Dudley ’89, Provost, Professor of Philosophy. Held during Williams Alumni Weekend, June 12-15, 2014

Presenter Terry Finn ’64 retired as a Senior Policy Director for the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) after a career with this organization that included service as Director of Policy & Planning for the Space Station Task Force. He is author of When Europe Went Mad: A Brief History of the First World War […]

Joshua Bennett performed his poetry at Goodrich Hall Feb. 6, 2014 as part of the day’s Claiming Williams events. Joshua Bennett is an award-winning performance poet from Yonkers, NY. He has recited his original works at events and venues such as The Sundance Film Festival, The NAACP Image Awards, The Kennedy Center, Brooklyn Academy of […]

Prof. Jim Shepard moderates this discussion about writing and the creative process with Deborah Schoeberlein David ’89 (author and contributor to the Huffington Post); David Bar Katz ’89 (screenwriter, playwright, author and director); and Adam Schlesinger ’89 (songwriter, composer, record producer and bassist for Fountains of Wayne, Ivy and Tinted Windows). Williams College Reunion Weekend […]

Sebastian Arcelus ’99, who went from Williams to Broadway to a vibrant performance in the acclaimed Netflix series, sits down with two of his former professors (Jim Mahon, political science and Bernie Bucky, theatre) to discuss how his two main interests in college–theater and political science–are now coming together.

Oscar winner Kristen Anderson-Lopez ’94 and her husband/writing partner Robert Lopez join Professor W. Anthony Sheppard to discuss and perform their song ‘Let It Go’ and other music of the Disney blockbuster ‘Frozen.’ Part of Williams Alumni Weekend, June 12-15, 2014.