Window on Williams – SANKOFA Step Competition 2026

Williams' step team SANKOFA hosted its 15th Steady Steppin’ Forward Competition last month, drawing in seven collegiate step teams from all over the Northeast to compete for the champion title and a $1,000 prize. University of Albany, University of Connecticut, Tufts University, Saint John’s University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Muhlenberg College took the stage February 18, with UAlbany's Standard taking home the prize!

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Jim Kolesar / Williams College Office of Public Affairs and Media Services
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Window on Williams
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Lectures & Forums

Williams Faculty Lecture Series 2026 – Brian Michael Murphy, The Data Complex

In the 21st century, tech companies are working to build data centers in outer space, while others have figured out how to store backups of digital files in synthetic DNA. Brian Michael Murphy, Associate Professor of American Studies, examines how Americans became so obsessed with preserving data, and how the data complex is expanding and changing today.

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Jim Kolesar / Williams College Office of Public Affairs and Media Services
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Window on Williams
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Lectures & Forums