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.
Christine Wertheim discusses the worldwide Crochet Coral Reef project, and how the the crowd-crocheted work addresses natural ecosystems, climate change, and environmental stewardship. The Berkshire Satellite Reef is on view at the 62 Center every day thru May 12.
Instructors teaching courses during Williams College Winter Study 2026 offered students, community members and each other a peek into their classrooms during six-minute “Glimpse Talks.”
Loretta J. Ross, activist & cofounder of the National Center for Human Rights Education & the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, she is an associate professor at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, and is the founder of LoRossta Consulting, with which she runs “Calling In” training sessions online and for organizations around the country.
This year's Claiming Williams theme was Transforming Futures Through Dialogue. Watch the keynote address from Betty Shamieh, the Palestinian-American playwright and author of 'Too Soon.'
