WCMA – Plonsker Family Lecture in Contemporary Art with Kelly Akashi 9.17.26
Kelly Akashi’s talk details her new commission, a multipart sculpture to be installed in the east meadows at the new WCMA site, facing toward campus.
Series: Window on Williams
Lectures and special events from the Williams College campus in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Window on Williams – Champions of Innocence with with Prof Emeritus Saul Kassin – Reunion 2026
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.
WCMA – Community Forum on Roof, Facade of New Building 6.29.26
Williams College Museum of Art held a community forum on June 29, 2026, at the Williams Inn, on its new purpose-built building, scheduled to open in the fall of 2027.
Window on Williams – Community Engagement and Involvement, Reunion 2026
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.
Window on Williams – The Power to Heal, Reunion 2026
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 life-changing impact of peer-to-peer support.
