President Maud S. Mandel announced the establishment of a series of working groups led by senior administrators and discussed the College’s lobbying and advocacy efforts in her opening remarks at the Feb. 12 faculty meeting.

2 days ago · Tamica Means began serving as the College’s first deputy Title IX coordinator on Jan. 13, according to a Daily Messages announcement on Feb. 5. Means has over 12 years of experience in Title IX education and outreach, according to the post. As of publication, Means did not respond to the Record’s requests for comment. “Her responsibilities...

2 days ago · The College has begun a six-month transportation study to consider potential changes to campus parking facilities, roads, and infrastructure. The study will assess transportation practices and the College’s use of land, according to a notice released on Feb. 14 by the Office of Planning, Design, and Construction.

2 days ago · Each week, the Record (using a script in R) randomly selects a student at the College for our One in Two Thousand feature, excluding current Record board members. This week, Gabby Brown ’27 discussed her job at Tea and Boba Lounge, her experience on the women’s rugby team, and her recent foray into sitar lessons. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Robin Wall Kimmerer, a botanist, professor, and author of this year’s Williams Reads book Braiding Sweetgrass, delivered the evening keynote address at Claiming Williams Day on Feb. 6.

Mar 31, 2024 · Applicants who accept their offers of admission will join the 249 students admitted to the Class of 2028 in December through the College’s early decision admissions process. In addition to the 899 students who were accepted last Friday, the College waitlisted 2,300 applicants and denied admission to 10,901 during its regular decision round.

Dec 23, 2024 · One person was wounded in a shooting at the Cole Avenue Apartments, a housing complex at 330 Cole Avenue, at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22. In response to the incident, the College imposed an 87-minute lockdown of campus before the Williamstown Police Department (WPD) announced in a statement that the shooting was targeted and there was no ongoing threat to the general public.

The Williamstown Planning Board approved Northern Berkshire Habitat for Humanity’s application to develop a 1.75-acre lot on Summer Street in the Town’s White Oaks neighborhood at its Jan. 14 meeting.

The Record editorial board has elected Max Billick ’26, Haley Zimmerman ’26, Inés Garcia ’26, Aliya Huprikar ’26, Hugh Kane ’27, and Phoebe Pallesen ’27 to lead the newspaper in 2025. Billick will serve as editor-in-chief in the spring, alongside managing editors Kane and Pallesen. In the fall, Zimmerman will follow Billick as editor-in-chief, with Garcia and Huprikar as managing ...

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