A Surrounding Sisterhood
After being diagnosed with breast cancer Jody Abzug’s ’88 P’21 Williams friends came together to get her through treatment and celebrate her recovery. Continue reading »
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A Transformative Friendship
Kim Dacres '08 and Morgan Goodwin '08 discuss their role in founding Claiming Williams Day and explore how their experiences with student activism strengthened their friendship and informed their work as change leaders at Williams and beyond. Continue reading »
A Never-Ending Source of Joy
Craig Biddle III ’53 began his time at Williams idealistic and dreamy and went on to live a life full of ministry, nature, art and gratitude. Continue reading »
Forever To Be Continued
Kallan Wood '10 and Chloe Brown '10 explore place and belonging and what it meant for these West Coasters to find "their people" in a small New England college town. Continue reading »
Socially Engaged Scholarship
Bicentennial Medalist Chaédria LaBouvier '07 is the first Black curator, first Black woman, first curator of Cuban descent and first Black author of a catalogue in the Guggenheim’s 80 year history, with her exhibition, “Basquiat’s Defacement: The Untold Story.” Continue reading »
Building a More Inclusive Environment
Etienne Aduya ’15 shares his story as a gay, Black student athlete in the hopes that they will have a better experience than he did. Continue reading »
A Changed and Constant Brotherhood
One of the last students to join a fraternity, Norman Spack ’65 shares the transition to residence houses and how he brought some of the fraternity connections and traditions to the college’s new model. Continue reading »
Contentious and Powerful
Kerrita Mayfield '93 and Simeon Stolzberg '92 reminisce about the activism and community-building they took part in as students, and how it has shaped their careers. Continue reading »
“Is There Anyone Else Here Who Feels Like A Failure?”
This fall, Laurie Bennett ’99 posed the question, "Is there anyone else in the ‘I’m a loser’ Eph club?" in the "You Know You Went to Williams If..." Facebook group. The response was overwhelming. Continue reading »