Lifelong Learning

LIFELONG LEARNING

Welcome to your online hub for alumni education beyond the classroom. Enhance your personal development, renew your intellectual curiosity, and keep learning with Williams through all of life's ages and stages. Check out resources, browse past webinars, and register for upcoming events below.

Enjoy, and let us know what learning programs inspire you!
Leila Derstine
Director of Alumni Engagement Programs

Featured Learning Opportunities

Purple Prose Book Club

October to December 2024

Join the Purple Prose Book Club and explore The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters, a novel about a missing four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl, the search for truth, the shadow of trauma, and the persistence of love across time.

Learn about Purple Prose

Reunion Weekend

Lectures & Presentations

Enjoy special talks from Reunion including a history of Williams Outing Club, a discussion about the future of non-profit theatre in the Berkshires, and a conversation with international humanitarian Lynellyn Long '74.

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Williams Reads

Read & Watch on Demand

The 2024 Claiming Williams keynote featured Ruth Simmons, author of this year’s Williams Reads selection, Up Home: One Girl’s Journey. You can watch the event, read the ebook, or listen to the audiobook.

Watch the Keynote

Purple Prose Book Club

Join our virtual book club to connect with fellow Williams alumni and members of the Eph community as we read and discuss various book genres, including novels, lifelong learning, personal growth and more! Participation is free—you just need a copy of the book.

Start Reading

Travel Study

Since 1981, alumni and friends have embarked on outstanding travel-study opportunities led by Williams faculty. Our trips are adventurous, engaging, and most importantly, provide a wonderful way to continue your lifelong learning through the College.

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JSTOR

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JSTOR is available for a all alumni. It is the most widely searched collection of scholarly full-text journals used by Williams students. The 1,400+ high-quality JSTOR journals from the humanities, social sciences, and sciences are extremely useful for all disciplines and topics.

Access JSTOR

Williams Club Podcast

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Listen to conversations with Williams alumni and affiliates, recorded live at the Williams Club and hosted by Williams Club Director Dale Riehl '72. Established in 1913, the Williams Club is located in mid-town Manhattan and open to alumni, family, undergrads, faculty, and staff of 35 institutions.

Listen Here

Teach Winter Study

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The Winter Study Program provides students with a change of pace, emphasizes individual student initiative, and opens new horizons for students to explore during this interlude between semesters. Alumni are encouraged to submit course proposals to teach future Winter Study sessions.

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On Demand: Talks & Conversations

The Arts

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The Virgin’s Promise: Euripides’ Helen and the Tragedies of Women with Sarah Olsen
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Lagerfeld: Fashioning Homes for an Alternative German Homeland with Christophe Koné
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Yard-By-Yard Homecoming Lecture with Michael Sardo '81
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Teaching with Art at WCMA with Pam Franks and Daniel Barowy
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Women of Williams Kristen Anderson-Lopez ’94 Rewriting Narratives—Life as a Draft in Progress
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Kiese Laymon | My Head is Part of My Body
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Mikel Jollett | Trauma and Creativity: How Your Experience Becomes Your Purpose
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Williams Reads: Alumni Panel
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Alumni Winter Study | Curations and Context: From Museums to Marketing with Katherine Conaway '09
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An Evening with Harry Yoon '93, Editor of Shang-Chi & The Legend of the 10 Rings
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Purple Prose Author Talk: Stacy Schiff '82
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Purple Prose Author Talk: Amanda Eyre Ward '94 in Conversation
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Williams Women In Arts Leadership
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Bicentennial Medalist in Conversation: Nancy Baker Cahill '92
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A Talk With Harry Yoon '93, Film Editor of Minari
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Jason Hehir '98: Williams Bicentennial Medalist 2021
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Boston Association: Power of Dance Practice with Veroneque Ignace '15
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Chaédria LaBouvier '07: Williams Bicentennial Medalist 2021
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Alumni Winter Study: Art-Inspired Yoga with Emily Kamen MA'20
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Alumni Winter Study: Family Storytelling with Matthew Swanson '97 and Robbi Behr '97

Climate and Environmental Science

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Class of 1973 50th Reunion Alumni Seminar: Changing the Course of Climate in the Next 50 Years
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The Future of Nature with Laura Martin & Emma Marris
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Class of 1970 50th Reunion Seminar: Energy & Climate Change: Has the World Waited Too Long? with Charley Ebinger '70
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Purple Prose Author Talk: Meg Lowman '76
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Addressing Climate Change with Private Sector Solutions with Mark Tercek '79
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Expressive Art & Wellness: Connecting to Nature with Chenowith Stites Allen '92

Culture and Food

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Lagerfeld: Fashioning Homes for an Alternative German Homeland with Christophe Koné
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NorCal Cooking Demo with Tim Shaw '89
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American Yiddishkayt: The Good, the True, and the Beautiful | Faculty Lecture Series 2023
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Saharanism: Genealogies & Manifestations of a Desert-Focused Imaginary | Faculty Lecture Series 2023
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Food Justice & the Righteous Entrepreneur with Mike Curtin '86
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Indian Food But Were Afraid to Ask with Aroop Mukharji ’09 & Auyon Mukharji ’07
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Making Grilled Honeybuns with Geraldine Shen '01
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Williams@Work: Travel Outlook for a Post-Pandemic World
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WAAAAN Presents Hand-Pulled Noodles w Hannah Wong '08
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Alumni Winter Study: Creative Baking with Christopher Sewell '05
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Alumni Winter Study: The Making of Purple Cocktails and Mocktails with Ken Wyatt '84

Finance and Economics

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Alumni Winter Study | Investing in a Real Fund with David Pesikoff '90
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Center for Development Economics Speaker Series: Dr. Ahmat Kaikaus Lecture
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Center for Development Economics Interview of Dr. Ahmat Kaikaus
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Patrick Honohan: The Central Bank in Times of Crisis | CDE Conference 2023
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Maria Soledad Martinez Peria: Bank Lending During Covid-19 | CDE Conference 2023
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Williams Maryland Association: Student Learning Outcomes in the Wake of COVID-19 with Melissa Osborne Groves '93

History, Politics, and Social Sciences

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The War in Gaza and the International Context with Aaron David Miller and Stephen Walt
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Defining America with Bob Kim '92 and WAAAAN
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Every War Must End: The Biden Administration and the Conflict in Ukraine with James McAllister
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The Present & Future of Educational Opportunity: A Conversation with the '23 Bicentennial Medalists
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Panics without Borders | Faculty Lecture Series 2023
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Russian Style | 2023 Faculty Lecture Series
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Secrecy & Democracy: The Limits of American Transparency with Ted Gup
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Williams WAAAAN Career Panel on Law Featuring Vivia Chen '78
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Cool Iceland: The Fascinating Challenges and Opportunities of Being a Small State with Magnús T. Bernharðsson
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Commemorating 30th Anniversary Hunger Strikes that Led to Latino/a Studies at Williams
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The Secretive Prisons that Keep Migrants out of Europe
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Alumni Winter Study | Intro to Political & Social Action with Landon Marchant '20
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Maryland Assoc. Discussion: Critical Race Theory & Policing with Raff Donelson '09

Identity and Belonging

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Claiming Williams 2024 Evening Keynote | Ruth Simmons
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Claiming Williams 2024 Morning Keynote | Aaliyah Bilal: Education and Opportunity Beyond the Gates
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Claiming Williams 2022 | Re-Shaping Boxes: Understanding Needs & Intersectionality in Identity-Based Groups
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Claiming Williams 2022 | On the Frontlines of Inequity: Legal Issues Impacting Native Americans
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BiGLATA Presents: Gender Panel Experts Discussion
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Williams@Work Webinar: Faith in the Midst of Crisis
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Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife with Barbara Bradley Hagerty ’81
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WBAN Present Racial Disparities in Healthcare
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Class of 1975 Presents: Williams' First Class of Women
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Women in the Society of Alumni
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1979 presents a discussion with author Steve Rogers '79
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Claiming Williams Panel: On The Frontlines of Inequity
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Maryland Regional Assoc.: Discussion w/ Grey Maggiano '03 on Racism
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Belonging in the Bicentennial: Racial Literacy Workshop with Kelsey M. Jones '08

Science, Mathematics, and Medicine

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Historical Impacts & Modern Challenges to Tropical River Ecosystems with José Constantine
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Wild by Design: From Bombs to Biodiversity with Laura Martin
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Williams@Work Webinar: Why Are Women Leaving Medicine and How Do We Stop the Exodus?
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Alumni Winter Study | Planets and the Search for Life in the Universe w/ Rob Wittenmyer '98
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Regulating AI: Lessons from Science, Activism, and Poetry | Williams Global Issues Forum
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How Sticky Stuff Sticks and Stays Stuck with Katharine E. Jensen
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Class of 1973 50th Reunion Alumni Seminar: Changing the Course of Climate in the Next 50 Years
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Leveraging Genomics, Cell Therapy and Gene Therapy to Cure Blood Cancers with Dr. John DiPersio ’73
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Disentangling Empathy: Opposing Contributions of Different Facets of Empathy to Interpersonal Accuracy with Professor Jeremy Cone
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Learning Something from Measuring Nothing | Faculty Lecture Series 2023
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Primes I have enjoy'd | 2023 Faculty Lecture Series
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The Art of Aging: Challenges & Opportunities Across Generations
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Bicentennial Medalist in Conversation: Craig Smith ’70
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WBAN Present Racial Disparities in Healthcare

Sports and Athletics

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Cultivating Teams Beyond Courts and Courses with Christi Kelsey and Tomas Adalsteinsson
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Alumni Winter Study | Gym Bros & Cardio Bunnies with Holly Crane '12
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Jason Hehir '98: Williams Bicentennial Medalist 2021

Work and Career

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Williams@Work Webinar: The Often-Overlooked Superpowers of Introverts in the Workplace
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Women of Williams Keynote: Bouncing Back from Burnout with Holly Phillips '93
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Williams@Work Webinar: Distill the Data with Alison LaRocca ’06
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