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.

Featured Learning Opportunities

Reunion 2025 Seminars and Panels

Explore seminars and panels including Financial Fundamentals with college leadership, updates from President Maud S. Mandel and Society of Alumni President Funmi Olosunde '06, and a conversation on Art in the Berkshires with local museum leadership, among exciting topics.

Claiming Williams

Bringing Ben Home: A conversation between Barbara Bradley Hagerty ’81 and Ben Spencer, with Dr. Magnús Bernhardsson.

Purple Prose Book Club

Welcome to Purple Prose, our book club for the Williams alumni community. It’s free to join; you just have to get a copy of the book to participate. We read and discuss one book every three months, so you will have plenty of time for each book.

June-August book selection: James by Percival Everett

Join our alumni listserv and/or organize a regional book club discussion to get involved in our lifelong learning community, connecting you with fellow alumni across generations and geographies!

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 currently available for all alumni. It is the most widely searched collection of scholarly full-text journals used by Williams students. Alumni can access the collection through December 2025. For help with JSTOR access, please reach out to [email protected]

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.

On Demand: Talks & Conversations

The Arts

Climate and Environmental Science

Culture and Food

Finance and Economics

History, Politics, and Social Sciences

Identity and Belonging

Science, Mathematics, and Medicine

Sports and Athletics

Work and Career

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