Jonah Garnick ’23 challenges four assumptions about the violence in Israel and Palestine, and invites liberal Americans to view the situation in a more nuanced way.
Language teaching assistants Sharon Nathan and Margaux Hee call on the College to address what they characterize as endemic problems of racism and inequity within the TA program.
Playwright William Finn ’74 and intersex justice activist Sean Saifa Wall '01 offer advice to graduating seniors and share their own paths after graduation.
Jaya Alagar ’22 argues that, while the College has made progress in assessing its built environment, better communication between students and other groups could improve things further.
Paul Bierman ’85 recounts his experience as a professor at the University of Vermont advocating for his institution to divest from fossil fuel assets. Bierman emphasizes that the fight, although not always easy, is key to making change.
In the spring semester’s second Chaplains’ Corner piece, Rabbi Seth Wax aims to show students how an inspirational lesson from Jewish mysticism can be applied towards overcoming the stress that typically accompanies the finals season.
Abby Fournier ’21 calls on the community to participate in the (in)Accessibility Scavenger Hunt to experience campus from the perspective of someone with a mobility disability.
The Williams Endowment Initiative writes to commend the op-ed by Raymond Beltran ’24 entitled “Divestment: Where’s Williams?” and express its disappointment with the College’s refusal to “make the ethical and financially prudent decision to divest.”
Peter Koenig ’66 discusses the reasons behind the College’s decision not to divest fully from fossil fuel assets. After challenging the College for being wedded to a style of investing that embraces fossil fuels, Koenig proposes a plan through which the College can reach full divestment by 2030.
In the fourth piece for her column “Accessibili-tea,” Abby Fournier ’21 shares what a day in her life as a person with a mobility impairment at Williams looks like.
