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Students rebuild the memorial in Hollander Hall after the original one was deconstructed by a faculty member. SABRINE BRISMEUR/PHOTO EDITOR
Two additional installations honoring Love and Green were placed in front of Love’s office (left) and McPartland’s office (right) last week.
Starting April 10, two-step authentication will be required for all College email accounts. The office of information and technology (OIT) has been encouraging students to sign up for this added level of cyber-protection since last year.
Google’s two-step authentication process requires a second mode of verification after entering the email password.
The Williams Outing Club organized outdoor activities for last Friday’s Winter Carnival at the recently-purchased Mount Prospect in Woodford, Vt. PHOTO COURTESY OF GRACE DAILEY.
Departures of faculty of color in 2007 prompted the formation of the Faculty Staff Initiative (FSI), a grassroots group that examined the experiences of minority faculty and staff at the College. Led by Professor of Latina/o studies Maria Elena Cepeda, then-Professor of Africana Studies at the College and current Associate Professor of English at Rutgers Stéphane Robolin and Professor of American Studies Dorothy Wang, FSI published a report in 2009 that outlined many problems faculty and staff of color faced and provided suggestions for concrete future steps.
The recent cancellation of couses by Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Kai Green ’07 and Assistant Professor of English Kimberly Love has compelled a closer examination of the College’s history regarding its retention and well-being of faculty of color.
In tonight’s faculty-wide meeting, the Student Course Survey Implementation Committee will introduce the findings of the most recent pilot for a new, online Student Course Survey (SCS). The faculty will decide tonight whether to withhold students’ grades in order to incentivize SCS participation.
The online SCS was first recommended by the Committee on the Evaluation of Teaching in April and May of 2017.
College Council (CC) held its elections this past week, voting in a new slate of presidents, vice presidents and representatives. 478 students voted in this year’s election, which featured only one presidential ticket, bringing turnout to 21.73 percent.
Two of last year’s Fulbright recipients, Nohemi Sepulveda ’18 (right) and Jacob Sperber ’18, met up in Valencia, Spain, for a mid-year conference. PHOTO COURTESY OF JACOB SPERBER.
A decades-long push for an Asian American studies (AAS) program made significant inroads on Thursday, when a working group formed by the Curricular Planning Committee (CPC) announced its recommendation that at least two new faculty be hired for the expansion of AAS at the College, concluding that “a program cannot be formed with current faculty resources.” In its report, the working group, composed of both students and faculty, announced strong support for an AAS program, laying out arguments for its merits and a framework for its implementation at the College. The working group, which was assembled in October 2018 and has been meeting weekly since, was charged by the CPC with “respond[ing] to questions about future possibilities for Asian American studies: curricular development, structures for a possible program, staffing implications, and so on,” according to the report.
Student tributes honor Kai Green ’07 and Kimberly Love, who cited institutional violence in their decisions to take leave from the College
An installation in solidarity with Green and Love in Hollander Hall. ANIAH PRICE/PHOTO EDITOR
Following the green string that wraps around the first floor of Hollander is a student-organized visual remembrance outside the offices of Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality studies Kai Green ’07 and Assistant Professor of English Kimberly Love, showing support for the professors and extending their commitment to, with and for The Damned, a black feminist collective.
Students said that their ongoing commemorative effort seeks to convey respect, gratitude and appreciation for Green and Love, who have taken leave for what they characterized as the College’s institutional violence toward black and trans individuals.
Award-winning director speaks on film career, racism, political education and activism
Activist, director, rapper, screenwriter, musician and filmmaker Boots Riley spoke in Paresky Auditorium as this year’s Black History Month keynote. SABRINE BRISMEUR/PHOTO EDITOR
The Black Student Union hosted a panel discussion with Boots Riley last Wednesday in Paresky Auditorium.
Driscoll newly offers nutritionally-balanced meals, available at dinners Monday through Friday and at lunches on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. SABRINE BRISMEUR/PHOTO EDITOR
A new initiative at Driscoll, “Training Wise,” is designed to help active students eat nutritionally-balanced and well-portioned meals.
