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Photo courtesy of Dan Kemp.

Community remembers Alex Kemp ’28

Max Billick and Sonia Zinkin-Meyers January 29, 2025
In interviews with the Record, family members, friends, teammates, and members of the community remember Alex Kemp '28 as a steadfast friend and a hard worker who excelled in his academic and athletic pursuits. Over the course of his first semester, they said, he took full advantage of the College’s academic and extracurricular opportunities while supporting and bringing joy to the people around him.
Photo courtesy of Keith Davis.

Planning Board approves Habitat for Humanity development

Christopher Hughes January 29, 2025
The Williamstown Planning Board approved Northern Berkshire Habitat for Humanity’s application to develop a 1.75-acre lot on Summer Street in the Town’s White Oaks neighborhood at its Jan. 14 meeting. Habitat for Humanity is set to acquire the land from the Williamstown Affordable Housing Trust, and the development, which will be called the Meadowlands Subdivision, will comprise four 1,200 square-foot houses for residents earning 30-percent to 60-percent of the Town’s median income.
College approves queer TAPSI housing for 2025–26 academic year

College approves queer TAPSI housing for 2025–26 academic year

Rebecca Bao and Dalia Levanon January 29, 2025
Queer Home — a new Theme, Affinity, Program, and Special Interest housing option for queer students and their allies — will open for the first time in the 2025-2026 academic year, located in Mark Hopkins. 
Photo courtesy of Alexandra Hayes.

In Other Ivory Towers: Middlebury to assign study away semesters to address enrollment imbalance

Aiden Clarke January 29, 2025
Middlebury has adopted a new policy in which students planning to study away for a single semester are assigned a term by the Office of International Programs, according to the Middlebury Campus. Students will be able to express a preference of whether to study away in the spring or fall semester but will ultimately be assigned. 
The College enacted a lockdown following the shooting. (Max Billick/The Williams Record)

Cole Ave. shooting leaves one wounded, prompts campus lockdown

Max Billick December 23, 2024
One person was wounded in a shooting at the Cole Avenue Apartments, a housing complex at 330 Cole Avenue, at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22. In response to the incident, the College imposed an 87-minute lockdown of campus.
Angela Gui/The Williams Record

College advises international students to return to U.S. ahead of Trump inauguration

Lena Kerest December 20, 2024
Dean of the College Gretchen Long, Director of International Student Services (ISS) Ninah Pretto, and Assistant Director of ISS Mariia Smirnova advised international students to return to the United States from any international travel before Jan. 19, 2025.
Francis Huang/The Williams Record

Currier Quad to replace Mission as first-year housing beginning fall 2025

Sonia Zinkin-Meyers December 17, 2024
The five upperclass dorms that comprise Currier Quad will house first-years and Mission will house upperclass students beginning in fall 2025.
David Wignall/The Williams Record

College admits 26.6 percent of early decision applicants to Class of 2029

David Wignall December 13, 2024
The College admitted 257 out of 964 early decision applicants to the Class of 2029 on Dec. 13, as well as 18 students through QuestBridge’s National College Match program on Dec. 2.
Haley Zimmerman/The Williams Record

Approval ratings survey shows increased disapproval of FAST, Honor and Discipline Committee

Hugh Kane December 4, 2024
The Record sent its biannual approval ratings survey to 500 randomly selected students last week. The survey asked students to indicate their approval, disapproval, or neutrality toward various campus institutions.
Max Billick/The Williams Record

Faculty to vote on dissolving justice and law studies program

Haley Zimmerman December 4, 2024
The faculty will vote on a motion to dissolve the justice and law studies concentration at their meeting today.
Photo courtesy of Niku Darafshi.

Students support creation of Mt. Greylock Regional High School’s first BSU

Sonia Zinkin-Meyers December 4, 2024
Students and administrators at Mount Greylock Regional School District established a Black Student Union ­at the high school last month with support from students at the College.
(Quinn Casey/The Williams Record)

Record elects its 2025 leadership

Billick, Zimmerman to serve as editors-in-chief; Garcia, Huprikar, Kane, Pallesen as managing editors
Lena Kerest December 3, 2024
Billick will serve as editor-in-chief in the spring, alongside managing editors Kane and Pallesen. In the fall, Zimmerman will follow Billick as editor-in-chief, with Garcia and Huprikar as managing editors.
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