A page on the College’s website that outlined the Theme/Affinity/Program/Special Interest (TAPSI) housing program was taken down during the week of Feb. 14. Dean of the College Gretchen Long said that the College is not planning any changes to the program, but that senior staff decided to take down the page following the Department of Education’s Feb. 14 Dear Colleague letter.
Professor and Chair of Chemistry Thomas Smith ’88 will serve as the next director of the Williams-Exeter Programme at Oxford (WEPO), President Maud S. Mandel announced in an all-campus email last Friday. He will succeed Professor of Political Science Sam Crane, who has held the position since July 2024.
David Baron ’25 and Asa Quasney Wardat ’25 have won the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which fully funds postgraduate studies at the University of Cambridge. They are two of the 25 Gates Cambridge scholars from the United States this year.
International Student Services (ISS) hosted its ninth annual “Know Your Rights” workshop on March 5, in partnership with the Berkshire Immigrant Center (BIC). During the workshop, BIC staff spoke with students and community members about immigrants’ rights. This year’s workshop was held amid an increasingly adverse environment for immigrants following President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
The Department of Education's deadline to dismantle race-based programming passed on Feb. 28, but College administrators declined to specify how the College might change campus programming in response.
The Native American Indigenous Student Alliance (NISA) has restructured and is planning to increase its advocacy efforts on campus. Principal goals of the organization include the establishment of an Indigenous studies department and scholarships to increase Native student enrollment.
Williamstown Fire Chief Craig Pedercini will soon retire after 23 years. In an interview, Pedercini reflected on memorable fires, the expansion of the student volunteer firefighter program, and the department's future.
The College intends to repurpose much of Lawrence Hall as an interdisciplinary center for student art following the completion of the Williams College Museum of Art’s (WCMA) new building in 2027.
The College is launching a community-wide, year-long initiative, dubbed On the Log, for the 2025–26 academic year, President Maud S. Mandel announced in a Feb. 5 email to the College community.
Two warrant articles drafted by the Planning Board will be voted on at Town Meeting on May 22, after the Williamstown Select Board voted to add them to the Town Meeting warrant on Monday. One measure aims to regulate short-term rentals in the Town, while the other would regulate the installation of geothermal heating wells.
