Jackson Hartigan '23 is a history and philosophy major from Portland, Ore. He is executive editor for archives, and previously served as section editor for news.
UAlbany goes remote after COVID-19 outbreak
On Nov. 9, the State University of New York at Albany (UAlbany) announced that all academic classes would change to a remote format, cutting the in-person...
(Taryn McLaughlin/The Williams Record)
In 2015, the President and Board of Trustees determined the following five goals to reduce the College’s impact on climate change by 2020: Significantly reducing...
At the Log, Associate Conservator of Paintings Maggie Barkovic and Conservation Technician Matthew Hamilton, both from the Williamstown + Atlanta Art Conservation Center, apply a protective paper facing...
“It is deliberate, it is purposeful, and it is targeted,” Professor of African American Studies at Emory University Carol Anderson said of voter suppression, one of the largest issues facing American...
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“I remember a white student...
With less than two months until the fall semester, students and faculty are preparing for a mixture of in-person and remote classes. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.)
In the weeks preceding the...
Campus in the fall will no doubt be a dramatically different place for those who return, with social distancing restrictions, hybrid or all-remote classes and countless other changes. But despite the...
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At an extraordinary faculty meeting Wednesday, faculty overwhelmingly approved a motion put forward by the Committee on Educational Affairs (CEA) to temporarily adjust...
Graphic by Nigel Jaffe/The Williams Record.
In an all-community email sent yesterday, President Maud S. Mandel announced that the College would maintain a two-semester model for the upcoming academic...
Graphic by Nigel Jaffe/The Williams Record
In an all-campus email sent today, President Maud S. Mandel announced plans to adopt a revised version of the regular two-semester academic calendar for the...
While faculty and staff deliberate on various contingency plans for the upcoming semester, many students are also waiting on word from their study abroad programs. Rising juniors who planned to study...
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Last week, the Record sent its biannual approval ratings survey to 1000 randomly selected students, in which students were able to select “approve,” “disapprove”...
Amidst the economic complications faced by the College as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of Financial Aid will continue to provide financial support at the same level as before the outbreak....
A series of emails sent out by the College over the past week has detailed further plans for how the College will adjust to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The first email, sent on April 9 by Provost...
Boxes of personal protective equipment sit in the trunk of Professor Cohen's car. The equipment was donated to two small hospitals close to the College. (Photo courtesy of Phoebe Cohen.)
Hospitals...
Julie Henderson announces the nerd bell in Sawyer library at 2:30 a.m. (Jackson Hartigan/The Williams Record)
A blaring voice closes the library at 2:30 a.m. every weeknight and at 10 p.m. every Friday...
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRIS GIBSON. Gibson (right) at Siena after accepting the position of president.
Professor of Leadership Studies Chris Gibson will become the 12th president of Siena College in Loudonville,...
Hoda Katebi delivered the second of two keynote talks for Claiming Williams Day on Thursday evening in the ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance, finishing off a day of events focusing around this year’s...
