Jacob Posner ’23 is a history major from Chicago, Ill. He is an editor at large. He previously served as an executive editor for podcast, and before that, as a section editor for features.
Professor and Chair of Geosciences Phoebe Cohen became the subject of online criticism in mid-October after opposing MIT’s decision to invite geophysicist Dorian Abbot — who has critiqued affirmative action — to give a prominent lecture.
As the College navigates a local and national labor shortage, some members of the Dining Services staff say they are overburdened, lack confidence in the quality of their work, and are experiencing low morale. Of the eight dining hall workers who responded to an anonymous survey by the Record, seven expressed dissatisfaction with their experiences working in Dining Services this year.
The Record spoke with three Black players on women’s soccer who took significant time off from the team over the last two years, or, in one case, quit the team outright. They all emphasized that their experiences on the team were symptomatic of it being part of a majority-white college, of “having to navigate through white structures and white expectations,” as one player put it.
During spring 2020, despite widespread calls for support from term-limited faculty members, the College declined to offer a blanket extension of all term-limited faculty members’ contracts, citing financial uncertainty. Instead, it provided term-limited faculty members the option to take an unpaid research associate position to aid in the job search. While some term-limited professors were ultimately offered extensions on a case-by-case basis, others were left to face a beleaguered job market.
2 students among the 4 cases attended indoor gathering on Saturday
March 23, 2021
Two students have tested positive for COVID-19 after attending an indoor gathering at Gladden House on Saturday night, Dean Sandstrom confirmed to the Record today.
The two COVID-positive students who attended the gathering — along with another student who did not attend the gathering, as well as a faculty or staff member — are part of a larger cluster of four cases reported in the last week.
(Jacob Posner/The Williams Record)
Each week, we randomly select a unix from a list of all current students at the College for our One in Two Thousand feature. As long as the owner of...
Close contacts of students who test positive at the College move to Dodd House to quarantine for two weeks. (Joey Fox/The Williams Record.)
In October, two more students at the College...
(Photo courtesy of Mikaela Topper.)
Each week, we randomly select a unix from a list of all current students at the College for our One in Two Thousand feature. As long as the owner of...
For Rosh Hashanah, the Williams College Jewish Association rubber-banded a mask to the shofar, a kind of horn, to prevent the spread of germs. (Molly Frasure/The Williams Record.)
As it...
(Jacob Posner/The Williams Record)
Each week, we randomly select a unix from a list of all current students at the College for our One in Two Thousand feature. As long as the owner of...
Students have been gathering in large groups that violate the 10-person limit imposed by COVID guidelines. (The Williams Record)
If you walk past Frosh Quad at 11 p.m. on a Friday, you’ll...
Hordes of yellow jackets have been harassing students eating outside because of COVID-19 restrictions. (Rachel Buccalo/The Williams Record)
It’s impossible to miss them. They’re drowning...
Editor's Note: The posts quoted in this article have been chosen based on their length and content, and attempt to portray the range of experiences posted on the page.
“I remember a white student...
At the top of the screen reads a simple prompt: “Hi, how are you really feeling today?” Posts, arrayed on a nature-themed user interface that practically screams calm, seem to take the question seriously,...
(From left to right) Seniors Jared Bathen, RB Smith, Emily Elder and Matt Wiseman stand atop the mountain they plan on hiking — in caps, gowns and hiking boots — when they celebrate their graduation.(Photo...
Angela Chen ’23, who lives in Taiwan, has to keep up with remote learning with a 12-hour time difference from her professors. (Photo courtesy of Angela Chen.)
Two weeks ago, Angela Chen...
Robin Eagleton ’22 is living alone in a cabin in the woods to keep her distance from a vulnerable family member. (Photo provided by Robin Eagleton.)
Robin Eagleton ’22 is living in...
A note from the reporters:
In the weeks after students dispersed across the globe in light of the pandemic, the Record sent out a survey to 500 randomly selected students to get a sense of their...
Jesus Estrada ’20.5 lives with his mother and sister in Huntington Park, Calif. Estrada’s mother provides most of the family’s income, and as an employee at a fast-food chain, she’s classified...
While many students at the College have felt the effects of COVID-19 from afar — financially, emotionally, academically — relatively few have come into close contact with the virus itself. But for...
At the beginning of the switch to remote learning, the Record spoke with a variety of professors about their thoughts going into online classes. This week, we followed up with some of those professors...
Hayden Gillooly ’21, who lives in North Adams, grew up steeped in small-town life. Every day after school, she would walk to her grandmother’s house.
“She taught me how to cook, and she...
Aanya Kapur '20, who is staying in the Rectory, decided to find a place to stay off-campus after campus closure rather than risk returning home to Australia. She had petitioned to stay on campus but...
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....
PHOTO COURTESY OF PETER LE. Peter Le '21 was quarantined in a dormitory at Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City for over two weeks.
Each morning began early with two volunteers...
PHOTO BY KEVIN YANG/THE WILLIAMS RECORD.
Imagine you are a Williams professor. You care deeply for your students. You try to develop a high-quality, intellectually invigorating experience....
Students whose petitions to stay on campus were denied met with deans in Hopkins Hall to discuss their decisions. (Kevin Yang/The Williams Record)
Seven students’ stories reveal the...
JACOB POSNER/THE WILLIAMS RECORDCommunity members transcribe documents from the College’s early history at the Transcribe-a-Thon last week.
“The name of [the] Indian boy who lives...
PHOTOS COURTESY OF JULES CLARDY.In her Frosh Quad single (above), which smells pleasantly of herbs, Clardy said she has “completely maxed out all of my wall and ceiling space.”
Album...
Greg Parslow, who is no longer incarcerated, went to the Berkshire County House of Correction (BHoC) for selling narcotics. He had joined a gang at a state institution, but while at BHoC, he renounced...
Steve Simon, pictured with his cat Shoshie in the President’s House, has settled into life as First Gentleman of the College. (Ethan Dinçer/The Williams Record)
Steve Simon, President Maud...
At a Nov. 1 Williams Forum meeting, students broke into small groups and discussed alternatives to the Electoral College. (Jacob Posner/The Williams Record)
The atmosphere was oddly tense....
Photo courtesy of Jason Hoch.
“I was one of those alums who was here every year for something, so I was never far away,” Jason Hoch ’95 said. “I probably spent 10 years or so as a...
