The student body elected three representatives of each class to the Williams Student Union on Saturday through an online ranked-choice voting system facilitated by the Student Faculty Committee Board.
It’s not just first-years making new adjustments: This year’s JAs are tasked with creating entry communities in spaces that have historically served as upperclassmen housing.
Room inspections will no longer occur during fire drills, according to Director of Campus Safety Services Jeff Palmer. The College’s Environmental Health and Safety division, which operates under CSS, will conduct future inspections only during winter and spring breaks and will no longer check student’s dorms for room condition and prohibited items during fire drills, Palmer wrote in an email to the Record.
The Williams Student Union (WSU) announced a slate of new initiatives and proposals, including student life improvements and internal reforms, in an April 22 spring newsletter.
The Board of Trustees approved a new College mission statement at its April meeting, President Maud S. Mandel announced in an April 9 all-campus email.
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.
It turns out that squirrels aren't the only animals prancing around Frosh Quad lawn in the spring — we have bats too. Students share their harrowing encounters with these critters that take place in dorms across campus.
Dean of the College Gretchen Long and Provost Eiko Maruko Siniawer ’97 were both appointed to serve second terms in their roles, President Maud S. Mandel announced in an email to the College community on Jan. 29. Their new three-year terms will begin July 1.
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.
