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Class of 2020 Prizes and Fellowships

Class of 2020 Prizes and Fellowships

Features Desk June 8, 2020
Class of 2020 Prizes and Fellowships
Seniors celebrate graduation off-campus

Seniors celebrate graduation off-campus

Bellamy Richardson and Jacob Posner May 23, 2020
While an in-person commencement for the class of 2020 has officially been pushed to an unknown future date, some seniors, including Ennis and his friends, are making their own plans to celebrate their graduation off-campus in the weeks to come.
Pandemic generates uncertainty for class of 2020’s post-College plans

Pandemic generates uncertainty for class of 2020’s post-College plans

Kevin Yang May 23, 2020

The class of 2020 is graduating into a job market that has “literally imploded,” according to Director of the Career Center Don Kjelleren. “We have never seen the labor market unravel that fast...

Former federal prosecutor Jonathan Kravis ’99: Consider government service

Former federal prosecutor Jonathan Kravis ’99: Consider government service

Jonathan Kravis May 23, 2020
To the Williams College Class of 2020: You are graduating into a world facing challenges unlike any we have seen in our lifetimes. A global pandemic is sweeping the globe, millions of Americans are unemployed, and our country seems as politically divided now as it has ever been.
Spring sports teams celebrate their seniors despite cancelled seasons

Spring sports teams celebrate their seniors despite cancelled seasons

Stephanie Teng May 23, 2020

Men's crew named their newest racing shell "Class of 2020" in honor of their graduating seniors. (Photo courtesy of head coach Marc Mandel and @Ephheavies on Instagram.) A few days before campus closed...

Artists in (College) residence: Profiles of the Class of 2020

Artists in (College) residence: Profiles of the Class of 2020

Tali Natter May 23, 2020

https://williamsrecord.com/snowball/artists-in-college-residence-profiles-of-the-class-of-2020

Letter from the Editor: The Senior Issue

Letter from the Editor: The Senior Issue

Samuel Wolf May 23, 2020
As I left campus in mid-March, packing up my belongings in a daze and scrambling to say goodbyes, there was one thought constantly circulating through my head: I can’t imagine what it would be like to be a senior right now.
In the absence of an in-person commencement this year, seniors reflect on the ceremony and its significance to them. (Kevin Zhang Yang/The Williams Record)

“It doesn’t feel like as much of a triumph”: Seniors reflect on graduating without commencement

Annie Lu May 23, 2020
Since the College announced its decision to postpone commencement until summer 2021, seniors and their families have had time to reflect on what the lack of commencement this year means to them. In response to an anonymous survey by the Record, several students expressed indifference to the cancellation of commencement, citing the loss of other events such as sports seasons and senior week as more significant. Still, a majority of responses lamented the loss of a meaningful experience that symbolizes the culmination of years of hard work and includes celebration with family and community members.
Seniors reminisce on the clubs they founded

Seniors reminisce on the clubs they founded

Joey Fox May 23, 2020
For some members of the Class of 2020, the end of the academic year means saying goodbye to the clubs they founded, led and guided, and passing them on to a new generation of leaders.
Four Years through the Headlines: Capturing the Class of 2020’s experience

Four Years through the Headlines: Capturing the Class of 2020’s experience

Jeongyoon Han and Rebecca Tauber May 23, 2020
Members of the Class of 2020 have seen two United States presidents, three College presidents and two different forms of student government during their four years at the College. They’ve celebrated two homecoming wins, danced to Shaggy live at Spring Fling and witnessed Papa Smurf win a write-in nomination for College Council (CC) –– which later got abolished. They’ve seen the fall of Vine and the rise of TikTok. And most recently, they’ve become the first class to complete their Williams education remotely amidst a pandemic. In our senior issue celebrating the members of the Class of 2020, we went through the Record archives from the past four years to capture their time at the College through the headlines.
“You’re more than enough, you’re worthy, and you belong”: First Gen students reflect on graduating amidst the pandemic

“You’re more than enough, you’re worthy, and you belong”: First Gen students reflect on graduating amidst the pandemic

Kenia Cruz May 23, 2020
It is again the time of year when seniors are normally preparing to receive their diplomas from the College, with their family and friends crowded on Paresky Lawn to cheer for them. The coronavirus pandemic, however, has forced schools across the country to dramatically alter their graduation ceremonies, drastically altering seniors’ plans.
Columbia Chief Surgeon Craig Smith ’70: “I could not see to see”

Columbia Chief Surgeon Craig Smith ’70: “I could not see to see”

Craig Smith May 23, 2020

2020 — the perfect vision class! 2000 got the millennium, 2017 had their prime, but vision… there’s a game-changer, and have we ever needed it more? In the past few months it’s been...

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