If you’re a Williams College student reading this article, Lucy Calkins ’73 probably taught you how to do so. Maybe you memorized sight words. Maybe you learned to read through “just right” books for ...

The College offered admission to 899 students on March 22 during the regular decision round, according to Dean of Admission and Student Financial Services Liz Creighton ’01. Applicants who accept ...

A legal nonprofit filed a federal civil rights complaint against the College this morning on behalf of an anonymous first-year Orthodox Jewish student. The complaint, filed with the Department of ...

The College offered admission to 1,038 applicants on March 21 through the regular decision process, according to Dean of Admission and Student Financial Services Liz Creighton ’01. Applicants who ...

The women’s crew team finished seventh at the Head of the Charles regatta in October. (Photo courtesy of Sports Information.) Both the men’s and women’s crew teams have seen considerable success in ...

This is a clear-cut matter of historical fact. Documents from his life, including his will, demonstrate that he enslaved at least five Black people, named Prince, J. Romanoo, Moni, London, and Cloe.

Ten faculty members will retire this year. The Record asked them to share wisdom with the College before they leave. Jay Thoman, Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus since 1988 “As I’ve been telling my ...

“I don’t have a typical day,” Michael Govan ’85 said in an interview with the Record. “It starts early, and it almost always ends up in going out. I go out six nights a week.” Govan is the director of ...

Follies showgirls in their 1940s costumes at London National Theatre. (Photo courtesy of the Clark Art Institute.) Despite being a self-proclaimed Stephen Sondheim ’50 aficionado, I must admit that ...

In the fall of 2004, first-years Morgan Goodwin ’08 and Andrew Whinery ’09 stripped off their clothes and ran through the common rooms of Williams and Sage Halls as entry snacks took place. It was the ...

Nathan Sleeper ’95 is the CEO of private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), a role he stepped into in 2020. In 2018, CD&R acquired PowerTeam Services, LLC, a holding company in the natural ...

Bill Cotter ’21, otherwise known as ‘Billy Football,’ is running for Congress. (Photo courtesy of Bill Cotter.) “I want to be an actual person who cares,” he said of his drive to pursue a ...