The College has implemented a pause on certifying National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) ...

Applicants who accept their offers of admission will join the 249 students admitted to the Class of 2028 in December through the College’s early decision admissions process. In addition to the 899 ...

Across the country, institutions of higher education have struggled to adjust to sky-high demand for STEM courses and weakening interest in the humanities. Williams — with its $3.5 billion endowment ...

If you’re a Williams College student reading this article, Lucy Calkins ’73 and her ubiquitous — and recently controversial curriculum — probably taught you how to do so. The truth about the “reading ...

Cass interviewed J.D. Vance at American Compass’ “Rebuilding American Capitalism” forum in June 2023. (Photo courtesy of Oren Cass.) After former president Donald Trump won the presidential election ...

Encountering a piece of art previously only seen in a low-quality course packet is one thing; that piece of art being the five-century-old iconic woodcut print Apocalypse by Albrecht Dürer is another.

The College has eliminated the supplemental essay from its application and formed the Working Group on Admissions Policies and Practices.These changes come in response to the Supreme Court’s decision ...

The hysteria about upcoming budget cuts announced last fall continues to shake the Williams College community to its core. It’s beginning to feel like 1943 wartime, with the College struggling to ...

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 ...

Photo courtesy of Special Collections. “This Week in Williams History” is a column that looks back at memorable moments in the College’s past through articles in the Record.This week in history, local ...

North Adams’ Houghton Mansion holds a variety of creepy sights, including an abandoned Freemason meeting room, an old barber chair and dusty Victorian bedrooms. (Irene Loewenson / The Williams Record) ...