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Noor Naseer• October 9, 2024. Men’s soccer (8-2-1, 5-20-0 NESCAC) dominated over the weekend, defeating the Bates Bobcats (6-4-1, 2-3-1 NESCAC) 2-0 on Saturday and the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons (7-3-3) 1-0 on Sunday. The weekend’s victories brought the team to four consecutive wins, solidifying its strength after an uneven start to the ...
College begins construction for new WCMA building
21 hours ago · October 23, 2024. Tatiana Geroulanou/ The Williams Record. The College began the first stage of construction for the new Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) building on Oct. 7. The building, located at the intersection of Routes 2 and 7 across from Greylock Quad and the Center for Development Economics, will open in 2027.
Investment Office launches website in effort to increase transparency
21 hours ago · The College’s Investment Office launched a new website on Oct. 11 that includes details about the College’s investment strategy, asset allocation, and approach to investor responsibility standards. The website is part of the Investment Office’s efforts to make its practices more transparent, a commitment the College announced in the wake of student protests related to the war in Gaza.
In response to Wignall ’25: It’s more than inflation that’s plaguing ...
21 hours ago · October 23, 2024. In an op-ed in the last issue of the Record, David Wignall ’25 critiqued the trend of grade inflation at institutions of higher education, saying that it is causing lessened engagement with the “unadulterated” liberal arts education. Wignall also argued that — above internships — grades could be the most meritocratic ...
A cult classic: The Secret History at Williams
21 hours ago · October 23, 2024. (Emily Zas/ The Williams Record) “That’s so The Secret History.”. You could use the phrase to describe the grand fireplace in Stetson Hall’s 24-hour room or the wood-paneled reading room on the ground floor of Sawyer Library. Maybe as an allusion to the College’s bucolic backdrop — its rolling mountains turned ...
Men’s 1v takes seventh, 2v finishes in top 20 – The Williams Record
21 hours ago · In the collegiate eights race, the 1v placed seventh with a time of 14:57.559, 27 seconds behind LaSalle University’s winning boat. The 2v ended in 19th place, completing the course in 15:20.974, and the 3v placed 25th, clocking in at 16:15.540. Co-captain Owen Maier ’25, who rowed in the 1v, was proud of the team’s performance.
College admits 7.5 percent of record-high 15,411 applicants to …
Mar 31, 2024 · Combined with its early decision cycle, the College received 15,411 applicants for the Class of 2028. The Record calculated the total acceptance rate for the 2023-2024 admission cycle as 7.5 percent — down 2.3 percentage pointssince last year — marking the lowest rate on record. The acceptance rate for the regular decision round was 6.4 ...
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Oct 9, 2024 · In an op-ed Harry Albert ’25 argues that, contrary to their purpose, surprise room checks cultivate dangerous practices among students and fail to address the root problem of fire-sources in dorm rooms. Welcome back to campus! You’ve already missed the career fair. In an op-ed, David Wignall '25 reflects on the careerist scramble at the ...
College receives anonymous $25 million gift for new WCMA …
Apr 24, 2024 · Francis Huang/The Williams Record. The College received a $25 million gift to support the construction of the first purpose-built site for the Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA), the renewal of athletics and wellbeing facilities, and the funding of the all-grant financial aid program, it announced in a press release on April 16. “I am deeply grateful for this extraordinary commitment to ...
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Aliya Huprikar • October 2, 2024. California will ban private universities and colleges from considering the legacy and donor status of applicants during the admissions process starting Sept. 1, 2025. Governor Gavin Newsom, who signed the bill into law on Monday, said the ban is intended to promote equal educational opportunity in California.