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College pauses NSF and NIH grant certification amid uncertain requirements
The College has implemented a pause on certifying National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) ...
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Student arrested following pro-Palestine protests on commencement day
A student was arrested on campus after engaging in pro-Palestine protest acts last Sunday, before the day’s commencement ...
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College admits 7.5 percent of record-high 15,411 applicants to Class of 2028 - The Williams Record
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 ...
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College admits 9.8 percent of applicants to Class of 2027
The College admitted 858 students through the regular decision process. (Ella Marx/Williams Record) The College admitted 858 students on March 17 through its regular decision process, according to ...
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Spilling the tea: Reviewing the Town’s boba - The Williams Record
In Williamstown, you can find four businesses that sell boba — a traditional Taiwanese drink made from tapioca pearls and tea. Although Goodrich Coffee Bar and Blue Mango were the primary sellers of ...
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To be effective, the honor system needs sweeping, systemic change
The opinions presented here are those of the author and are not representative of the Honor and Discipline Committee nor the Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Integrity. This piece points out systemic ...
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College to reconsider admissions policies in wake of affirmative action ruling - The Williams Record
The Supreme Court declared race-conscious admissions practices at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC) unconstitutional last Thursday. The long-anticipated decision will ...
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Professor embroiled in controversy over disinvited speaker
Professor and Chair of Geosciences Phoebe Cohen became the subject of online criticism in mid-October after opposing MIT’s decision to invite geophysicist Dorian Abbot — who has critiqued affirmative ...
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From North Adams TV to MSNBC: Mika Brzezinski ’89 reflects on her career, journalism today
Mika Brzezinski ’89, now a co-host of the MSNBC television show Morning Joe along with her husband Joe Scarborough, sat down with the Record to discuss her favorite memories from the College, ...
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Graduation rates at the College contain racial disparities, but narrower than national averages - The Williams Record
Haynes emphasized that feeling a sense of belonging may be a major factor affecting graduation rates at the College. She pointed to resources and programs that the Office of Institutional Equity, ...
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Approval ratings survey finds increased approval for WSU, sustained approval for faculty
Christopher Hughes/The Williams Record The Record sent its biannual approval ratings survey of 500 students last week, with 125 randomly selected from each class year.Respondents indicated their ...