This Fall, explore with us the fascinating and compelling maritime culture, history, science, policy, and literature of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Join us as we spend two weeks discovering the islands of Oahu and Hawaii (the Big Island) from an interdisciplinary perspective for our Fall 2013 Pacific Field Seminar. This… Continue reading »
The 72nd semester of the Williams-Mystic program began this week when students arrived (with snow flurries!) on January 21st. The diverse Spring 2013 class represents 10 states, 3 countries, 12 majors and 9 colleges; this group of talented and skilled students combined have run in three marathons, rung the Williams… Continue reading »
Following the recommendation of the Committee on Appointments and Promotions, the Williams College Board of Trustees Executive Committee has voted to promote nine faculty to the position of associate professor with tenure. The vote will be ratified by the full board in January, and the promotions will take effect July… Continue reading »
Dr. James Carlton, professor of marine sciences and director of Williams-Mystic, is a member of a group of researchers that has received a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the marine biology of Japanese tsunami debris in the U.S. The NSF has awarded $29,113 of this… Continue reading »