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Volume 16, Number 2, February 2010
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Ed Burger Takes the Professorial Cake
"I am pleased to report that Professor of Mathematics Ed Burger has today been named recipient of The Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. The award, managed by Baylor University, encompasses all faculty throughout higher education..." For the rest of Interim President Bill Wagner's announcement, read on. For Prof. Burger's take on Olympic mathematics go to NBC's website and click on the "Mathletes" box.
Williams Claimed
"After a year of planning and organization, the second Claiming Williams Day was held last Thursday..." Read Record coverage here.
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Campus Unites to Support Haiti Relief Efforts
"In the aftermath of the earthquake that ruptured Haiti on Jan. 12, students at the College joined others around the globe in fundraising and sending emergency supplies..." Read Record story, Interim President Wagner's letter, and the Williams Community's Haiti Relief website.
Update on Williams Finances
In a January 31 update, Interim President Bill Wagner reported on the College's latest responses to the global economic crisis, which includes a further delay of two construction projects and the offer of retirement incentives for faculty and staff. Williams will also reinstate modest loan expectations for some financial aid students, beginning with those who enter in the fall of 2011. Dartmouth has since announced that it also will reinstitute loans. Read on.
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 First-Gen, First-Year
Lysa Vola '13, adopted at age 5 along with five of her siblings in Jensen Beach, Fla., now attends Williams and hopes to become a pediatrician. Follow her blog.
ED Admits
Williams College has accepted 216 of 533 applicants for its Early Decision program. The 216 accepted students represent 39 percent of the total number of students projected for the Class of 2014. This Early Decision pool represents a slightly smaller proportion of the class than in recent years... Read on.
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 Playing to Learn
"Our current educational approach — and the testing that is driving it — is completely at odds with what scientists understand about how children develop..." Read the New York Times op-ed piece by Susan Engel, senior lecturer in psychology and The Class of 1959 Director of the Program in Teaching.
Anything Can Happen
"Our 12-year-old son tells us he’s going to be in the NBA, and then after retirement, he’ll be a writer..." Read the Boston Globe op-ed by novelist and lecturer in English Karen Shepard '87.
"In the Air"
A new film by Associate Professor of Art Liza Johnson '92 debuts at the Berlin Film Festival this week and at MoMA next week. Details here.
Newly Tenured
Williams has awarded tenure to 10 assistant professors: Leslie Brown, history; Maria Elena Cepeda, Latina/o Studies; Alexandra Garbarini '94, history; Bernhard Klingenberg, statistics; David Love, economics; Brian Martin, French; Christopher Nugent, Chinese; Merida M. Rua, Latina/o Studies and American Studies; Olga Shevchenko, sociology; and Christian Thorne, English. Read on.
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Your Vote Counts!
Cast your ballot for Alumni Trustee and Tyng Administrator! Online elections began Monday, February 8, and will close April 2. Alumni with an active e-mail address in our system have received a personalized e-ballot. (You'll receive a reminder "e-ballot" on March 1 if you've not voted by then.) Questions? Contact Alumni Relations at alumni.relations@williams.edu, 413-597-4151.
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 Rich on Sondheim
Great American composer, lyricist and member of the Williams Class of 1950 Stephen Sondheim chatted with his old friend, New York Times columnist Frank Rich, in a packed Chapin Hall January 23. Read more in Berkshire Living here and in Albany's Times Union here.
Garzon to Haiti
"The images streaming from Haiti were bleak: buildings collapsing into heaps of dust and rubble, the wounded spilling into chaotic streets and hospitals too badly damaged by Tuesday's devastating quake to treat the thousands of injured and dying. Dr. Hernando Garzon '84...monitored the devastation and began packing his bags..." Read on.
 Gaudino Reunion April 16-18- Registration Now Open!
The second Robert L. Gaudino Memorial Fund commemorative weekend is set for April 16-18. Saturday's dinner event will feature remarks by former President John Chandler, who created the Gaudino Scholar position, and Steve Lewis '60. For a full listing of programs and to register for the weekend, click here.
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Financial Aid Changes Don't Affect Current Students
As one of many efforts to contain costs in tough times, Williams will re-institute loan expectations for some aided students, beginning with the Class of 2015. These changes will not affect current undergraduates, nor those who enter in September 2010. For details on this and other financial moves by Williams, read on.
 Recipes from Home!
For the past 16 years, Williams Dining Services has asked families to submit their favorite recipe for a meat or vegetarian/vegan entrée, vegetable, starch, soup, salad, dressing, bread or dessert. A panel of judges (think "Iron Chef") will test all submissions and select winners, which will be served in the dining halls on Thursday, April 22, 2010, when students will vote for their favorites. Send your own recipe to dining@williams.edu by the March 12 deadline.
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 Men's Hockey Knocks Norwich from Ranks of Undefeated
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 Women's Hoops Collects 1st Bowdoin Win in 10 Years
Read on.
 Men's Hoops Claims 1st Place in NESCAC
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Al Shaw: The Rest of the Story!
"During his long tenure as the basketball coach at Williams, Al Shaw liked to use a single phrase to remind his players of his approach to the sport: 'The harder I work, the luckier I get'..." To read the rest of this beautifully detailed biography of a legendary Williams coach, read on.
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