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Volume 14, Number 8, September 2008
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Bicentennial Medalists in Convocation
The founder of a fair trade coffee company. A federal judge and civil rights champion. A renowned museum director. The president of the world's largest network of orphanages. The U.S. trade representative. A premier slam poet. At Convocation ceremonies earlier this month, all six alumni received Williams Bicentennial Medals for distinguished achievement. View photos here.
Listen to a panel discussion with the six medalists here.
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Never Miss Another Williams Performance
Dozens of student performances, from Kusika to WilliamsTheatre to the Berkshire Symphony Orchestra--not to mention the likes of DanceBrazil and the Ben Riley Quartet--are scheduled this year. The '62 Center for Theatre and Dance and the Music Department offer e-newsletters to let you know what's coming up. Subscribe to the '62 newsletter here. Subscribe to the Music Department's newsletter here.
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 What I did During My Summer "Vacation"
View this video about students, faculty, and summer science research at Williams, brought to you by interns Akemi Ueda '11, Douglas Onyango '11, and Maria Tucker '10.
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Junior Wins Rockefeller Teaching Award
Rousseau Mieze '10 has been awarded a 2008 Fellowship for Aspiring Teachers of Color from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Read on.
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 Calculus (the Whole Thing) in 20 Minutes
Prof. Edward Burger does the impossible in two 10-minute video segments here and here. For Newsweek's oldie (circa 2000) but goodie about Williams' math/stats department go here.
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 Perspectives on Iraq
In this June 2008 Reunion lecture, a doctor, a fighter pilot, and a marine commander share their perspectives on Iraq from ground and air. View the video here. While you're at it, reach out to Bunge Cook '98, Dick Pregent '76, and David Rackovan '04, who are deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. To send them supportive messages or even care packages, contact Stewart Menking '79 at StewMenking@yahoo.com.
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726 Ephs Now LinkedIn to Williams
In addition to a Facebook group and discussion groups, (login required), Ephs can now join a Williams LinkedIn group, thanks to '93-ers Eric Chiu and Greg Meyer, who've created a Williams village within LinkedIn's network of 20 million professionals.
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Conversation with Former Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent '60
In the first of four Gaudino Dialogues, unscripted interviews with well-known Williams alumni, Vincent explored the challenge of "failing to succeed" with Prof. Edward Burger. Next up: Janet Brown '73, executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates (Oct. 21), Herbert Allen '62, president and CEO of Allen & Company (Nov. 11), and Deborah Robinson '78, founder of International Possibilities Unlimited (Dec. 3). All dialogues start at 8:00 pm. Locations TBA.
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Calling All Experimental Presidential Voters!
Dr. Michel Balinski '54, director of research at the Laboratoire D'Econ de L'Ecole Polytechnique, invites you to try out "Majority Judgment," a completely new way of electing a President. Results and much more will be shared in a public lecture at Williams on October 6. Click here to participate. (Patience! The Web site loads slowly.)
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 The Williams Campus on Your Computer Desktop
Compliments of the Parents Fund. Download here. |
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Parents Handbook Online
What's the bursar's phone number? When does Thanksgiving vacation really begin? And what the heck is "Dead Week?" These and other mysteries are solved in the Williams Handbook for Parents, now online.
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 Morrissey Stands Out
Team captain (of football and lacrosse) Brian Morrissey '09 is profiled in Boston Globe Northwest.
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Trenton Times on Penny Foss '93
The first woman to earn All-America tennis honors at Williams, Penny now coaches a powerhouse team at The Lawrenceville School (NJ). Read on.
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For much more Ephsports...
Head to Williams' sports info site.
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