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Founded in 1793, Williams is a private, liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Mass. Tweets by the Office of Communications staff. #WilliamsCollege
Williamstown, MA
Joined September 2008
Williams will become the first college in the country to totally eliminate loans as well as required campus and summer jobs from all of its financial aid packages. The components will be replaced with equivalent grant funds. Read the full announcement:
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Congratulations to Africana studies professor Rhon Manigault-Bryant (@DoctorRMB), who received a three-year, $300,000 New Directions Fellowship to pursue substantive and methodological training in film studies and documentary filmmaking.
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Williams affirms that no applicant will be disadvantaged in our admission process for taking part in peaceful and constructive political activity or protest of any kind. See statement on our admission page.
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Michael Beschloss '77 P'19/'16 @BeschlossDC knows his snow!.
Thank you to @BerkshireEagle and @LarryParnass for correctly confirming that I am a “Berkshire blizzard geek”:.
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True! President Garfield, class of 1856, was headed to his class reunion when he was shot at the train station. His sons Harry & James entered Williams just 2 weeks before their father died that fall. Harry later became president of the college 1908-34.
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Maud S. Mandel is the 18th president of Williams College! Currently at @BrownUniversity, she's dean of the college and a history professor. Visit to read the full announcement and learn more about President-elect Mandel. #WilliamsPresident
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NEWS: @AmherstCollege and @WilliamsCollege, once known as rivals, will merge campus operations effective Apr. 2, offering a unique opportunity to combine the strengths of two of the nation’s most venerable colleges into an educational powerhouse.
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IT’S MOUNTAIN DAY! #mtnday #williamscollege.Classes are canceled and students are encouraged to get outside and explore via a multitude of socially-distanced outdoor activities. Join #Ephs the world over in celebrating this time-honored tradition:
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Congratulations to former Williams faculty member Louise Glück, winner of the 2020 @NobelPrize in Literature!.
BREAKING NEWS: .The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to the American poet Louise Glück “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.”. #NobelPrize
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Today is the day! Congratulations, Williams Class of 2018! It's going to be a gorgeous day! #williams2018 #ephpride
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On Friday, the admission office admitted 258 early decision applicants into the Class of 2022! Congratulations, new Ephs! #EphPride
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🐮🐮🐮🐮 Ephs!!!
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Don't forget, @amherstcollege. You owe us $39,058,890 (inflation-adjusted) for those stolen books!.
Congratulations to President Biddy Martin on receiving an honorary degree this past weekend from. that other college, @WilliamsCollege. 😉 . 📸: Bradley Wakoff '95, courtesy of Williams College
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Sawyer Library has been named one of the most beautiful, and architecturally significant, libraries in the U.S.
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Happy birthday to Henry David Thoreau who wrote of Williams in 1844: “It would be no small advantage if every college were thus located at the base of a mountain.”
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Happy to welcome the Class of 2024! You are receiving your welcome letters during an unusual time, but we are thrilled for you to soon join us in the Purple Valley! #Williams2024
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IT'S MOUNTAIN DAY! . Ephs everywhere: Join us in celebrating, wherever you are, and be sure to tag us in your adventures. See the full schedule of campus activities and performances here: #mtnday
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President Maud S. Mandel announced today that Williams plans to convene an in-person semester for fall 2020. Read her announcement and view the full plan→
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Shout out to the amazing Williams Dining Services team, who have been working hard to safely prepare, pack & deliver delicious meals to quarantined students. #fall2020 #collegedining #quarantinemeals #williamscollege. 📷: Bradley Wakoff/Berkshirian Images
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Q: Why are mountains so funny? .A: Because they're hill-areas!.It's Mountain Day! Get outside and play, Ephs! Share your photos with #mtnday!.
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Wishing peace and joy to our Williams community, far and wide!
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A composer, lyricist and pioneer of musical theater, Stephen Sondheim '50 made a lasting legacy and impact at Williams, on Broadway and around the world. @nytimes.
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Williams is working to assist students from the University of Puerto Rico whose education has been disrupted by Hurricane Maria. UPR faculty and staff are helping the college identify students who could continue their schooling at Williams during winter study and spring semester.
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Early decision acceptance letters went out today and the staff of the Office of Admission is excited to welcome members of the Class of 2023! #williams2023
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Today the Class of 2021 moves into their residence halls! Welcome, new Ephs! #Williams2021 🐮.
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Congratulations to Dean of Faculty and John B. McCoy & John T. McCoy Professor of Psychology Safa Zaki, who has been announced as the next president of @BowdoinCollege. Read President Mandel's reflection on Zaki's impact over 20+years at Williams:
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What a beautephul Homecoming weekend! Congratulations to @EphsFB on their exciting win and a big thank you to everyone who joined us in Williamstown. Go Ephs! #WilliamsHomecoming
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Congrats to Ben Tilghman '03 grad art on receiving the Young Teacher Award from Lawrence University!
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Today is the day, Ephs! It’s time to head outside and be in nature—climb a mountain, sit under a tree, enjoy the day! Be sure to tag/hashtag us in your adventures, far and wide! We’ll retweet some of the photos! #mtnday #williamscollege
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Sad news: Legendary football, lacrosse and women's squash coach Renzie Lamb died Saturday, Nov. 17. More details coming soon. Please share your memories with #RememberingRenzie.
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Happy New Year, Ephs! Looking forward to new adventures in 2023!
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A week of good news at the college! Williams has extended offers of admission to 1,163 applicants for the Class of 2022! Congrats, new Ephs! Read more:
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We are heartbroken to share this news about renowned songwriter, alumnus and Williams Bicentennial Medal recipient Adam Schlesinger ‘89.
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Williams' first female president, Maud S. Mandel, with one of the college's first female graduates, Kathie Berry, and husband Charlie Berry, both Class of ‘57. #WilliamsPresident
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MOUNTAIN DAY IS HERE! Visit the Williams Outing Club website for the full schedule of campus activities and performances: Ephs everywhere: Join us in celebrating, wherever you are! Tag us & use #mtnday to have your adventures featured in our feed.
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After the snowfall earlier this week, Syl Foisy '24 wanted to spread joy and celebrate the season by building a snowman in Berkshire Quad. Ephs volunteered to help throughout the day and in total, the snowman took 7.5 hours to create. Photo by Noah Poll '24.
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Wishing you a wonderful and inspiring New Year, Ephs!
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Sending warm wishes, peace and joy to our Williams community everywhere!
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Thanks to the @broadinstitute, we've conducted nearly 23,000 Covid-19 tests since mid-August, with just 5 (0.022%) positive results. Learn how their testing lab, which processes tests for over 100 colleges, has helped us maintain a safe campus from @WSJ:.
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Fifty years ago today the Board of Trustees voted to make Williams coeducational. #WomenOfWilliams
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Williams has sent a community-wide message condemning ICE’s guidance on international student visas, and will sign the amicus brief supporting the lawsuit already filed to block implementation of the guidance. Read the full message:
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Happy to welcome President Maud Mandel to her first day in the office!.
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Just a little snow before spring break!.Thank you to all of the Williams staff that work so hard to keep campus safe for students. 💜
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Celebrating a great semester! Have a wonderful break, Ephs.
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It's the first day of classes! .With some students still in initial quarantine, all classes will be taught remotely today & tomorrow. Whether you’re logging in from home or your dorm, we wish you a successful semester ahead. Go Ephs!.#fall2020 #williamscollege #ephs #backtoschool
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A beautephul snowfall welcomed students back to campus. ❄️
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Happy to report a blue sky sighting today in Williamstown.
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Congrats to Faye Sultan who came in first in her heat in Rio at 26.8. #GoEphs! #RioOlympics2016 #Rio2016
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President-elect Maud S. Mandel received thunderous applause when meeting the Williams community for the first time since being announced as the 18th president. Her tenure begins July 1.
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Fresh snow and the public art installation on campus by Diana Al-Hadid combine for a gorgeous scene.
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We can't wait to see campus bustling with students on Thursday. See you soon, Ephs!
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Congratulations, Class of 2024! 🎓🐮💜 Check out a few highlights from today's Commencement, and stay tuned for more throughout the week. #williams2024
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Congratulations to Chris Avila ’21 for being named a 2020 Truman Scholar!
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The colors of the season on campus! 🍂 Geosciences department technical assistant Brad Wakoff captured this photo of Cole Field House and the beautiful fall foliage with his drone while filming an outdoor lab this week.
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President Biden is set to nominate antitrust scholar Lina Khan '10 to be Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission.
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It's Mountain Day! Classes are canceled and the entire campus community is encouraged to get outside. There are hikes, picnics, performances and so much more. However (and wherever) you choose to celebrate, please share your experiences using #mtnday!
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Great news! The U.S. Department of Homeland Security rescinds its July 6 policy directive that would have required international students to take at least some in-person college coursework in order to remain in the U.S.: .
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We're still here, and we still miss you. Stay tuned next week for an announcement of our Fall 2020 plans. #williamscollege #ephpride
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#WhyD3: “It kind of set me up for the rest of my life…I’m playing rugby now, but I have a great, incredible education from Williams to fall back on. It offered just the perfect balance of all the things.” .Congrats again to Olympic bronze medalist Kristi Kirshe '17! @KirsheBar.
The @NCAADIII experience helped @KirsheBar balance education and sports, taking her all the way to an Olympic bronze medal with @USARugby! 🏉👏. #OlympiansMadeHere x #WhyD3
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The Office of Admission is excited to welcome those admitted via early decision to the Class of 2024! #Congrats #Williams2024
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Congratulations to all of the Regular Decision applicants who were admitted today! #williams2028 🐮💜
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Today is Mountain Day! 🐮🐮🐮
The bells ring with joy this morning at Thompson Chapel. It’s mountain day! Follow and share your Ephpride #mtnday!
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Wondering what our #quarantinemeals will look like? Director of Dining Services Temesgen Araya shared a mouthwatering preview of what students can expect, including #vegan & #glutenfree options, plus some of the goodies provided in their in-room care packages!.#fall2020
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A Mountain Day recap! Take a look back at all of the festive fun on one of our favorite days of the year in this video. #mtnday
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It's always a good time to be in the Purple Valley, but fall is a particularly good time! #fallcolors
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Lina Khan '10 is the youngest person to be appointed as chair of the Federal Trade Commission.
One of President Biden’s most intriguing appointments has been elevating Lina Khan, a leading figure in the movement to crack down on abusive monopolies—particularly those in the tech sector—to chair of the Federal Trade Commission.
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It's Mountain Day at Williams! Ephs far and wide, get outside and enjoy! #mtnday #williamscollege.
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It's a beautiful day for the last day of classes of the spring semester.
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Get to know the 546 members of #Williams2027! 🐄 They come from 39 states plus Washington, DC & Puerto Rico & 59 countries 🐄 4 students are from Williamstown (& 1 from Amherst, MA) 🐄 94 are the first in their families to attend college 🐄 Benjamin is the most common first name
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It's a Williams winter wonderland! ❄️ Here's a look at students enjoying the snow this weekend.
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ICYMI: Kristen Anderson-Lopez ’94 and Robert Lopez won best original song for "Remember Me" at the 90th Oscars ceremony. Congratulations!
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Congratulations to Courteney Monroe '90, president of National Geographic Global Networks, which won an Oscar last night for the documentary Free Solo!
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A Sawyer sunset to kick off the new year. Happy 2024, Ephs! . Photo by Wongi Ayele '24, courtesy of Williams College Libraries.
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This week we opened our Covid-19 testing site for faculty & staff, allowing us to prepare for the staged arrival of most returning students next week. Many thanks to the trained faculty & staff who have volunteered to supervise testing, administered by the @broadinstitute.
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Today Williams celebrates the Class of 2022 at our 233rd Commencement. Visit for the full program and to watch the live stream. Congratulations, graduates! #williams2022
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The Class of 2026 has officially arrived! This week, Williams welcomed 579 first-year students to campus. Members of this amazing class come from 37 states and 55 countries, and 112 are the first in their families to attend college. #Williams2026
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Congratulations, Class of 2022! Check out some initial highlights from today's Commencement. #williams2022. Photos by Bradley Wakoff/Berkshirian Images
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Xiwen (Miranda) Wang '21 won the @NewYorker weekly cartoon caption contest! Wang took a Winter Study course called Humor Writing taught by Math Professor Colin Adams. He required his students to submit a caption every week. See the finalists here:
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Woohoo! Yes, Ephs!!!! 🐮🐮🐮🐮🐮
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