Kenturah Davis is the featured speaker in Plonsker Family Lecture in Contemporary Art on Oct. 5, 2019, at the Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA). Davis' work oscillates between various facets of portraiture and design. Using text as a point of departure, she explores the fundamental role that language has in shaping how we understand ourselves and the world around us.
As part of the celebration Sondheim@90@Williams, alumni light up the Chapin Hall stage with a musical homecoming that features some of the great works of Stephen Sondheim, Class of 1950. Featuring Sebastian Arcelus ’99, Andrea Axelrod ’75, Eric Kang ’09, Claire Leyden ’16, Evelyn Consolini Mahon ’18, Evan Maltby ’11, Michelle J. Rodriguez ’12, and David Turner ’97.
In March, the Williams Theatre Department & Sondheim@90@Williams presented "Our Time, a Collage of Records from Williams." Set at Williams College during the time when Stephen Sondheim was an undergraduate. Devised by Omar Sangare & Ilya Khodosh ’08. Video appearance by Stephen Sondheim.
Nadine Strossen is the John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law at New York Law School, former president of the American Civil Liberties Union, and author of the recent book Hate: Why We Should Resist It With Free Speech, Not Censorship. Moderated by Landon Marchant ’20, this event included an interview with Prof. Strossen and a panel discussion with Professor of Philosophy Jana Sawicki, Hamza Mankor ’22, and Essence Perry ’22 on the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Inquiry and Inclusion and student perspectives on free speech at Williams. This event is sponsored by the Gaudino Fund and Phi Beta Kappa. Professor Strossen has written, taught, and advocated extensively in the areas of constitutional law and civil liberties. From 1991 through 2008, she served as President of the American Civil Liberties Union, the first woman to head the nation’s largest and oldest civil liberties organization. Professor Strossen is a member of the ACLU’s National Advisory Council, as well as the Advisory Boards of EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center), FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education), and Heterodox Academy. Her 2018 book, HATE: Why We Should Resist It With Free Speech, Not Censorship, has been widely praised by ideologically diverse experts, including Harvard Professor Cornel West and Princeton Professor Robert George. It was selected by Washington University as its 2019 “Common Read.” Her earlier book, Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women’s Rights, was named by The New York Times as a “Notable Book” of 1995.
Club Zambezi Dance Party combines an exciting musical fusion with irresistible dance beats. The musicians perform on specially designed marimbas — allowing an even wider range than its African marimba-band cousins.
