Lectures and special events from the Williams College campus in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Painter and printmaker Myrna Báez (1931–2018) is best known for her atmospheric vistas Puerto Rico's countryside and its rapid urbanization. Mari Rodriguez Binnie, Associate Professor of Art, examines how her work negotiated the geopolitical and cultural relationship between Latin America and the United States during the Cold War.
Christine Wertheim discusses the worldwide Crochet Coral Reef project, and how the the crowd-crocheted work addresses natural ecosystems, climate change, and environmental stewardship. The Berkshire Satellite Reef is on view at the 62 Center every day thru May 12.
Instructors teaching courses during Williams College Winter Study 2026 offered students, community members and each other a peek into their classrooms during six-minute “Glimpse Talks.”
Loretta J. Ross, activist & cofounder of the National Center for Human Rights Education & the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, she is an associate professor at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, and is the founder of LoRossta Consulting, with which she runs “Calling In” training sessions online and for organizations around the country.
This year's Claiming Williams theme was Transforming Futures Through Dialogue. Watch the keynote address from Betty Shamieh, the Palestinian-American playwright and author of 'Too Soon.'
