Lectures and special events from the Williams College campus in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Maggie Adler, Curator at the Amon Carter Museum; Destinee Filmore, Assistant Cutrator at the Met, and Maurita N. Poole PhD ( Executive Director of Newcomb Art Museum, spoke at the opening celebration for the "Emancipation: The Unfinished Project of Liberation" at the Williams College Museum of Art on February 23, 2024
Christi Kelsey, Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Women’s Volleyball Coach; and Tomas Adalsteinsson, Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Women’s Golf Coach, navigate the nuanced terrain of college experience on and off the field.
Laura Martin, associate professor of Environmental Studies, is a historian and ecologist who studies how people create and govern habitat for other species. She is author of Wild by Design: The Rise of Ecological Restoration. Her research on the global biodiversity crisis has been featured in The New York Times, Nature, and The Atlantic, and she has written essays and op eds for venues including TIME, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times.
Berkshire Symphony Ronald Feldman, director John Williams (b. 1932) The Cowboys Overture Chapin Hall
Jen White-Johnson (she/they) is a distinguished Afro-Latina artist, activist, designer, and educator, whose creative expressions delve into the intersection of content and caregiving. With a profound focus on reshaping ableist visual culture, Jen, an artist-educator grappling with Graves disease and ADHD, brings a heart-centered and electric approach to disability advocacy.
