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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

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Congrats to Hikaru Hayakawa '24 on winning the Diana Award, which is given annually to those aged 9-25 for their social action or humanitarian work. See the list of recipients here: https://t.co/dwzUchJIxa

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In an episode of @singforscience, history professor Christine DeLucia and songwriter Jensen McRae discuss the intersection of “songwriting, material culture, and historical memory” in McRae’s song “Massachusetts.” Listen here: https://t.co/N0ru8n9iVk

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Election Day! 🗳️

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With Election Day around the corner, student-run EphVotes is raising awareness and helping their peers register to vote and navigate the absentee ballot process. Read more on Williams Today about the 7-year-old group, which now counts nearly 40 volunteers: https://t.co/aMOajzgXuQ

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Pioneering museum leaders Mariët Westermann ’84 and Esther Bell MA ’03 discussed the question “What is a Museum Today?” during an Oakley Center colloquium earlier this month, held at @The_Clark. Read more from Williams Today: https://t.co/QbZhxUVNGs

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Renowned perfumer Francis Kurkdjian gave a master class earlier this month on how chemistry, scent and storytelling all inform the art of perfume-making. “If you know the history of the craft, you can build on it,” he said. Read more from Williams Today: https://t.co/NksFyO95fK

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@WilliamsEphsFB has four sets of brothers on the team this season! That's 10.8% of the roster. And the most in the NESCAC. We met up with the siblings to see how well they each know their bro—and who's the family favorite.

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Oct. 19-23 is National Transfer Student Week! Transfer students bring diverse academic and life experiences that make Williams’ dynamic intellectual and student life community enriching and vibrant. We wish all of our transfers well this week and throughout the academic year!

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“Life on the Moon” by Robbi Behr ’97 and Matthew Swanson ’97 is long listed for the National Book Award in Young People’s Literature. https://t.co/ugxSTz5rcu

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Historian Kevin Waite '09 explores the life and legacy of Bridget “Biddy” Mason, a prominent Black community leader in early Los Angeles. Read more from Williams Today: https://t.co/OVxkDcyYMr

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Two "lost" Stephen Sondheim '50 songs from his Williams College years have resurfaced in a new podcast hosted by two of the composer's long-time friends. Read more from the @BerkshireEagle [subscription required]: https://t.co/A0Zy0MbaDv"

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President Maud S. Mandel spoke with the The @BostonGlobe about the challenges ahead for higher education and an effort on campus to encourage difficult, important conversations. Read more: https://t.co/ULetUZsDMm

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Ariella Scheer ’26 is quoted in this @Marketplace article about phone fatigue and screenless tech: https://t.co/xS6jlWZ9xc

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Mo Kenyatta ’85, founder of Brookside Africa Limited, the largest dairy processing group in East and Central Africa, offers advice to entrepreneurs in an article in @TheStarKenya: https://t.co/g2gItu9A0o

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The New Haven Register (@nhregister) covered U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy’s ’96 annual walk across the state of Connecticut to talk to constituents, complete with his Williams baseball cap. https://t.co/huSdrgYQEX

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Geosciences professor Phoebe Cohen has been named a 2026 50 Under 50 Award recipient by the Geological Society of America (@geosociety) for her “contributions to research, education, leadership, service and mentorship.” https://t.co/QDNxf6ZosZ

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Will Dudley ’89, former philosophy professor and provost at Williams, presided over his first convocation at the end of August as the new president of Claremont McKenna College (@CMCnews): https://t.co/7CJvaH7EYd

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Prestige Online profiled the educational journey of Pan Daochai ’17, whose career has spanned investment banking and strategy consulting. https://t.co/uZtT1EDigZ

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A collaborative project with physics professor Kate Jensen, her former students and a team from @tufts studied the physics of reversible adhesives. The results of their work were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in June: https://t.co/PjmAUtkzTt