JOIN THE DC & CLAIMING WILLIAMS IN READING, REFLECTING, CONNECTING AND ACTIVATING THE LESSONS OF BRAIDING SWEETGRASS: INDGIENOUS WISDOM, SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND THE TEACHINGS OF PLANTS by renown botanist and Indigenous scholar, ROBIN WALL KIMMERER (2022 MacArthur Genius Award Winner!!)! Robin Wall Kimmerer is coming to Williamstown on Thursday,… Continue reading »
“Paying attention is a form of reciprocity with the living world, receiving the gifts with open eyes and open heart.” Robin Wall Kimmerer is coming to Williams College! Claiming Williams 2025’s evening keynote speaker is Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer Please consider submitting an event submission to be part of… Continue reading »
The Williams Reads and Claiming Williams teams are honored to announce that the text this year is Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer and that the author, Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer is the evening keynote speaker on Claiming Williams… Continue reading »
Monday, October 28, 2024 at 7:30pm ’62 Center for Theatre & Dance Dr. Sean Decatur Past is More than Prologue: How Natural History Museums can Build Trust and Transform Science Monday 10-28-24, 7pm at ’62 Center for Theater and Dance at Williams College … Continue reading »
The Davis Center is honored to have the opportunity to provide opportunities for connection, learning, reflection and more during the Indigenous People’s Weekend. Students, staff and faculty members are all invited to join these events. Sunday, October 13, 2024: Free ride to Great Barrington, MA to join the Stockbridge-Munsee’s ceremony… Continue reading »
At this lunch on September 17, 2024, winners of the following grant and fellowship opportunities will present brief descriptions of the work they did during summer 2024: The Gordon J. Davis ’63 Social and Racial Justice Fellowship The Michael A. Dively ’61 Summer Opportunity Grant The Racial Justice Summer Opportunity… Continue reading »
The Davis Center team is very exited to invite you to the 2024 Fall Block Party! The fun starts a 5pm and goes ’til 8pm. Food includes: Variety of iced beverages Doughnuts (including gluten free!) Various snacks (both sweet and savory!) Other fun includes: MinCo group recruitment fair Bounce… Continue reading »
The Davis Center is honored to have the opportunity to provide shuttle services to the North Adams/Northern Berkshire (“MassMoca”) Pride night! Any members of the Williams community who need a ride, please go to this form and we will get you all set up. The van will leave the… Continue reading »
Join the Davis Center and Images Cinema for a screening of Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust on Thursday, April 25 at 7 PM. Admission is free From the majestic peaks of the snow-capped Sierras to the parched valley of Payahuunadü, “the land of flowing water,” MANZANAR, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES… Continue reading »
Applications for the 2024 Davis Center Summer Grants and Fellowships are now open! Second Deadline: Friday, April 26, at 5 PM. First Deadline: Applications are now due Friday, March 1, 2024 at 5 PM. Given current circumstances on campus, please be in touch with Aly Corey @ awc5 if you… Continue reading »