2009 Claiming Williams Events

Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina, delivers the Keynote address. Continue reading »

Director of Northeastern's Center for the Study of Sport in Society discusses Diversity and the Appreciation of Difference in 21st Century Leadership. Continue reading »

Ever wonder what all those people you pass on your way to class are thinking? Ever want to tell them what’s on your mind? Continue reading »

What do we bring with us when we meet in the classroom? How do our differences affect class dynamics? What happens when issues come up in class that make us aware of these differences-maybe even in uncomfortable, potentially explosive ways? Continue reading »

Workplace experiences of four minority faculty/staff members at Williams; plus a visual overview of career information targeted for diverse groups. Continue reading »

What does Williams look like outside of the Purple Bubble? Continue reading »

An opportunity for students, staff, and faculty to really engage with several aspects about queer life at Williams. Continue reading »

Challenging notions of privilege in the museum context. Continue reading »

Green's research interests include African American Women's History, Literature and Film, Black Queer Studies, Theories of Power and Violence, Feminist Theory and Cultural Studies. Continue reading »

Peggy McIntosh directs the Gender, Race, and Inclusive Education Project, which provides workshops on privilege systems, feelings of fraudulence, and diversifying workplaces, curricula, and teaching methods. Continue reading »

Alcohol has been involved in many of the bias incidents and nearly all of the assaults on campus. Continue reading »

A panel discussion exploring the syndrome of feeling peripheral in an environment of "normal perfection." Continue reading »

Everyday mentoring occurs daily in classrooms, hallways, libraries, office hours, laboratories, and electronic interfaces. Continue reading »

Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and activists in the U.S., and has been called, "One of the most brilliant, articulate and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation." Continue reading »

How positive environments can unlock latent ability. Continue reading »

In the age of empty words it seems everyone has something to say. But who's really listening? Continue reading »

A forum about the rareness of discussions on international conflicts at Williams. Continue reading »

All-campus dinner sponsored by the Lehman Council for Community Engagement. Continue reading »

Award-winning poet, playwright, screenwriter and performance artist, Moïse creates intimate, fiery, politicized texts about the intersection of race, class, gender, sexuality, culture and resistance. Continue reading »

Community Forum on Accomplishments, Shortcomings, and Prospects of Claiming Williams Continue reading »

Audio files from Claiming Williams. Continue reading »

“Recently I discovered that my family of origin owned slaves in 17th and 18th century Virginia. Because of the horror of that news, I've worked towards doing public art work about race, investigating whiteness in relation to non-whites ... ” Continue reading »

A lecture on race relations, contemporary popular culture and political correctness. Continue reading »