August 29, 2008

The Boston Globe profiled Laylah Ali, professor of art, and reviewed her exhibition "Laylah Ali: Notes/Drawings/Untitled Afflictions" at the DeCordova Museum.

August 20, 2008

The Wall Street Journal reported on the retrospective exhibition of Sol LeWitt wall drawings being constructed at MASS MoCA, the Yale University Art Gallery, and the Williams College Museum of Art.

August 17, 2008

The New Orleans Times-Picayune profiled author Tom Piazza '76, including his time at Williams.

August 16, 2008

The (Singapore) Straits Times profiled Neil Kubler, professor of Asian studies.

August 12, 2008

An editorial in the St. John's (Newfoundland) Telegram on possible marine species migration following Arctic ice melts quoted Jim Carlton, professor of marine science.

August 8, 2008

A National Geographic News article on possible marine species migration following Arctic ice melts quoted Jim Carlton, professor of marine science.

August 4, 2008

China Daily published a Q & A with President Morton Owen Schapiro on the college's need-blind admission policy for international students.

August 4, 2008

The New York Times profiled top golf courses in the Berkshires, including the Taconic course at Williams.

August 3, 2008

The Boston Globe reviewed the exhibition "William Kentridge Prints" at the Williams College Museum of Art.

August 2, 2008

Articles on the recent the solar eclipse in publications and online sites, including Reuters and Kuwait Times,  quoted Jay Pasachoff, professor or astronomy.

August 1, 2008

In a Wall Street Journal article about starting pay of college graduates, it reports that Williams College graduates'  starting median salary is $51,700 and mid-career median salary is $102,000. The article was based on a survey by PayScale, Inc., an online provider of global compensation.

July 31, 2008

NationalGeographic.com carried a Q & A on solar eclipses with Jay Pasaschoff, professor of astronomy.

July 31, 2008

Time magazine carried an article on "The Return of the Calling Card," including at this year's reunion weekend at Williams.

July 29, 2008

Space Daily reported on the expedition to study the solar eclipse in Siberia, led by Jay Pasachoff, professor of astronomy, and Bryce Babcock, staff physicist.

July 25, 2008

The New York Sun reported on progress in the project to install wall drawings by Sol LeWitt at MASS MoCA in partnership with the Yale University Art Gallery and Williams College Museum of Art.

July 24, 2008

The New York Sun profiled outdoor sculpture in the Berkshires, including Louise Bourgeois's "Eyes" in front of the Williams College Museum of Art.

July 23, 2008

The Hartford Courant featured Williams student and rower Bianca Czaderna.

July 21, 2008

A Newsweek article on the trend toward apocalyptic literature for children quoted Glenn Shuck, professor of religion.

July 19, 2008

The Connecticut Post profiled Jim Shepard, professor of English.

July 18, 2008

The Economist.com ran an article about art in the Berkshires, including at Williams College.

July 17, 2008

A Slate feature on "Why Shakespeare is the World's Worst Stolen Treasure" noted the theft of a First Folio from the Williams College library in 1940.

July 14, 2008

Art Daily reported on the opening of the exhibition "The Long Night and the New Day: Lithographs by Benton Spruance" at the Williams College Museum of Art.

July 14, 2008

Economist.com carried a "Correspondent's Diary" about a week spent visiting cultural institutions in the Berkshires, including the Williams College Museum of Art, which quoted Steve Sheppard, professor of economics, and Larry Raab, professor of English.

July 11, 2008

An article in Popular Science on technology to kill potentially invasive species carried in ships' ballast water quoted Jim Carlton, professor of marine science.

July 5, 2008

The Independent (UK), International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, and Providence Journal reported on Williams participation in the Henley Royal Regatta - Williams "cruised into the quarterfinals," where they lost to Harvard.

July 3, 2008

The blog "Throwing down the Gauntlet" noted that former president James A. Garfield was murdered as he was waiting for a train to Williams College, where he was scheduled to make a speech.

July 2, 2008

The New York Times published a letter from Emeritus Professor of Government James MacGregor Burns in response to a column by Thomas L. Friedman on "It's Time to Rebuild Our Nation."

July 1, 2008

A travel article in Baltimore Magazine focused on cultural attractions in the Berkshires, including the Williams College Museum of Art.

July 1, 2008

Baltimore Magazine's article "The Berkshires Revisited" notes that Williams College is home to world-class art institutions.

July 1, 2008

The Dallas Examiner noted that Gaius Bolin was the first African-American to graduate from Williams College.