(Unless otherwise indicated, events are at the Center and are for faculty and staff only.)
Tuesday, September 23, 8 pm (Centerstage, '62 Center)
Claudia Stevens (independent actor and playwright) will present her one-woman play Blue Lias, or the Fish Lizard's Whore, at the Centerstage, '62 Center for Theatre and Dance. This production will be presented under the aegis of the Richmond Lecture.
Thursday, October 2 , 4 pm
Susan Neiman (Philosophy, Einstein Forum, Germany). Title TBA. [See recent New York Times review of Neiman's latest book, Moral Clarity, as well as her NYT op-ed piece on Barack Obama's lecture in Berlin.]
Thursday, November 6, 8 pm
Richard Thompson Ford, Stanford Law School. Annual
W. Allison Davis '24 and John Davis '33 Lecture, title TBA. Lecture open to the public.
Tuesday, February 24, 4 pm
Michael Bérubé (English, Penn State). Title TBA
Tuesday, April 14, 7:30 pm, Griffin 3
Ronald M. Green (Religion, Dartmouth). Annual Weiss Lecture on Medicine & Medical Ethics. "Babies by Design: The Ethics of Genetic Code." Lecture open to the public.
Other programming to be announced soon.
The Oakley Center was established in 1985 to support faculty research across the humanities and social sciences, with a special emphasis on interdisciplinary work. Since that time, it has come to play a vital role in the scholarly life of Williams College. The Center provides a meeting place where faculty and administrative staff can pursue their intellectual and research interests. It sponsors many events and programs throughout the year, some exclusively for faculty and staff and others for the entire campus and the wider public. Programs especially for faculty include colloquia with distinguished visiting scholars and Center-supported faculty research and reading groups. The Center's public events include occasional conferences and the annual Richmond, Weiss, and Allison Davis Lectures.
Williams faculty on leave may apply for Center Fellowships. The Center provides an office and research stipend. Through the Clark-Oakley Fellowship, offered in conjunction with the Research and Academic Program of the Clark Art Institute, the Center also provides an office and funding for one scholar, from outside the College, who will take part in the programs of both institutions. Each semester, about ten faculty Fellows are in residence and participate in a weekly research seminar. Through the Ruchman Fellowship program, one Williams senior participates in the Fellows' seminar as well.