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I wish to add Steve Lewis to the faculty memories. He and Bill Gates ’39 taught me freshman economics and influenced my career choice. Steve also taught the basic Development Economics course at the Center for Development Economics, and welcomed Andy Weiss and I into the class where we became acquainted with thirty junior civil […]

In April 2016 during a luncheon celebration at Williams, the college announced that William McGuire ‘17 would be the latest student to benefit from Larry’s generosity and foresight. McGuire will spend the summer exploring the motivation of third-party political candidates, focusing on the Green Party. He’ll create a radio news feature to report his findings. […]

I don’t know how many times I answered this. “No, no. That’s a small college in Williamsburg, Virginia. Williams is in Williamstown, Mass” Maybe it depended on geographic context. In Oklahoma OU meant one, clear thing. In Oregon or Ohio, it would have been different. From Pittsfield, Williams was perfectly clear. No need for a […]

Turns out Lord Jeff gave smallpox-infested blankets to the Indians. Not exactly what the song says, is it? To the Frenchman and the Indians he didn’t do a thing Here’s an extract from the New York Times article: “Amherst College finds itself in a position where a mascot — which, when you think about it, has […]

Proposed Culture Corridor linking Williamstown to Mass MoCA in North Adams. Thomas Krens ’69 (shown above) at the helm. From the New York Times announcement: Thomas Krens, who once directed the Guggenheim Museum in New York and its overseas satellites, on Saturday joined with the former Massachusetts governors William Weld and Michael Dukakis to announce an […]