« Spring 2021 »
The Power of Narrative
Answering unasked questions.
Letter from Editor-in-Chief Amy T. LovettPlanned Evolution
Remaining true to our values.
Letter from President Maud S. MandelCampus News
Williams’ fall 2021 opening, new science facilities and more.
Together at Williams
Highlights from a year unlike any other: a photo essay.
Photographs by Bradley WakoffMapping Ballet’s “Dark Stars”
Students recover the stories of Black artists, schools and influences.
Story by Kate Abbott ’00More than Medicine
How future physicians benefit from liberal arts learning.
Story by Julia MunemoCritical Partnerships
An alumni-funded internship fuels a student’s interest in heritage and art repatriation.
Story by Meadhbh Ginnane ’21From Activism to Action
The new generation of environmental justice warriors.
Story by Vicki GlembockiResearch, Untethered
Gender dynamics on Juneau’s Icefield.
Essay by Bertie Miller ’18An Undaunted Spirit
Cancer in the time of Covid-19.
Essay by John Hubbell ’71A Matrix of Catastrophe
Publishing a fictional account of a pandemic during a real one.
Essay by Jim ShepardBreaking the Code
Alumnae surface the little-known stories of female codebreakers in World War II.
Conversation led by Soledad Fox MauraStrength and Resilience
The pandemic clarifies a pediatrician’s place among the Navajo.
Essay by Jessie Kerr ’06The Myth of the Model Minority
Situating anti-Asian racism within larger histories.
Essay by Danny Jin ’20An American Tragedy
The double bind of being an Asian woman.
Essay by Jiayang Fan ’06Claiming Williams: In Conversation
Michelle Alexander discusses community, fierce love and the messy path to justice.
Interview by Kelsey M. Jones ’08Familiar Trouble
Are we witnessing the death throes of white supremacy in America?
Essay by Charles B. Dew ’58What Will Liberate Us
Modern policing is broken.
Essay by DJ Polite ’13Where Economics Failed Us
Rethinking assumptions during a pandemic.
Essay by William E. Spriggs ’77Doctoring Freedom
Post-emancipation African Americans build trust and opportunity in science and medicine.
Book excerpt by Gretchen LongA More Peculiar Kinship
How violence, activism and an enduring freedom struggle led to a historic U.S. Senate election in Georgia.
Story by Tyran StewardThe Root of Political Violence
Making sense of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Essay by Cathy Marie JohnsonRacial Politics in the Post-Trump Era
Will provocation remain in vogue?
Essay by Matt Tokeshi