Williams Blog Highights
The Williams Blog began
as a resource for the 15th reunion activities for the class of 1988. The
reunion was held
in June 2003, but the blog continues. The basic idea was to provide updates on
people's activities since graduation as a means of generating interest in and
attendance at the reunion. A classic early example of such a posting is here. We
also enjoyed posting yearbook photos of both classmates
and faculty. Some
people sent in updates on their lives in a more thorough fashion. You can see
examples of these "Eph Blurbs" here
and here
and here. For
our next reunion, we hope to do a lot more with these.
Over time, we began to blog about campus events, as here
and here. The
on-line archives of the Williams
Record have proven invaluable for this purpose.
We have also taken more than one trip down memory lane. Consider items like this
and this
from the 1950's. News on future
Williams students is also of great interest.
We are overwhelmingly pro-Williams,
especially with regard to the faculty
and in comparison with the situation at other
schools. Moreover, many of the things that have changed at Williams in the
last 15 years have been clear improvements. Examples include the housing
process, the new First
Days orientation and, perhaps most importantly, the tutorial
program .
We also enjoy kibittizing on the Williams scene, offering opinions and
suggestions on everything from songs
to teach the students to communicating with class
secretaries to improving
the tutorial program.
Despite, or more likely because of, our loves for Williams, we don't avoid the
hard issues. Sexual
assault is a problem on campus that we don't have any brillant
solutions to. The role of athletics at Williams is complex. We have
thoughts on it here,
here
and here. We
also don't shy away from awkward topics like the potential conflicts of
interest in the college's gifts
to charity.
Currently, the blog is in flux. We would like to continue it, perhaps turning
it into a location for interaction between alumni and students. If anyone out
there would like to participate in this project please let us know. If you send
in material, we will post it. If you'd like to become a blogger (and so be able
to post directly yourself), we would welcome you.