Iris Li ’28 is a prospective Economics and Mathematics major from New York, NY. She is the Photography section editor. She previously served as a staff member for the podcast section.

The Williams Record is the student-run newspaper of record at Williams College. The paper was founded in 1887 as The Williams Weekly and changed its name in 1904. The Record editorial board is ...

Do you want to report on events at the College and in Williamstown? Or conduct investigative reporting on issues that affect students, faculty, staff, and Town residents? Or design social media posts ...

Staff Spotlight is a new column that highlights the contributions of the people who keep the College running. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Morning beverage of choice? Mocha ...

The College launched the CARE Team, a committee that directs students identified through referrals as needing additional support to available campus resources, this academic year. Senior Associate ...

Cate Donaldson was part of a school-record 4×400 relay for the Ephs at Indoor Nationals. (Photo courtesy of Sports Information.) Women’s track had a strong showing at the 2025 NCAA Div. III Indoor ...

The College offered admission to 1,038 applicants on March 21 through the regular decision process, according to Dean of Admission and Student Financial Services Liz Creighton ’01. Applicants who ...

In the spring of 2001, a pallet of unsealed moving boxes was unloaded from a truck at the Williamstown post office. Inside were thousands of VHS tapes and photo negatives, each meticulously labeled in ...

At the end of every semester, students swarm to the anonymous campus-based social media platform Yik Yak with the same question: Why is James Cart ’05 so obsessed with me? “Bruh james cart just wants ...

The College’s EphVentures programs have seen a decrease in applications for orientation leader positions, according to their student directors. The programs faced a 15 percent budget cut and were ...

Berchem’s etching, The Cows at the Watering Place (The Cow Drinking). (Photo courtesy of the Clark Art Institute.) Upon entering the Thaw Gallery for Works on Paper at the Clark Art Institute’s Manton ...

“This Week in Williams History” is a column that looks back at memorable moments in the College’s past through articles in the Record. This week in history, the Record covered an 11-hour power outage, ...