Claiming Williams Day 2013

On Jan. 31, the college marked the fifth Claiming Williams Day. Themed Dare to Dig Deeper, the community came together to acknowledge and understand the uncomfortable reality that not all students, staff and faculty can equally "claim" Williams.

  1. Lots more photos here.

  2. Getting ready for the day.
  3. Ready to kick off #claimingwilliams with Melissa Harris-Perry's keynote (@ '62 Center for Theatre & Dance) [pic]: 4sq.com/Vxtt5f
  4. Grab a sticker and show your support!
  5. Gathered in the ’62 Center, it's time for Dare to Dig Deeper.
  6. It takes a community to make a day dedicated to community. Carmen Whalen.#claimingwilliams
  7. Pres Falk: to come to Williams is to commit oneself wholly to this place. This is our Williams. #claimingwilliams
  8. Keynote address by Melissa Harris-Perry!

  9. "So what, what difference does that make?" Something we should all ask ourselves regularly @WilliamsCollege #claimingwilliams
  10. We all need to long for something enough to build our own ship #claimingwilliams

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