Archive for January, 2006
Thursday, January 19th, 2006
EphBlog gets results!
No Comments » - Posted in Blather by admin
Wednesday, January 18th, 2006
On Faculty Diversity
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2006
Churchill’s Patron
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2006
Spencer Art Building: Art Students Make
2 Comments » - Posted in Photos by admin
Tuesday, January 17th, 2006
Lending Meaning
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2006
Goff-Crews: Practical Directions?
8 Comments » - Posted in CGCL by admin
Tuesday, January 17th, 2006
Good Daughter
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2006
Admissions Have Consequences
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2006
Ammonia
1 Comment » - Posted in News by admin
Monday, January 16th, 2006
Early Decision Statistics
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Monday, January 16th, 2006
How Come Daddy?
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Sunday, January 15th, 2006
Alumni Terms
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Saturday, January 14th, 2006
WilliamsProfs
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Friday, January 13th, 2006
The Curriculum
I discuss the committee’s recommendations on these, and provide my own commentary, below.
9 Comments » - Posted in CGCL by admin
Friday, January 13th, 2006
Student Center webcam
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Friday, January 13th, 2006
Lynch Interview
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Friday, January 13th, 2006
Who Doesn’t Like EphBlog?
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Thursday, January 12th, 2006
Williams Club Events in NYC
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Thursday, January 12th, 2006
National Populations
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2006
Horowitz and Evidence of Bias
1 Comment » - Posted in Education News by admin
Wednesday, January 11th, 2006
Student Experiences and Support Services
7 Comments » - Posted in CGCL by admin
Tuesday, January 10th, 2006
Anchor Thoughts
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2006
“Student Discussion”
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2006
Hill To Vassar
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2006
Proseltyzing History
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Monday, January 9th, 2006
Tick, Tock
Co-op applications are due in 6 weeks. (See below the break for the latest e-mail on the topic.) One factor that led to the delay Anchor Housing last year was that time ran out on implementation. Since we still (!?!) don’t know if there will be 4 clusters or 5, can there be enough time [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Co-ops by admin
Monday, January 9th, 2006
Mayo Shattuck
This enthusiastic article on Mayo Shattuck echoes a number of Ephblog running themes: the wisdom of choosing Williams over Harvard and the importance of family. I note that Mayo’s wife (a Baltimore Ravens cheerleader at age 37) was featured in a Sports Illustrated column a few months back. I am sure the final [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in Mayo Shattuck '76 by admin
Monday, January 9th, 2006
Student Recruitment and Admissions
Today, when I meet an eph on the streets of DC, or look at someone’s resume online, I assume that the individual is smart and hardworking. Twenty years ago I could make the assumption that the person was also probably white, and definitely well-off. Today I cannot make those assumptions, which is a good thing. I hope in the future my assumptions will remain just as grounded in an eph’s discipline and ability.
30 Comments » - Posted in Admissions, CGCL by admin
Sunday, January 8th, 2006
Unicorns
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Saturday, January 7th, 2006
Ideological Diversity
I have a few comments to make about David’s remarks about political diversity at Williams. First, I think that it goes without saying that there should be more political diversity among the faculty at Williams. However, framing the issue in terms of professors allegedly “willing to publicly argue the republican /conservative/ libertarian view” is [...]
