By Tali Natter At Williams-Mystic, classes take place at sea and along the coasts, all across North America. Photo courtesy of Hayden Gillooly. Deep in the middle of the Caribbean sea after midnight, Alex Quizon ‘21 and his watch’s professional mate were on night… Continue reading »
Students in the January 2019 Winter Study Course entitled “Pod Save Williams: Audio Stories about Creating a More Sustainable College” spent three weeks diving into campus sustainability issues and learning about interviewing and audiostorytelling. Each student created two short audiostories about the successes, challenges, and on-going debates about sustainability at… Continue reading »
“Podcasts from the Farm” is a series of audio stories created by Williams College students in a Winter Study course taught by Mike at the Zilkha Center. Students attended the Northeast Organic Farming Association’s 2018 Winter Conference, interviewed farmers and other food and farming movers & shakers, and created… Continue reading »
Photo by Anna Harleen ’18 Mari Omland ’89 stands among a cluster of sparkling, snow-covered trees, shaking a bucket of grain for the 12 goats trotting behind her. Out for some exercise, they’re distracted by the evergreens and adoring Williams students surrounding them. But Omland skillfully coaxes the animals… Continue reading »
This weeklong Winter Study travel course* will take the topic of labor and work and look at it through the lens of the Vermont food system. The curriculum will include analysis of fair labor practices, the migrant workers on dairy farm, and hiring and organizational learning at small… Continue reading »
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