This past Earth Week, Brian Lavinio ‘24 and I (Yunae Zou ‘27) undertook a challenge to keep all of the trash we produced throughout the week and compare how much we produced. Brian and I are both interns at the Zilkha Center, and we wanted to undergo this… Continue reading »
We are excited to have Tanja Srebotnjak join the Zilkha team as the new director this coming January. We will share more from Tanja at that point, but for now, here is a brief note: Hello Everyone, My name is Tanja Srebotnjak and I’m… Continue reading »
Farmer-activist Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm visited campus on November 4th for a full day of activities, including a workshop, dinner, and public lecture as part of the end of “Food Justice Week and Beyond.” Penniman is the co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, a Black, Indigenous and… Continue reading »
Now through the end of the semester, offer a ride on Switchboard to be entered into a raffle to win a $10 Tunnel City gift card! This offer is open to all members of the Williams community, including students, staff, faculty, and other affiliates. With the holidays… Continue reading »
The Gaius Charles Bolin Fellowship at Williams College is named after Gaius Charles Bolin who was the first black graduate of Williams. Bolin “was an active and influential member of his class who went on to a career as a lawyer. He valued… Continue reading »
Please help us welcome the Zilkha Center’s new Sustainability Coordinator Caroline Bruno! Caroline coordinates and manages much of the ZC’s student-facing work including the Eco-Advisors, Academic Year Interns, Summer Interns, and the ZC side of the ZC-DC Root collaboration. Caroline, an alum of the class of 2015, is excited… Continue reading »
Photo courtesy of Elayne Elliott Meet Elayne Elliott, the Zilkha Center’s brand new Sustainability Coordinator! A graduate of Emory University, Elayne joined the Zilkha Center following experiences with the National Wildlife Federation (Atlanta), Sierra Club (Detroit), the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and Emory’s Office… Continue reading »
photo ©Nancie Battaglia BILL MCKIBBEN: OUTSIDE THE COMFORT ZONE Bill McKibben will join the Williams Community for an Earth Week talk, “Outside the Comfort Zone: Working for Change on an Overheated Planet.” McKibben is an author and environmentalist. His 1989 book The End of Nature is regarded as the first… Continue reading »
The Eco-Advisors are action-oriented change agents promoting and educating about environmentally and socially sustainable lifestyles. As yearlong interns at the Zilkha Center, they strive to connect campus life to global resource issues by advocating for a sustainable future at… Continue reading »
Students discuss religion and colonialism at the Interfaith/VISTA dinner. On Monday, October 10, about 70 students crowded into the basement of Thompson Memorial Chapel. Though only a few states and cities in the U.S. celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day in lieu of Columbus Day on the second Monday… Continue reading »
The Community Builders are a Davis Center-trained, peer-to-peer diversity education group. The DC Community Builders work closely with the DC staff and are part of the Davis Center’s effort to provide education for the campus on issues of identity, power, and privilege in order to build a more inclusive… Continue reading »
justin adkins, a long time Davis Center staffer, is heading off for a new job at Allegheny College. In addition to his passion for activism education, he also is very invested in environmental sustainability work. (Plus he loves raising chickens and growing hops!) He worked with Amy Johns… Continue reading »
As Chris heads off for his new job as an assistant basketball coach at Castleton University, we’d like to thank him for his work on the campus recycling team and as a member of the Waste & Recycling Working Group. Over the years, Chris has sought student… Continue reading »
In a month that asks us to reflect on what we are thankful for – we wanted to pause to express our gratitude for Brent Wasser and the work that he did for four years at Williams as the Sustainable Food and Agriculture Program Manager. Continue reading »
The Sustainable Food & Agriculture Program Brings Diverse Guests to Campus Classrooms Spring 2012 features a roster of diverse guest speakers and workshops. The Sustainable Food & Agriculture Program strives to engage diverse and unexpected disciplines. This semester touches on theater, sociology, Latina/o studies, and the Office of… Continue reading »
Williams College Sustainable Food and Agriculture Program & Williams College Women’s and Gender Studies Program present: Gender and Food; Production & Consumption A Panel Discussion Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 7 pm Griffin Hall 3 | 844 Main Street | Williamstown Featuring: Karen Washington,… Continue reading »
Inspired by Josh Viertel’s lecture on Slow Food? Enraged by Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution ? Read about other passionate change-makers in the food world by checking out Eat-onomics’ Ten Most Inspiring People in Sustainable Food… Continue reading »