TALKING POINTS

Here is some background information on a few things happening on campus or in the Williams community that you may have heard about.

Hey, did you hear what's going on?

Williams College and its Indirect Investments in Fossil Fuels - for volunteers

Williams College and its Indirect Investments in Fossil Fuels

(as of 12/1/21)

Legacy Admissions - for volunteers

Legacy Admissions

(as of 11/23/21)

WGSS and Palestinian Solidarity Statement

WGSS and Palestinian Feminist Collective  

(as of 6/11/21)

Community Health Commitment & Campus Parties

Community Health Commitment & Campus Parties

(as of 3/5/21)

AF21 - Asian American Studies - for AF Agents

Asian American Studies 

(as of 10/27/20)

AF21 Log Murals - for AF Agents

Log Murals

(as of 10/27/20)

Community Health Commitment & Campus Parties

Community Health Commitment & Campus Parties

(as of 3/5/21)

AF21 Sustainability & Confronting Climate Change - for AF Agents

Susatinability and
Confronting Climate Change

(as of 10/15/20)

AF21 College Commitment to Racial Justice - for AF Agents

Commitment to Racial Justice

(as of 9/30/20)

AF21 - Affinity Housing - for AF Agents

TAPSI Housing

(as of 9/30/20)

Forbes Talking Points

Response to opinion piece in Forbes by M.Poliakoff 

(as of 12/10/19)

English Department - for AF Agents

Call for Boycott of English Department

(as of 11/25/19)

Free Expression, Inquiry, and Inclusion - for AF agents

Free Expression, Inquiry, and Inclusion

(as of 11/21/19)

Student Loan Debt - for AF agents

Student Loan Debt

(as of 9/30/19)

Endowment information for Class Agents

Endowment vs AF 

(as of 9/30/19)

Support for Students of All Backgrounds - for AF agents

Support for Students of All Backgrounds (as of 9/30/19)

Construction on Campus - for AF agents

Construction on Campus

(as of 9/30/19)

Title IX, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response - for AF agents

Title IX, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

(as of 9/30/19)

Registered Student Organizations / Williams Initiative for Israel - for AF agents

Registered Student Organizations; Williams Initiative for Israel

(as of 9/30/19)

Response Examples

Here are some ways volunteers have addressed issues like those listed above.

Israel-Hamas - Maud's position on not making a public statement

Israel-Hamas, Maud's position on not making a statement and Response to Record article

Israel-Hamas - Maud's position on not making a public statement - Option 1

(11/7/2023)

Israel-Hamas, Maud's position on not making a statement.docx

Israel-Hamas - Maud's position on not making a public statement - Option 2

(11/7/2023)

Head Agent Response - Class of 1977

1977 Head Agent Response - English Department