Editing Williams College (section)

==People==

===Student body===
{|  class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-left:2em"
|+ ''Student body composition of Williams College''<ref name=CDS2021 />
! !! Undergraduate !! U.S. Census<ref>See [[Demographics of the United States]] for references.</ref>
|-
! [[Non-Hispanic White American]]
| 49.6% || 61.8%
|-
! [[African American]]
| 4.6% || 13.2%
|-
! [[Asian American]]
| 13.5% || 5.3%
|-
! [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic American]]
| 12.2% || 17.8%
|-
! [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]
| 0.1% || 0.9%
|-
! [[Multiracial American]]
| 6.7% || 2.6%
|-
! [[International student]]
| 8.2% || (N/A)
|-
! Unknown Race
| 5.0% || (N/A)
|-
|}

Williams enrolled 2,121 undergraduate students and 50 graduate students in 2021.<ref name=CDS2021 /> Women constituted 51.6% of undergraduate students and 56.0% percent of graduate students.<ref name=CDS2021 /> 48% of students received need-based financial aid averaging $63,516 in 2021, and 20% qualified to receive [[Pell Grant]]s.<ref name=fastfacts/><ref name=CDS2021 /> The median family income of Williams students is $185,800, the third-highest in Massachusetts, with 55% of students coming from the top 10% highest-earning families and 20% from the bottom 60%.<ref name="NYT mobility index">{{cite news |last1=Aisch |first1=Gregor |last2=Buchanan |first2=Larry |last3=Cox |first3=Amanda |last4=Quealy |first4=Kevin |title=Economic diversity and student outcomes at Williams |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/williams-college |access-date=9 August 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=18 January 2017 |archive-date=August 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814144229/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/williams-college |url-status=live }}</ref> Williams has a 97% freshman retention rate and an 86% four-year graduation rate.<ref name=CDS2021 /> 90% of first-years enrolled in the Class of 2021 graduated in the top tenth of their high school graduating class, and their [[inter-quartile range]] on the new [[SAT]] was 720–770 on Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and 740–790 on Math. The inter-quartile range on the ACT was 33–35.<ref name=CDS2021 />

===Faculty===
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Notable former and present faculty include:
*[[Colin Adams (mathematician)|Colin Adams]], mathematics professor and knot theorist, 2003 recipient of the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teachers
*[[Andrea Barrett]], [[National Book Award]] winning author and [[MacArthur Fellow]]
*[[Gene H. Bell-Villada]], fiction writer, critic of Latin American literature, and historian of [[aesthetics]]
*[[Olga Beaver]], professor of mathematics
*[[Robert Huntley Bell]], professor of English
*[[Edward Burger]], mathematics professor, 2010 recipient of the prestigious Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching
*[[James MacGregor Burns]], professor of political science, founder of the modern field of [[leadership studies]]
*[[Franklin Carter]],  professor of Germanic and Romance languages
*[[Raymond Chang (professor)|Raymond Chang]], who has written high school and college textbooks in [[chemistry]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Chang, Raymond |title=Chemistry |url=https://archive.org/details/chemistry00chan_0 |url-access=registration |edition=6th |location=New York |publisher=McGraw Hill |year=1998 |isbn=0-07-115221-0}}</ref>
*[[Rónadh Cox]], the Brust Professor of Geology and Mineralogy
*[[Andrea Danyluk]], professor of computer science
*[[Emile Despres]], professor of economics, a former advisor on German economic affairs at the U.S. Department of State
* [[Satyan Devadoss]], award-winning mathematician and current Fletcher Jones Chair of Applied Mathematics and professor of computer science at the [[University of San Diego]]
*[[Charles B. Dew]], author and [[Ephraim Williams]] Professor of American History
*[[S. Lane Faison]], professor of art history, one of the most famous American art historians with many of his former students forming the "Williams Art Mafia"
*[[Steven Fein]], professor of psychology, notable social psychologist
*[[Stephen Fix]], professor of English
*[[Keith Fowler]], who founded and directed professional repertory theaters in Virginia, and was later chief of directing at the [[Yale School of Drama]] and head of directing at the [[University of California, Irvine]]
*[[Robert Gaudino]], former professor of political science
*[[Chris Gibson (New York politician)|Chris Gibson]], former United States Congressman (New York) and current president of [[Siena College]]
*[[Louise Glück]], winner of the 1993 [[Pulitzer Prize]] in poetry and 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature
*[[Darra Goldstein]], Russian professor, founding editor of ''[[Gastronomica]]'' (2012 [[James Beard Foundation Award|James Beard]] Best Publication) and author of award-winning cookbooks including ''The Georgian Feast'' (1994 [[International Association of Culinary Professionals|IACP]] Julia Child Award) and ''Fire and Ice'' (2016 IACP Best International Cookbook nominee)
*[[Kermit Gordon]] of the economics department, who became Director of the United States Bureau of the Budget (now the [[Office of Management and Budget]]) during the administrations of [[President of the United States|Presidents]] [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web| title =Kermit Gordon (#86)| publisher =John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum| url =http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/Archives/Archives+and+Manuscripts/fa_gordon.htm| access-date =2007-07-20| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20071031020755/http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/Archives/Archives+and+Manuscripts/fa_gordon.htm| archive-date =October 31, 2007| url-status =live}}</ref>
*[[Neil R. Grabois]], professor of mathematics, former president of [[Colgate University]]
*[[Harlan Hanson]], former professor and director of the [[Advanced Placement]] program from 1965 to 1989:<ref>{{cite web |last=DiYanni |first=Robert |title=The History of AP Program |url=http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/21502.html |year=2008 |publisher=CollegeBoard.com |access-date=July 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705050030/http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/21502.html |archive-date=July 5, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Pamela E. Harris]], professor of mathematics, specializing in combinatorial algebra
*[[John Haskell Hewitt]], professor of classical languages 
*[[Alan Hirsch (professor)]], professor of political science
*[[Mark Hopkins (educator)]], famous educator and theologian
*[[Jason Josephson Storm]], professor and chair of religion <ref>{{cite web | title= Jason Josephson Storm | publisher = Williams College | url=https://religion.williams.edu/faculty/jason-josephson | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711170615/https://religion.williams.edu/faculty/jason-josephson/ | archive-date=2022-07-11| date=November 28, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Saul Kassin]], professor of psychology
*[[Elizabeth Kolbert]], staff writer at ''[[The New Yorker]]'' and winner of the 2015 [[Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction]] for her book ''[[The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History]]''
*[[Susan Loepp]], award-winning mathematician
*[[John William Miller]], professor of philosophy
*[[Steven J. Miller]], mathematician and textbook author
*[[Frank Morgan (mathematician)|Frank Morgan]], the Webster Atwell '21 Professor of Mathematics and former vice president of the [[American Mathematical Society]]
*[[Clara Claiborne Park]] (1923–2010), author who raised awareness of autism, and was, among her colleagues, perhaps the best essayist—literary critic—during her time.<ref>Hevesi, Dennis. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/health/13park.html "Clara Claiborne Park, 86, Dies; Wrote About Autistic Child"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321131938/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/health/13park.html |date=March 21, 2018 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 12, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2010.</ref>
*[[Paul Park]], science-fiction author
*[[Jay Pasachoff]] in the [[astrophysics]] department, who used solar eclipse observations to study the sun<ref>{{cite web | title = Jay Pasachoff | publisher = Williams College | url = http://www.williams.edu/Astronomy/people/jpasachoff/ | access-date = 2007-07-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071011222407/http://www.williams.edu/Astronomy/people/jpasachoff/ | archive-date = October 11, 2007 | url-status = live }}</ref>
*[[Peter Pedroni]], professor of economics
*[[William Pierson Jr.]], painter and art historian
*[[Morton Schapiro]], professor of economics and current president of [[Northwestern University]]
*[[Frederick L. Schuman]], professor of history
*[[Jim Shepard]], novelist and writer
*[[Glenn Shuck]], assistant professor of religion
*[[Theodore Clarke Smith]], professor of American history and educational reformer
*[[John E. Stambaugh]], professor of classics
*[[Joanne Stubbe]], professor of chemistry and winner of the 2020 [[Priestley Medal]]
*[[Barbara Takenaga]], award-winning artist
*[[Mark C. Taylor (philosopher)|Mark Taylor]], who studied with [[Jacques Derrida]] and taught religion classes at Williams before moving to [[Columbia University]].<ref>{{cite web | title =Seulemonde Conversation with Professor Mark C. Taylor | publisher =University of South Florida:College of Arts and Sciences | url =http://www.cas.usf.edu/journal/taylor/taylor.html | access-date =2007-07-20 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070607131058/http://www.cas.usf.edu/journal/taylor/taylor.html | archive-date =2007-06-07 | url-status =dead }}</ref>
*[[Alan White (American philosopher)]], professor of philosophy
*[[William Wootters]], theoretical physicist known for proving the [[no cloning theorem]]
*[[Safa Zaki]], McCoy professor of psychology and current president of [[Bowdoin College]]
*[[Markes E. Johnson]] Emeritus professor at geosciences department.

===Alumni===
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The Society of Alumni of Williams College is the oldest existing alumni society of any academic institution in the United States.<ref>{{cite web| title =History of The Williams Club| publisher =The Williams Club of New York| url =http://www.williamsclub.org/about/index.html| access-date =2007-09-20| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20071013051619/http://www.williamsclub.org/about/index.html| archive-date =2007-10-13| url-status =dead}}</ref> The Society of Alumni was founded during the "Amherst crisis" in 1821, when Williams College President [[Zephaniah Swift Moore]] left Williams. Graduates of Williams formed the Society to ensure that Williams would not have to close, and raised enough money to ensure the future survival of the school. This fund formed by alumni served as the first college endowment in the United States, and as a result, Williams has maintained a legacy of high alumni involvement.

There are 30,699 living alumni of record, and 69 regional alumni associations nationwide and overseas. Alumni participation in the 2018–19 Alumni Fund was 54.1%. More than 61% of the alumni from the classes of 1980 to 2000 have earned at least one graduate or professional degree. The most popular graduate disciplines for alumni are management, education, law, and health care.<ref name=fastfacts/>

Prominent alumni include 9 [[Pulitzer Prize]] winners, 2 [[Robert F. Engle|Nobel Prize]] laureates, a [[Curtis McMullen|Fields medalist]], a [[Lasker award]] recipient, 16 billionaires, 71 members of the [[United States Congress]], 22 [[Governor (United States)|U.S. Governors]], 4 [[Cabinet of the United States|U.S. Cabinet]] secretaries, an [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice of the Supreme Court]], a [[James A. Garfield|President of the United States]], 3 prime ministers, CEOs and founders of [[Fortune 500]] companies, multiple [[Emmy Award|Emmy]], [[Academy Awards|Oscar]], [[Tony Award|Tony]], and [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] award winners, and professional athletes.<!-- how many? <- i second that --> Other notable alumni include 40 [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Scholars]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} The Rhodes Scholarships |url=http://www.rhodesscholar.org/assets/uploads/Rhodes%2520Scholarships_Number%2520of%2520Winners%2520by%2520Institution_10_15_14.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917115722/http://www.rhodesscholar.org/assets/uploads/Rhodes%2520Scholarships_Number%2520of%2520Winners%2520by%2520Institution_10_15_14.pdf |archive-date=September 17, 2016 |access-date=2016-08-13 |website=www.rhodesscholar.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Williams College Senior Linda Worden '19 Named Rhodes Scholar |url=https://communications.williams.edu/news-releases/11_28_2018_rhodes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210064802/https://communications.williams.edu/news-releases/11_28_2018_rhodes/ |archive-date=December 10, 2018 |access-date=December 9, 2018 |website=Office of Communications}}</ref> and 17 [[Marshall Scholarship]] recipients.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistics |url=http://www.marshallscholarship.org/about/statistics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126211334/http://www.marshallscholarship.org/about/statistics |archive-date=January 26, 2017 |access-date=January 8, 2018 |website=www.marshallscholarship.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Fellowship Winners {{!}} Williams College |url=http://www.williams.edu/fellowships/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812235103/http://www.williams.edu/fellowships/ |archive-date=August 12, 2016 |access-date=2016-08-13 |website=www.williams.edu}}</ref>
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File:James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated.jpg|[[James A. Garfield]], 20th [[president of the United States]]
File:Stephen Johnson Field, photo half length seated, 1875.jpg|[[Stephen Johnson Field]], former [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court]]
File:Richard M Helms.jpg|[[Richard Helms]], 8th [[Director of Central Intelligence]]
File:Chris Murphy, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg|[[Chris Murphy]], [[United States Senate|U.S. senator]] from [[Connecticut]]
File:GohChokTong-WashingtonDC-20010614.jpg|[[Goh Chok Tong]], 2nd [[Prime Minister of Singapore|prime minister of Singapore]]
File:Reza Pahlavi by Gage Skidmore.jpg|[[Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran]], last heir apparent to the throne of the [[Imperial State of Iran]]
File:Robert Engle SantiagoWEAI2017.png|[[Robert F. Engle]], [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]]-winning economist
File:Curtis T. McMullen.jpg|[[Curtis McMullen]], American mathematician, [[Fields Medalist]]
File:Glenn Lowry 2002.JPG|[[Glenn D. Lowry]], Director of the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in [[New York City]]
File:Steve Case (6244482532).jpg|[[Steve Case]], former CEO and chairman of [[AOL]]
File:HalSteinbrenner2019.png|[[Hal Steinbrenner]], owner, managing general partner, and chairman of the [[New York Yankees]]
File:Wang Leehom - 2018 Golden Lotus Awards for Best Actor .jpg|[[Wang Leehom]], Chinese-American singer-songwriter, one of the most followed celebrities in China
File:Stephen Sondheim - smoking.JPG|[[Stephen Sondheim]], [[Pulitzer Prize]] and [[Tony Awards|Tony Award]]-winning composer and lyricist
File:Elia Kazan.JPG|[[Elia Kazan]], [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning film director
File:John Frankenheimer on the set of "Andersonville" (cropped).JPG|[[John Frankenheimer]], [[Emmy Award]]-winning film and television director
File:David Strathairn (5974348391).jpg|[[David Strathairn]], [[Emmy Award]]-winning actor
File:Mika Brzezinski.jpg|[[Mika Brzezinski]], broadcast journalist
File:Erin Burnett - small.jpg|[[Erin Burnett]], American [[news anchor]]
File:Lina Khan, FTC Chair (cropped).jpg|[[Lina Khan]], former chair of the Federal Trade Commission
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