Stories about "Crystal Williams"
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Crystal Williams appointed associate provost for diversity and inclusion at Boston University
Thursday, June 29, 2017 8:19 am
Since 2013, Williams has served as Bates’ chief diversity officer, associate vice president for strategic initiatives, and professor of English.
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Video: Students tell their stories over the Dinner Table
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 4:09 pm
The Dinner Table storytelling program "taps into one of Bates’ enduring treasures: our value of community," says Crystal Williams.
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Bates in the News: Oct. 14, 2016
Friday, October 14, 2016 8:00 am
The news media tells stories about coastal research, Bates parents of a transgender child, Val Smith '75's second year as Swarthmore president, and teaching 9/11 to students who don't remember it.
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As Bates-hosted C3 summit starts, Crystal Williams speaks to the imperative to diversify faculty at U.S. colleges
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 5:57 pm
When students learn from faculty who are from many backgrounds, it "opens all students to the idea of possibility — both for themselves and for others," Williams says.
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Bates in the News: May 15, 2015
Friday, May 15, 2015 10:06 am
A regular sample of news items featuring Bates and Bates people.
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Fellowships enable Bates trio to sample academe, graduate-style
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 4:11 pm
Three Bates College students formed the largest contingent from a single institution to receive 2014 undergraduate fellowships from the Creating Connections Consortium.
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An award-winning poet, Crystal Williams to read in Language Arts Live event
Monday, November 17, 2014 11:09 am
The author of four collections of poems, Crystal Williams reads from her work in a Language Arts Live event at Bates College on Nov. 19.
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Imagination wins out as the Office of Intercultural Education moves into Chase Hall
Friday, October 3, 2014 8:00 am
A makeover of an old Chase Hall dining space has created a neighborly, see-and-be-seen home for the Office of Intercultural Education.
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Crystal Ann Williams named associate vice president and chief diversity officer
Monday, August 12, 2013 1:34 pm
Williams will oversee the Office of Equity and Diversity and the Office of Intercultural Education and serve as a member of the president’s senior staff.