Overview

The Williams School's mission and values emphasize the importance of both our liberal arts roots and the importance of learning in a variety of contexts. We provide a wide variety of learning opportunities that span traditional boundaries.

Both W&L and the Williams School place great emphasis on interdisciplinary learning. Williams School faculty and students participate in W&L programs such as Environmental Studies, The Shepherd Poverty Program, Women's Studies, and African American Studies. These and other programs seek to break down disciplinary boundaries by examining problems from a variety of perspectives.

Williams School faculty and students are involved in a wide variety of co-curricular activities that go beyond the boundaries of the traditional classroom. These include the management of a significant part of the university's endowment, participation in a range of service activities, consulting work with businesses and not-for-profits, participation collaborative research with faculty, and much more.

The Williams School is also a sponsor of the arts. Huntley Hall hosts numerous art exhibits each year. Our facilities serve as a public gallery for the display of art, and much of the work on display is for sale. For more information on the various artists and exhibits, see the gallery link above.

As a result of both their accomplishments in the classroom and their varied contributions outside the classroom, many Williams School students are recognized as recipients of various scholarships and fellowships. Each year a number of our students are inducted into national honor societies such as Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma, and Omicron Delta Epsilon. In addition to the numerous internal scholarships and awards given to students, the Williams School has produced students who have been awarded prestigious post-graduate scholarships and fellowships. These include Rhodes, Fulbright, Luce, and Truman scholars among others.

A Williams School education is a result of challenging and rigorous classroom instruction coupled with rich and varied co-curricular activities. The end result of this mix of activities is an accomplished and well-rounded students.