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ALUM TALKS: Interesting Times: Being a China Lawyer in a Time of Rapid Political & Economic Change

This year the Chinese program plans to invite a few alumni to come back to Williams (through Zoom) and give talks to students about how they have used the skills that they have learned at Williams in their career path.
The second talk will be Thursday, December 3, 7-8 pm and the speaker is Mr. Jonathan Isaacs ('00). The title of his talk is " Interesting Times: Being a China Lawyer in a Time of Rapid Political & Economic Change."
Click here for the Zoom link!

Recent alum RB Smith wins 2020 AATA Translation Prize!

RB Smith ’20 received first prize in literary category for the American Association of Arabic Teachers Translation Contest! He worked with Professor Radwa El Barouni on this translation last year. The official announcement from AATA can be found here.
Current Arabic Studies students Max Chayet, Sam Gollub, and Rachel Morrow interviewed RB about his work, the challenges of studying Arabic, and his future plans.

Language and Culture Resource Library

Audio on-line

- Alif Baa
- Al-Kitaab

- GERM 101 - 102 (Kontakte 7th ed.- Quizzes & Audio Material)
- GERM 101 - 102 (Kontakte 7th ed.- Video Material)
- GERM 101 - 102 (Kontakte - 5th Ed. audio material)
- GERM 103 - 104 (Fokus Deutsch)

- New Directions, New People

- JAPN 201 - 202; 301 - 302
- JAPN 401 - 402
- Japanese 101, 201 and 301 - available on Glow

- Integrated Korean: (Beginning and Intermediate)
- Online Dictionary

- RUSS 101 (Beginner’s Russian)
- RUSS 101 (Live from Moscow)
- RUSS 102
- RUSS 103 - available on Glow
- RUSS 202 - available on Glow

- Basic Swahili

Friedberg Fellowship Reports

Hiking boots and diving snorkel: Theresa Morley-McLauglin '21 needed both for her research on French National Parks

“During my visit to Calanques National Park, I explored the park’s marine territory by scuba diving, which turned out to be an unexpectedly powerful experience because it forcefully reminded me of the importance of all living creatures and ecosystems. Although I know that climate change is an incredibly far reaching problem, when I think of its negative effects, my brain goes first to the shrinking glaciers and the poor polar bears. I don’t immediately consider the fish, crustaceans, arthropods, or underwater plants whose habitat is likewise threatened by our changing planet.”
(Theresa studied at the Wellesley-in-Aix Study Abroad Program.)
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From Buddha Bowls to Faux-gras: Caleigh Paster ’21 on a Quest for Plant-based Cuisine in France

“One of (my host mother’s) friends runs a Facebook group for vegetarians in Aix, where every week they get together at a restaurant, taking over the storefront, to eat a wonderful plant-based meal. I had not expected this support and community that surrounds the vegetarian culture in France. However, this community is only found if you seek it out. As my host father made clear, the classic French dishes are not vegetarian: foie gras, croque monsieur, escargot, etc.”
(Caleigh studied at the Wellesley-in-Aix Study Abroad Program.)
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