Annual Lectures
The Center sponsors the three annual lectures described below.
The W. Allison Davis '24 and John A Davis '33 Lecture
The W. Allison Davis 1924 and John A. Davis 1933 Lecture commemorates the remarkable work of two distinguished scholars, brothers who, throughout their adult lives, made important contributions to equal rights and opportunity in the United States. Allison Davis, valedictorian of the Class of 1924, was a pioneer in the social anthropological study of class and caste in the American South. John A. Davis pursued wide-ranging political science work on race in both the United States and Africa. The Davis Lecture is delivered each year by a scholar whose work concentrates on some aspect of race, class, or education in the United States.
Robin Kelley
Previous Davis Lecturers:
The Richmond Lecture
The Richmond Lecture brings to campus authorities with broad scientific and humanistic interest, particularly those with some focus on the history or philosophy of science. This lectureship is made possible by an endowment established by Don Richmond, Professor of Mathematics at Williams for many years.Previous Richmond Lecturers:
Sherry Turkle
The Andrew B. Weiss Lecture
The Andrew B. Weiss, M.D., Lecture on Medicine and Medical Ethics memorializes the life and work of the late Andrew Weiss, Williams Class of 1961, an orthopedic surgeon. This lecture promotes discussion of health care, broadly conceived, including the economics of health care as well as biomedical/ethical issues.
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Weiss Lecturers: