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Answering the Call
This essay by Peggy R. Williams was selected for inclusion in a book of essays by college and university presidents who have transformed their institutions through innovative practices.
Originally published by the Lumina Foundation, the work was selected in November 2008 by Portland State University's Center for Academic Excellence for inclusion in an electronic volume on the building of community-university partnerships.
Peggy Williams -- A Unique and Personal Brand
Career and success writer Bud Bilanich argues that to create positive personal impact, as Ithaca College president emerita Peggy Williams has done, you need to do three things that a more conservative leader might not.
Ten Years with Peggy
President Peggy R. Williams announced, shortly after marking her 10th anniversary in the position, that she would retire at the end of the 2007 academic year. This ICView cover story recalls many of her finest accomplishments.
Peggy Williams on Supreme Court Ruling
President Williams comments on the U.S. Supreme Court decisions handed down June 23, 2003, concerning affirmative-action programs at the University of Michigan.
Five Years On
President Williams takes a look back at her first half-decade at Ithaca and a look forward to the next in the Ithaca College Quarterly, 2002/no. 4.
A Home Run for Women
The June 24, 2002, edition of USA Today contains this essay from President Williams about the benefits of Title IX beyond sports in the feature "Title IX, 30 Years Later."
Where Have All the Great Presidents Gone? (Or Have They?)
President Williams responds in the July 2001 online edition of Ed. magazine to a Harvard article regarding the nature of contemporary leadership at the nation's colleges and universities.
Statement by President Williams on the UCU Debate Considering a Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions
On August 8, 2007, the names of a number of presidents of U.S. colleges and universities appeared in an advertisement that was placed in the New York Times by the American Jewish Congress (AJC).
President's Corner
A department in the College magazine ICView.
Reflections on Retirement - 2008/no. 1 issue
Worldwide Web of Learning - 2007/no. 1 issue
Good Neighbors - 2006/no. 4 issue
Good News and an Invitation - 2006/no. 3 issue
Shaping a Life - 2006/no. 2 issue
Growing by Degrees - 2006/no. 1 issue