Dr. Williams received the Master of Arts Degree from Hampton University in 1967, and Bachelor of Arts Degree from North Carolina Central University in 1961.  He attended Harvard University and Cornell University, 1975 and 1965 respectively.

Dr. Williams joined the administration at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972 as Assistant Dean of the Graduate School.  He was promoted to Special Assistant to the President and Chancellor for Minority Affairs in 1974. Some of his current responsibilities include addressing concerns and issues of employees and students through conflict resolution and mediation; and developing workshops for faculty and staff development, inclusion, and student advising and career planning.  Since 1992, he has been teaching a race relations and diversity course in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

He has held administrative positions at the University of Connecticut-- Counseling and Testing Center (1969-1972) and Teaching Assistant (1970-1972); and Hampton University--Assistant Dean of Students and a member of the faculty (1964-1968); and as a high school teacher in Williamsburg, Virginia, (1961-1964).

He has initiated and coordinated several National Conferences and has numerous publications, including Reflections of the Dream 1975-1994 - Twenty Years Celebrating the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His second book, Technology and the Dream: Reflections on the Black Experience at MIT, 1941-1999, was published in January 2001. This book received national and international recognition (Associated Press/Featured articles) in numerous publications.  He is currently researching the inclusion and participation of a more diverse work force in the next century.

Dr. Williams has lectured widely on the issues and challenges of our society, specifically on diversity and racial and cultural differences, in colleges, high schools, and national and international organizations. He stresses an all inclusive environment as it relates to the nation's diversified population in the technological and scientific work force in the 2000s. He was a collaborator at the International Conference on Social Inclusion, Innovation and the New Economy, National Institute of Working Life - Stockholm, Sweden (May 2002).

He also maintains involvement with pre college students and parents through participation as a member of numerous Boards in Boston and Cambridge schools, and community organizations. The missions of these boards are to address student achievement and success in the work force in the 21st century. Dr. Williams is a member of several local and national organizations.

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