Calendars
A Year at a Glance
First Semester (Fall 2024)
August 5: CDE Academic Orientation begins
September 5: Williams College Fall Semester classes begin
A Friday in October: Mountain Day (no classes)
October 14-15: Reading Period (no classes)
Nov 27-Dec 1: Thanksgiving Break (no classes)
December 6: Fall Semester classes end
December 7–15: Final Exams
December 16: Winter Break begins
December 17–January 5: No classes; Winter Break
Winter Study (January 2025)
January 6: Winter Study classes begin (No late arrivals!)
January 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes)
January 31: Winter Study classes end
February 1–4: Winter Recess
Second Semester (Spring 2025)
February 5: Spring Semester classes begin (classes follow a Thursday schedule, attend any class on your schedule that has a Thursday meeting time)
February 6: Claiming Williams Day (no classes)
February 7: Classes Resume (regular schedule)
March 22-April 6: Spring Break
May 16: Spring Semester classes end
May 17–26: Final Exams
May 28: CDE Paper Presentations
Graduation and Departure
June 6: CDE Class Night
June 8: Graduation
Detailed CDE Calendar
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