Pride and joy. Those words succinctly reflect the reaction of the five student winners of the 2010 Hosokawa Journalism Contest, announced March 4... More...
At Whitman, in addition to many other topics, Mary offered courses on gender and politics, global ethnic politics, American political culture, and media and politics. Doing so, she quickly established herself as one of Whitman’s premier teachers... More...
Bethany McLean, a former investment banker turned investigative journalist who helped break the Enron scandal story, will give a free public lecture, “Media as Watchdog: Exposing Corporate Scandal,” at 7 p.m. Thursday at Whitman College’s Maxey Auditorium. More...
“Contagion” is the topic of Whitman’s 2010 Global Studies Symposium, which will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. in Maxey Auditorium and is free and open to the public. Guest speakers will be professors representing various disciplines, from Duke and Columbia universities and from the University of Southern California. More...
There are elementary and middle school children in Walla Walla, Wash., who are noticeably better, now — have better attitudes in school, better attendance and are happier. And school officials say they can point to the reason. Or rather the reasons: Whitman College students. More...
This morning two Whitman College students with a delivery to make walked across campus carrying their first-ever crop of salad greens — sunflower micro-greens grown on the roof of the Hall of Science. Enough to supply Prentiss Hall’s dining hall for a couple of days, with more to come. More...
A strong writer and researcher, Goldenberg hopes to create pieces that further enlighten readers about such aspects of Whitman as experiential learning opportunities on- and off-campus and the increasing and significant role Whitman students have, sharing their knowledge and energies, in service projects to the Walla Walla community. More...
Nicole Simek, assistant professor of foreign languages and literatures (French) and general studies, has been selected to receive a Graves Award in the Humanities in recognition and support of her research project titled “A Comparative Study of Humor in French Caribbean Literature.” More...
Success, many Whitman College alumni will tell you, can be measured in a number of ways, from professional and personal accomplishments to public and private volunteer service... More...
The Glover Alston Center, named for key donors Kari Glover ’72 and her husband, Thaddas Alston, opened Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, at 26 Boyer Ave. at the west end of the Whitman College campus. More...
“Conversations on Climate Change” is the title of a new Whitman College lecture series, announced today by Phil Brick, professor of politics. It is sponsored by the college’s politics department, Global Studies Initiative and environmental studies program. More...
A month after he accepted the U.S. Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence on behalf of the company he chairs, wireless provider Trilogy International Partners, John Stanton ’77 and the company faced the unimaginable – massive devastation following the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti. More...
Robert Sickels, associate professor of rhetoric and film studies, has produced a film titled Walla Walla Wiffle – Where Men are Boys, a documentary about the annual Walla Walla Wiffle Tournament. Already the film has been broadcast on Seattle and Walla Walla PBS stations. It will air again locally on KCTS Jan. 24 at 4:45 p.m. and Jan. 29 at 11:50 p.m. More...
Whitman’s Pandemic Web site provides information and resources specific to the campus and in general. More...
There will be world leaders, top scientists and others at next week’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, and among them, two Whitman College students, who will be there in an official capacity. Emily Rodriguez ’10 and Lisa Curtis ’10 were chosen by national organizations to represent those organizations, as well as the college, at the conference. More...
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