Speeches and Communications

• Announcing 2013 spring speakers

  Letter from President Bridges announcing spring speaker line-up

• Focus funding on the student in higher education.

  Jan. 27, 2013 – The Seattle Times Guest Column

• Support our schools to meet standards of excellence

  Jan. 14, 2013 - Walla Walla Union-Bulletin guest column

• Convocation Welcome and Introduction (Aug. 27, 2012)

  Aug. 27, 2012

• Opening of the Academic Year (Aug. 27, 2012)

  Aug. 27, 2012

• Create opportunities for access and success at Washington’s colleges and universities (March 30, 2012)

  March 30, 2012 - The Seattle Times guest column

• George Ball: On Living an Authentic, Compassionate and Principled Life (Eulogy, delivered Jan. 28, 2012)

  Eulogy delivered Jan. 28, 2012

• Why Vote YES for Walla Walla Public Schools (January 2012)

  January 2012 - Walla Walla Union-Bulletin guest column

• UB Guest Opinion – Campaign seeks to solidify Whitman’s future in WW Valley (Dec. 2011)

  Dec. 11, 2011 - Walla Walla Union-Bulletin guest column

• Looking Back and Moving Forward: A Turning Point for Whitman (September 2011)

  Sept. 8, 2011 - Message to the Campus Community

• Remarks at Staff Breakfast (Fall 2011)

  Aug. 23, 2011

• KUJ radio interview (April 21, 2011)

  April 21, 2011

• Budget presentation (March 8, 2011)

  March 8, 2011

• Introduction of NCAA President Mark Emmert at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Colleges and Universities (January 2011)

  January 2011

• Saving Public Higher Education: High Tuition, High Aid and High Value (January 2011)

  Jan. 24, 2011 - Remarks to the Community Development Round Table, Seattle

• Remarks at Staff Breakfast (Fall 2010)

  Aug. 25, 2010

• Remarks at Staff Breakfast (Fall 2009)

  Aug. 25, 2009

• Message to the Whitman Community on the Recession and Whitman’s 2009-2010 Budget (February 19, 2009)

  Feb. 19, 2009

• Message to Whitman Families on the Global Economic Situation (October 12, 2008)

  Oct. 12, 2008

• Why at Least One Liberal Arts College will Never Change (June 20, 2008)

  June 20, 2008 - Baltimore Sun Guest Column

• The Value of Higher Education (May 22, 2008)

  May 22, 2008 - The Seattle Times Guest Column

• Choosing the Right College (May 2, 2007)

  May 2, 2007

• Conveying a Simple Yet Direct Message (April 19, 2007)

  Apr. 19, 2007 - Published in Diverse Issues in Higher Education

• Virginia Tech: A Message from President Bridges (April 16, 2007)

  Apr. 16, 2007

• Charting Whitman's Future (September 7, 2006)

  Sept. 7, 2006 - Message to the Campus Community

• Celebrating Walla Walla (August 10, 2006)

  Aug. 10, 2006 - Walla Walla Union Bulletin Guest Column

• Installation Speech: A Paradigm and Pledge for Whitman’s Future (November 3, 2005)

  Nov. 3, 2005

• The Centrality of Liberal Education in Fostering Religious Diversity in our World (September 29, 2005)

  Sept. 29, 2005 - Welcoming Remarks to the Conference on Religious Diversity and Respect

• President's Welcome: Whitman Convocation for the Class of 2009

  Aug. 27, 2005