Whitman Stories
May 16, 2022
Alums Urge Action on Climate
Jaimes Valdez ’03 and Juliana Williams ’07 share local strategies for addressing global challenges
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May 16, 2022
Whitties Around the World
After a pandemic-provoked hiatus, the Off-Campus Studies program resumed in Fall 2021. Read about some students’ far-flung adventures.
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May 16, 2022
Whitman Women’s Athletics Here & Now
The future of women’s athletics at Whitman College is now—and it is fierce. Fiercely committed. Fiercely competitive. Fiercely resilient. Here’s a quick look at the current state of Whitman women’s varsity athletics.
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May 12, 2022
Four Whitties Receive Fulbright Awards
Four Whitman College students and recent graduates have been accepted into the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, which offers students and young professionals opportunities to teach and conduct research in more than 140 countries.
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May 12, 2022
2022 Senior Thesis Art Show is “A Piece of Cake”
The 11 graduating Whitman College Class of 2022 studio art majors concluded their studies with a final thesis exhibition at the Sheehan Gallery.
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May 3, 2022
Whitman Debate Has a Way With Words
Whitman College’s debate squad is one of the nation’s highest ranked, thanks to practical knowledge and team spirit.
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May 2, 2022
Historic Gift Meets Full Financial Need for Washington Students
A $10 million gift from the late emeritus professor J. Walter “Walt” Weingart and Kathie Weingart will establish a scholarship endowment to meet the full financial need of students from the state of Washington starting with first-years in the fall of 2023.
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April 29, 2022
Farewell, President Murray
Whitman’s 14th president Kathleen M. Murray forged a legacy of prioritizing student learning.
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April 23, 2022
Psychology Professor Pavel Blagov Explores the Rise of the Term Heteroflexible
What does "heteroflexible" mean? Associate Professor of Psychology Pavel Blagov discusses how the term, which hasn't yet been studied in terms of the psychology of sexual orientation, is commonly used, and why it's hard to speculate why someone may self-identify as heteroflexible (or bi-curious or "mostly straight"). "The concept seems to have different meanings across individuals and in different corners of popular culture."
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April 20, 2022
Sociology Professor Michelle Janning Investigates How Parents Pick a Surname for Their Baby
A child taking the father’s surname is no longer such an obvious choice for today's parents. Professor of Sociology Michelle Janning explains, "We’re seeing increased diversity of family structures that stem from various global locations where practices differ from Judeo-Christian patriarchal practices... Even our systems are now better set up to include more naming options than in the past.”
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April 19, 2022
Grace Newman ’23 Named Goldwater Scholar
Whitman College Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology major Grace Newman is one of only 417 students from across the U.S. selected for this year’s prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.
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April 13, 2022
Nampaso ’23 and Mwangi ’24 Awarded Projects for Peace Grants
Whitman College junior Joy Nina Nampaso and sophomore Stacy Mwangi have each been awarded up to $10,000 from the Projects for Peace program, which enables students at partner institutions to develop innovative, community-centered projects addressing critical issues around the world.
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