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Jennifer Dilworth Northam ’91 to Succeed Nancy Mitchell as Director of Alumni RelationsNovember 29, 2021 Northam will take over the role following Mitchell's December 2021 retirement from 36 years of service to Whitman College.
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Sheehan Gallery’s “You Are Here” Investigates Place and IdentityNovember 28, 2021 The Whitman College exhibition showcases works by almost a dozen Indigenous artists.
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$1 Million Gift Invests in Science Technology of TomorrowNovember 22, 2021 A gift from Jeff and Liesl Wilke, parents of Taylor Wilke ’18 and Julia Wilke ’21, has funded the creation of the Wilke Family Computational Laboratory to bridge theoretical and experimental methods of study.
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The Serrurier Life After Whitman Endowment: A Gift for Future SuccessA $5 million gift from Nancy and Greg Serrurier, parents to Ben Serrurier ’11, will transform student career preparation at Whitman College.
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Why We Give: Alumni share what motivates them to support The Whitman FundAlumni share what it means to be a Whittie—and what motivates them to support The Whitman Fund and our talented students.
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Letter from President Kathleen M. Murray: Fulfilling Our PromiseA letter from Whitman College President Kathleen M. Murray.
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Freedom Songs 2021 Celebrates Diverse Voices From Around the GlobeNovember 18, 2021 A powerful evening of song, dance and spoken word from around the world was delivered to a remarkable turnout at Whitman College’s Cordiner Hall on Friday, Nov. 12.
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Playwright Lisa Battle ’07 Stages a Walla Walla PremierNovember 17, 2021 A chance reconnection between Whitman College alum and playwright Lisa Battle ’07 and her former theater professor and director Nancy Simon ’63 leads to the live premier of “The Comfort to Come.”
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The Curtain Rises on Whitman PerformancesNovember 11, 2021 After an overlong intermission due to the pandemic, live music, dance and theater are back at Whitman College.
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President Murray Spells Out Advantages of Whitman's Early Financial Aid Guarantee
November 11, 2021 In an op-ed, President Kathleen Murray explains the benefits of Whitman's Early Financial Aid Guarantee and urges other colleges to adapt similar programs to provide prospective students and families a guaranteed preview of their financial aid package before they apply.
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President Murray Interviewed in The Business JournalsNovember 9, 2021 Whitman’s president Kathleen M. Murray discusses the college’s Early Financial Aid Guarantee and her upcoming retirement.
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Biology Professor Kate Jackson Mulls Evolution of Snake Fangs
November 8, 2021 The world hosts hundreds of wildly different venomous snake species, but somehow even distantly related species independently evolved specialized fangs with venom-carrying grooves—a longtime puzzle spurring new research. "I love seeing modern imaging technology and beautiful micro CT scans applied to a classic question," says Jackson, a trained herpetologist. She added that snakes may have developed venom-delivering teeth via other routes as well.
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Associate Professor of English Mary Raschko Directs Reimagined First Year Seminars
November 1, 2021 Mary Raschko, associate professor in the department of English, has been integral to the planning and development of the newly re-designed First Year Seminars (FYS) program on campus, in which she is serving as the first Director of the re-vamped curriculum.
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Biologist Rachel Eguia '17 Digs into Endemic Future of COVID-19
October 22, 2021 Eguia, a biochemistry, biophysics, and molecular biology (BBMB) major at Whitman and biologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, spoke with Steve Inskeep and Michaeleen Doucleff of NPR's Morning Edition about the likely end game for COVID-19.
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In Celebration: Walla Walla Foundry and Owner Mark Anderson '78
October 22, 2021 Art created at the Walla Walla Foundry, one of the largest contemporary fine-art foundries in the world, has been exhibited, collected, and installed around the globe, from MoMA and Central Park to the Palace of Versailles. The next exhibition, opening Nov. 4, is dedicated to late founder Mark Anderson '78 and “his relationships with many of the artists he served at the Walla Walla Foundry" and will feature work by Jim Dine, Deborah Butterfield, Nancy Graves, Keiko Hara, Manuel Neri, Lynda Benglis and more drawn from Mark and Patty Anderson’s permanent collection.
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Whitman Alumni Mentoring Program Equips Students for Career Success
October 22, 2021 The program, run out of the Career and Community Engagement Center, has had three cohorts, running as pilot projects. That work has to date involved 34 mentors and 45 mentees, all of whom are provided a handbook with resources, activity suggestions, a calendar of professional development events and expectations of the roles of participants.
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Introducing the Career and Community Engagement CenterOctober 21, 2021 The Student Engagement Center’s New Name Reflects an Ongoing Mission.
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$5 Million Gift Reshapes Student Career PreparationOctober 21, 2021 Nancy and Greg Serrurier, parents to Ben Serrurier ’11, have established the Serrurier Life After Whitman Endowment to transform the way Whitman students prepare for callings and careers, beginning with the Class of 2025 pilot program.
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Pottery Teacher Genie Huntemann '97 Shares Joy of Art with Students
October 21, 2021 After more than two decades of teaching other subjects, Walla Walla High School pottery teacher Genie Huntemann has found her dream job.
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