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Alumna honored with "Everyday Hero Award"
December 28, 2015 Peg Wills '57 honored for advocacy on environmental and social justice issues
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Whitman named "Best Value College" for 2016 by Kiplinger
December 22, 2015 Whitman has again been recognized by Kiplinger as a "Best Value College," ranking No. 28 on the liberal arts list
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Alumna breaks down barriers by encouraging all students to become "makers"
December 16, 2015 Katie Krummeck '03 is the new director of the "Innovation Gym" at Southern Methodist University
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Sarah Cronk '15 joins marketing team at "Varsity Spirit"
December 15, 2015 Alumna brings experience from starting her own non-profit to a leading organizer of cheerleading competitions and camps
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Prof. Helen Kim & Noah Leavitt talk about their upcoming book "JewAsian"
December 13, 2015 Book offers in-depth look at the identity challenges of the children of Jewish- and Asian-American couples
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Whitman's Associate Dean of Students tells Huffington Post: "Rural colleges are the best!"
December 6, 2015 Noah Leavitt outlines the benefits of Whitman College's location
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Whitman professor weighs in on discovery of what could be the oldest man-made objects
December 2, 2015 Prof. Gary Rollefson is an expert on Near Eastern prehistoric archeology
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Professor Suzanne Morrissey discusses her research on single-parent families in The Atlantic
December 1, 2015 Morrissey talks about the importance of social networks for poor, single moms
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Whitman graduate gives man new lease on life
December 1, 2015 Jake Wright '14 donates marrow to a stranger to help save his life
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Rest Stop Reminiscences
Interstates 82, 84 and 90 are oft-traversed highways for Whitman students from the West and Pacific Northwest. Here are some of their favorite stops on the way.
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What We Do After
Three alumni filmmakers take on the prison education system, urging us to welcome those who’ve been released back into the community.
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Rise of the Robots
Pulitzer Prize-winner John Markoff ’71 tells professor Janet Davis why he’s not worried about building the next Terminator.
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A Legacy of Leadership
Colleen Willoughby ’55 reflects on how life has changed for women leaders over the last 30 years.
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The Half-Life of Memory
Summer Read author Edwidge Danticat bridges the gap between Haiti and the U.S. in Brother, I’m Dying.
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Whitman alumna appears in Warren Miller's latest movie
November 5, 2015 Ingrid Backstrom ’00 and fellow pro skiers featured in winter segment filmed in Chile
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Noah Leavitt on the ways we prepare students for what comes next
November 2, 2015 Higher ed initiatives have allowed our students to practice pitching their business, service and product ideas and get feedback in ways that help them more effectively pursue meaningful opportunities after graduation.
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Research by Prof. Gary Rollefson highlighted in the Jordan Times
October 29, 2015 Anthropology professor discusses the life of hunting and herding communities during the Late Neolithic period
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Oregon to Host Terroir Congress thanks, in part, to Whitman professor
October 28, 2015 The International Terroir Congress to make North American debut after Professor Kevin Pogue discussed the area at 2010 congress
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Prof. Michelle Janning on why love letters matter in the 21st century
October 21, 2015 Janning recently spoke to sociology students at the University of St. Thomas
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