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Alzada J. Tipton named new Provost and Dean of the Faculty
December 26, 2015 Whitman College President Kathleen Murray today announced the appointment of Alzada J. Tipton as the college’s new provost and dean of the faculty.
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Whitman team places first in Northwest Regional Ethics Bowl
November 23, 2015 Six Whitman students have won top honors after competing for the first time in the Northwest Regional Ethics Bowl at Seattle Pacific University.
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Gay rights activist and filmmaker Pam Walton '66 reflects on early days at Whitman
November 20, 2015 In a Q&A, Pam Walton '66 recounts her life as a filmmaker, reception to her 1992 documentary "Gay Youth," and what it was like attending Whitman as a gay student in the early 1960s.
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“Seeing Stories” exhibition explores graphic narrative through interdisciplinary lens
November 17, 2015 The Sheehan Gallery display embraces a full spectrum of styles, from classic superhero comics to the work of contemporary graphic artists such as Joe Sacco and Alison Bechdel, both of whom have presented on campus as part of the series.
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Portland startup guru Rick Turoczy '93 talks tech and the liberal arts
November 13, 2015 Turoczy is the cofounder and general manager of PIE, or the Portland Incubator Experiment, backed by local advertising giant Wieden-Kennedy, and author of the popular Portland tech blog Silicon Florist, which has been featured on Mashable.
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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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Student Engagement Center expands resources with new interview suite
November 6, 2015 The SEC debuted its new interview suite during Family Weekend in late October.
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Crews break ground on new indoor batting cages at Borleske Stadium
October 1, 2015 Construction is underway on indoor batting cages at Walla Walla's Borleske Stadium.
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Kathleen M. Murray installed as Whitman's 14th president
September 21, 2015 On September 18, Whitman College installed its 14th president, Dr. Kathleen M. Murray, in a ceremony held in Cordiner Hall
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Whitman College ranked as best liberal arts college in the Pacific Northwest
September 18, 2015 In its annual “Best Colleges” rankings release, “U.S. News and World Report” awarded Whitman College an overall ranking of 40 among the nation’s liberal arts colleges.
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World champion wheelchair tennis player David Wagner takes to the court
September 17, 2015 World champion wheelchair tennis player David Wagner returned to his hometown on September 16 to lead a youth tennis clinic, open to school-age children (and the occasional excited adult) interested in improving their backhand and learning from a world champion player.
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First-generation students get a head start
September 14, 2015 This past July, the college flew 32 incoming first-generation/working-class students to campus for an orientation program to get students familiar with the campus, faculty and staff members and the resources available to them.
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The class of 2019 moves in
August 28, 2015 Move-in day for incoming first-year students took place on August 27, with new Whitties, their parents, and staff and faculty members crisscrossing campus
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True North
Whitman’s Director of Outdoor Programs, Brien Sheedy, has led an expedition to the North Pole
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Out in Africa
Nate Freeman ’04, who earned a B.A. in physics-astronomy from Whitman and a J.D. from Yale, cycled from Cairo to Cape Town in support of LGBT rights.
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