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Associate Dean Noah Leavitt talks about connecting all kinds of learning in the Chronicle of Higher Education
October 24, 2016 Leavitt quoted in article about reinventing how colleges look at career counseling
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Make a Difference Day continues to build community tiesOctober 18, 2016 Last Saturday morning, almost 100 Whitman community members took part in 13 service projects with local schools and nonprofits, inspired by the national Make a Difference Day.
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Brennan Johnson ’16 lays out seven steps to culinary successOctober 17, 2016 According to "Planting Roots," an unusual senior thesis by Brennan Johnson '16, there are seven rules for culinary success.
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Life lessons from Semester in the West, the ultimate classroom
October 17, 2016 Environmental journalist Todd Wilkinson says the program is "a landmark achievement in place-based education."
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Kim/Leavitt interviewed about their book, JewAsian
October 13, 2016 A book by Professor Kim and Associate Dean Leavitt explores the subject of Jewish-Asian couples through a sociological lens.
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Student composers debut original musicOctober 11, 2016 In a fall Composition class, students of Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music John David Earnest composed works for public performance. Listen to recordings of his students’ performances while reading what they have to say about their newest compositions.
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Sociology Professor Michelle Janning interviewed about the stuff of relationships
October 7, 2016 Janning's recent publishing work is on the topics of gender and generation in the use and saving of digital and handwritten love letters, Scandinavian families, parenting, popular culture representation of families, gender and home decorating television, divorce and material culture, and motherhood and the management of digital photography.
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Whitman internship grant recipient wins national video competition
October 6, 2016 Missy Gerlach '19 submitted the video as part of her Whitman-funded summer internship with Portland’s Toole Design Group.
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Classes on 2016 election go beyond the headlinesOctober 4, 2016 This presidential election cycle, Whitman is offering two fall semester courses encouraging students to engage with today’s heated political discourse.
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Erik Foley '96 talks sustainability at a global and local level
October 1, 2016 As Director of Sustainability at Penn State, Foley consults with international companies while teaching responsible business practices
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Whitman's recent leadership additions
September 23, 2016 Recent additions to the president's cabinet under President Kathleen M. Murray's leadership.
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Tech superwoman Cathryn Posey ’05 on the social side of techSeptember 22, 2016 Cathryn Posey ’05 visited Whitman’s campus this week to speak to students about her work in the technology industry.
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Whitman College adopts test-optional application process
September 20, 2016 Beginning with this year’s admission cycle, Whitman will move to a test-optional application process for prospective students.
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Whitman named one of the country's healthiest colleges
September 19, 2016 Health services, campus food, athletic facilities, quality of life, and happiness of students all factored into ranking
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Object Lesson: Source CodeThe Gutenberg Bible, also known as the “42-line Bible,” was completed in 1454-1455. Of the 180 copies that were produced, 47 more or less complete editions are still in existence, each consisting of 643 leaves - one of which can be found in the Whitman College and Northwest Archives.
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Focus on Faculty: The Body RhetoricAll rhetoric is bodily. All bodies are rhetorical. So says Assistant Professor of Composition and Director of the Center for Writing and Speaking Lydia McDermott in her new book.
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Whitman ranked best liberal arts college in the Pacific NorthwestSeptember 14, 2016 In its annual “Best Colleges” rankings release, “U.S. News and World Report” awarded Whitman College an overall ranking of 41 among the nation’s liberal arts colleges.
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The Lives of OthersLeslie Jamison, author of 2016 Summer Read The Empathy Exams, on how she relates to her unlikely subjects, and the give and take between writer and reader.
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Spring Athletics HighlightsWhitman’s spring semester brought several outstanding conference performances from its athletics teams.
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