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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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First-year class examines empathy with Summer Read author Leslie Jamison
September 8, 2016 The Empathy Exams was chosen from a list of more than 40 suggestions compiled for the 2016 Summer Read.
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Olivia Molden '11 earns Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad award
September 7, 2016 Molden will be studying water security in Kathmandu
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Interest House Community rocks out with annual block partySeptember 6, 2016 The event is open to the entire community and has been a campus tradition for at least 20 years.
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Second Summer Fly-In ProgramIn June and July, Whitman flew two cohorts of incoming first-generation students from across the country to Walla Walla for a special pre-semester orientation program.
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Humanities, thinking digitallyFaculty and staff members took another step toward a more digital classroom experience this June, attending the annual Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) at the University of Victoria.
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2016 Graduates Net Prominent National Scholarships
Members of Whitman’s outgoing class have been awarded a diverse array of competitive post-baccalaureate fellowships and grants as they embark on the next chapter in their educational careers.
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Whitman featured in Princeton Review annual college rankings
August 30, 2016 Whitman College made eight top 20 lists.
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Exhibition by artist Margaret Jamison ’74 expands on empathy themeAugust 29, 2016 Local artist Margaret Jamison ’74 is staging an exhibition through Sept. 16 in Whitman’s Stevens Gallery titled Body of Work: The Process Paintings of Margaret Jamison, which traces the timeline of her battle with breast cancer.
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Josh Karp '05 goes from Moses to MacklemoreAugust 29, 2016 As a religion major at Whitman, he was Josh Karp ’05. Now, he’s known as Budo—a successful musician and producer for artists including Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.
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Alumnus receives NSF Fellowship for Myanmar researchWhen Matt Schissler ’07 set off for Southeast Asia as a young college graduate, he did not expect to stay longer than a couple of months.
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Riley Clubb ’09 brings world’s first virtual reality theatre to Walla WallaAugust 26, 2016 Maskerade Walla Walla remains the only theatre of its kind to offer a shared viewing environment—usually, virtual reality is experienced solo.
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Whitman welcomes Class of 2020, celebrates 135th convocationAugust 26, 2016 In high school, this academically talented cohort achieved a median GPA above 3.8, and a median SAT score above 1950.
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Whitman's Class of 2020 arrives on campusAugust 25, 2016 This year's batch includes 427 new first year and transfer students from around the country and across the world.
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Katy Coba '84 appointed CEO and director of Oregon's Department of Administrative Services
August 25, 2016 Coba intends to focus on outreach and recruiting new, diverse employees to state agencies to replace the state's retiring workforce.
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In Good FaithAs dean of Portland’s oldest Episcopal congregation, Nathan LeRud ’04 ministers to a diverse population of parishioners with the mission of making everyone feel welcome.
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