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Benjamin Gourlay '11 named executive director of Idaho's "I Have a Dream" foundation
July 27, 2016 Gourlay plans to expand the program and increase its public visibility.
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Dave Dickson '80 named to the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
July 27, 2016 Dickson is being recognized for his 351 wins and the impact he's had on students over his 22-year career.
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Second summer fly-in program paves way for first generation studentsJuly 26, 2016 In 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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Katy Butler '77 makes a positive impact as a judge in Benton County
July 25, 2016 Benton sees her job broadly, and strives to be firm but fair.
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Professor Helen Kim talks about her research on intermarriage on Academic Minute
July 22, 2016 The research demonstrates that tradition and transformation can take place simultaneously.
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Todd Newhouse '95 named 2016 Honorary Grower of the Year by the Auction of Washington Wine
July 21, 2016 Third generation grape grower was also elected Chairman of the Winegrape Growers of America (WGA) last month.
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Alissa Cordner on the new hazardous chemical law
July 18, 2016 Assistant Professor of Sociology Alissa Cordner explains the potential impact of a recently signed law on toxic chemicals.
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First, Do No HarmIt was already the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti six years ago. At Whitman, a workshop on human rights advocacy raises tough questions about aid accountability.
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Everyone Sees the AstronautAs an Educator Mission Specialist with NASA, Dottie Metcalf Lindenburger ’97 is an astronaut. But it’s her career as a teacher that really took her into space.
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Trustee Jonathan N. Sposato '89 profiled in Northwest Asian Weekly
June 30, 2016 Geekwire chairman Sposato talks about his background and how he became a serial entrepreneur.
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Which Way the Wind Blows - A Q&A with Dave MalkoffWeather Channel correspondent Dave Malkoff puts a human face to climate change in the 2016 Hosokawa Lecture.
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Tom Hagley ’90 named Washington State’s most effective administrator
June 27, 2016 Tom Hagley ’90, who has served as a district administrator in Vancouver Public Schools for almost 25 years, has received the 2016 Robert J. Handy Most Effective Administrator Award at a summer conference in Spokane, Washington.
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2016 graduates net prominent national scholarshipsJune 24, 2016 Members of Whitman’s outgoing class have been awarded a diverse array of competitive post-baccalaureate fellowships and grants.
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Mara Abbot '08 to represent the U.S. in the Olympics
June 23, 2016 Abbott will compete for USA Cycling in the women's road race in this year's Summer Olympics in Rio.
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Lea Redmond '03's "whimsical startup" business is featured in Inc.
June 22, 2016 Leafcutter Designs, which makes more than a dozen products, is "disrupting the dreary promotional-products industry."
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Gravitational waves detected from second pair of colliding black holesJune 15, 2016 Whitman College Professor Greg Ogin has been involved in this groundbreaking research for the past ten years.
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Focus on Faculty: The Mind’s EyeOnce, Professor of Psychology Matthew Prull dissected electronics to figure out how they worked. Now, he picks apart the workings of the human mind.
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The Sound of the CosmosIn a historic discovery, the LIGO Project recently detected Einsteinian gravitational waves. Professor Greg Ogin, who was involved, explains what that means.
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Patricia Grainger '52 honored by Queen for her historical preservation work
June 13, 2016 Grainger, a founding member of the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society, recently received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours for service to history preservation.
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Leavitt and Kim reflect on the Supreme Court's decision in Loving v. Virginia
June 12, 2016 The couple suggests that as we celebrate the decision outlawing race-based marriage restrictions "we must work hard to open the conversation about America’s diverse population even wider."
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