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Alumnus recognized for leadership in community schools
February 24, 2016 Tom Hagley '90 named "Leader to Learn from 2016" for his work addressing the impact of poverty in Vancouver, WA public schools
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Whitman among best colleges for students who want to change the world
February 24, 2016 Based on data from the Princeton Review, Whitman ranked #9
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Whitman Ethics Bowl team wins coveted award at national championshipFebruary 23, 2016 Last weekend, seven Whitman students competed in the National Championship in Reston, Virginia, where they earned an award for spirit.
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Forbes ranks Whitman best college in Washington State
February 23, 2016 The business magazine releases annual list of best college in every state
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Whitman College cited as a "top producer" of Fulbright awards for students for the 2015-16 academic year
February 23, 2016 Congrats to Janni Conrad '15, Rhiannon Clarke '15, Elana Simon '15, Caitlin Morley '15, Molly Emmett '15, Wyatt Thomas '14, Erin Campbell '15, and Beverly Li '14. Good luck as well to this year's 12 students and alumni recommended by Fulbright's national selection committee as they wait to hear about their awards
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Student newspaper to pursue name change
February 22, 2016 Students start process to change the Pioneer
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Annual One Act Play Contest puts student work on center stageFebruary 22, 2016 During President’s Day weekend, Whitman’s Harper Joy Theatre performed the annual One Act Play Contest, showcasing student-submitted work to be judged by the audience.
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Physics professor part of team that discovered gravitational waves
February 22, 2016 "Now that we have made this discovery, what else are we going to see?" Ogin said. "What are we going to hear next?"
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Whitman team wins high honor at national ethics bowl
February 22, 2016 Students recognized for best exemplifying the spirit of the event
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Living on the Green Side: Part IIIn Portland, tiny house advocate and founder of Niche Consulting Lina Menard ’05 is building small, sustainable homes imbued with the sensibilities of their owners. Photography and videography by Matt Banderas ’04.
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Freedom SongsAisha Fukushima ’09 channels the global language of hip-hop to bring RAPtivism to the world. By Jenny Lewis
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Et Tu, EnglishIn an unconventional series of sabbaticals, classics professor Dana Burgess takes a late-career degree in ESL to Sri Lanka and back.
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Living on the Green Side: Part ISloan Ritchie ’93, owner of Cascade Built, endeavors to bring more energy-efficient homes to Seattle without sacrificing comfort and style
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Journey Toward a HomeJessica Marks ’07, director of The Refugee Center Online, uses technology to connect refugees to resources and make U.S. resettlement easier.
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Taking FlightAt Lincoln High School, many teens have experienced times without clean clothes, with no food or in the shadow of substance abuse. For Whitman alumni and students working with them, those odds are personal.
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French students learn l’art de la bande dessinée with graphic novel exhibition
February 17, 2016 Prof. Sarah Hurlburt's students studied a French Canadian comic series displayed in the "Seeing Stories" exhibition
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Whitman hosts 2016 Global Studies Symposium on "human zoos"February 17, 2016 The Eighth Annual Global Studies Symposium featured presentations from guest educators Pascal Blanchard, Dominic Thomas and Stephen Sheehi.
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Whitman physics professor part of project that detected gravitational wavesFebruary 12, 2016 For the past 10 years, Assistant Professor of Physics Greg Ogin has been involved with the LIGO project, which recently announced a breakthrough discovery.
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Gravitational waves discovered 100 years after Einstein's predictionFebruary 11, 2016 Scientists at LIGO have observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, confirming a major prediction of Albert Einstein's 1915 general theory of relativity. Assistant Professor of Physics Greg Ogin has worked on the LIGO project since 2006.
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Whitman professor involved in groundbreaking gravitational-wave detection
February 11, 2016 One hundred years ago, Einstein developed his theory of General Relativity. Today, a team of physicists from around the world, including a Whitman professor, announced they had the evidence to prove it.
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