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Whitman College professor took part in the celestial study of gravitational waves
February 11, 2016 "This is truly one of the most amazing pieces of science I've ever seen, and I count myself lucky to be a part of something this big even once in my lifetime," said Greg Ogin.
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Professor Janning talks love letters in the digital age on Minnesota Public Radio
February 11, 2016 Just in time for Valentine's Day, Sociologist Michelle Janning's research relays "Why Love Letters Matter, Even in the Digital Age."
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Object Lesson: Sheltering SkySemester in the West, a semester-long field program across the American West, has a mobile 10-person computer lab and traveling library.
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Sigma Chi Fraternity Hosts Concert Fundraiser in support of Providence St. Mary's
February 10, 2016 Sigma Chi's February concert featured two live bands and raised money for Walla Walla's Providence St. Mary's Cancer Research Institute
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Measuring the UniverseWhitman Magazine talks with Assistant Professor of Physics Greg Ogin about his research in lasers and optics, his teaching, and his work with the LIGO Project at Hanford.
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Calling the ShotsAspiring filmmaker (and men's basketball player) Evan Martin '16 worked on Seven Ways from Sunday with Professor Robert Sickels.
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Fall Semester Athletics, February 2016
Winter sports have worked toward the halfway point of their seasons, with the men’s and women’s basketball teams and the men’s and women’s swim teams achieving high levels of success.
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Tipton Named New Provost WM Feb 2016In December, President Kathleen Murray announced that Alzada J. Tipton, currently the senior vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Elmhurst College in Illinois, will be Whitman College's new provost and dean of the faculty.
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Faculty Members Receive Promotions
This semester, five Whitman faculty members were granted tenure and one was promoted to full professor.
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Students Present Nationally on Whitman Teaches the Movement
In the fifth year of Whitman College's successful Whitman Teaches the Movement program, Cherokee Washington '17 and Nicole Antenucci '18 were invited to travel to the country's largest civic engagement and social justice conference this year to present on the program's success in Walla Walla schools.
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I Dig Your 'Do
Janet Scott Stephens '80, a self-styled "hair archaeologist," has received national attention for her hobby of researching and recreating ancient hairdos.
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LGBT Filmmaker Pam Walton '66 Inspires Whitman StudentsFilmmaker Pam Walton '66 reflects on her time at Whitman in her workshop with students involved in Whitman Teaches the Movement.
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Whitman Team Places First in Northwest Regional Ethics BowlSix Whitman students have won top honors after competing for the first time in the Northwest Regional Ethics Bowl, an annual competition which is intended to give students the opportunity to defend pressing moral arguments on some of the most complex ethical issues of the day.
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Student Engagement Center Launches Interview SuiteThe SEC's new interview suite is the latest in a growing list of resources the SEC offers to students seeking career development support.
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Haiti expert and human rights lawyer Brian Concannon leads timely seminar at WhitmanFebruary 8, 2016 His one-credit course was called "Human Rights Advocacy: How and Why."
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Whitman students teach civil rights in local classrooms
February 7, 2016 College students say the experience was as valuable to them as it was to their pupils
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The Startup King
Rick Turoczy '93, cofounder of the Portland Incubator Experiment, talks to Whitman Magazine about technology, Portland's startup culture, and how the liberal arts prepares people for a career in startups.
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Professor Apostolidis interviewed about migrant workers on "Against the Grain" radio show
February 3, 2016 Paul Apostolidis shares his research on the plight of migrant day laborers in America.
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Whitman expands successful program that teaches civil rights in local schoolsFebruary 2, 2016 Whitman embarked on its fifth year of teaching civil rights in local schools through the Whitman Teaches the Movement initiative.
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Professor Brick on the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
February 1, 2016 Brick discusses the correlation between the Malheur occupation and past conflicts between ranchers and federal land managers.
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