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Students walking across Ankeny Field on Whitman College campus
March 27, 2024
Whitman Doubles Down To Expand Scholarships & Aid
In a major step toward the Upward Together campaign’s goal of meeting the full financial need of every student, Whitman will provide a 1:1 match of college funds to scholarship-designated gifts of $50,000 or more.
Cat Posey
March 21, 2024
History of a Tech Superwoman with Cat Posey
Cat Posey ’05 uses her background as a Whitman College History major to tell the stories of women in technology. As the founder of Tech by Superwomen, Posey is a trailblazer who has made changes at CapitalOne as the Senior Director of Machine Learning and worked for the U.S. Digital Service, President Obama’s tech startup.
March 20, 2024
Whitties Earn Prestigious PPIA Fellowships
Two Whitman College juniors accepted into the Public Policy & International Affairs Program. They will spend the summer studying at top graduate schools. Kate Moe '25 is headed to Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan and Meron Semere ’25 will attend Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania.
Professional photograph of Alvaro Santana-Acuna
March 13, 2024
The New York Times Publishes Santana-Acuña Essay on García Márquez's Last Novel
Associate Professor of Sociology Alvaro Santana-Acuña is one of the world’s foremost experts on Gabriel García Márquez, having written a study of the author’s most famous book (“One Hundred Years of Solitude”) as well as curated an international exhibition from García Márquez’s archives. This week, The New York Times published his guest essay discussing the controversy surrounding García Márquez’s new posthumously-published novel.
Journalist Cecilia Kang ’94
March 8, 2024
Journalist Cecilia Kang Announced as Speaker for 138th Commencement
Whitman College is pleased to announce the selection of Cecilia Kang as speaker for its 138th Commencement Ceremony. Kang, a distinguished alum of the Whitman College Class of 1994, is known for her award-winning technology reporting for The New York Times.
3-D Model renderings of the new buildings involving the Jr./Sr. Housing Project.
March 6, 2024
New Place to Call Home: Investing in a Major Addition to Campus
Thanks to gifts to Upward Together, construction is officially underway on a new residential village that will change the way students live and learn at Whitman College. Set to open in August 2025, the apartment-style living community will be home to more than 200 students—in three new residence halls designed specifically for juniors and seniors.
Whitman College's orchestra performing in the Hall of Music.
March 5, 2024
Whitman Orchestra Heads to Portland
As part of two joint performances with Carthage College from Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Whitman Orchestra will perform in Chism Hall on March 8 and at Portland State University on March 9. Both performances explore the composers’ relationships with their homelands and are free and open to the public.
March 4, 2024
Homecoming for Award-Winning Authors: Three Alums Return for Whitman’s Visiting Writer Series
Three Whitman College alums are being featured in the college’s 2023–2024 Visiting Writers Reading Series (VWRS).
Concert in Reid Campus Center for P&P 2024
February 29, 2024
Sounds of the People & the PNW Superheroes Wrap Up P&P Week With Free Concert
For the second year in a row, the Power & Privilege Symposium brought Sounds of the People, who’s mission is to showcase Pacific Northwest talent and highlight black and brown voices. The concert was free and students and locals gathered to enjoy the show in the Reid Campus Center on Whitman’s campus.
Image of Linda Sarsour presenting in Reid Campus Center.
February 27, 2024
Whitman’s 2024 Power & Privilege Symposium Raises Diverse Voices and Invites Deep Discussion
On Feb. 22, 2024, classes were canceled at Whitman College so the campus community could attend Power & Privilege Symposium sessions—and more importantly, engage actively in the social justice topics at hand. Activist, community organizer and author Linda Sarsour delivered the keynote address.
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