Gillian Frew has a B.A. in English from Whitman. She has written for The Huffington Post, Thought Catalog, The Oregonian, Seattle Metropolitan and other publications, and has taught ESL in Spain.
Email: frewga@whitman.edu
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Biology Professor Kate Jackson Receives 2022 Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research AwardNovember 14, 2022 The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust has awarded herpetologist and Professor of Biology Kate Jackson the Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award for 2022.
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Whitman College Announces New Scholarship for Native StudentsJune 7, 2022 Aiden Wolf ’26 and Lindsey Pasena-Littlesky ’26 are the first recipients of the Šináata Scholarship, created in recognition of the special relationship between the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and Whitman College.
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Whitman College Announces Kathleen M. Murray Endowed ScholarshipMay 31, 2022 As President Murray prepares to retire after seven years as Whitman’s 14th president, her legacy will endure for generations thanks to a scholarship to support access and affordability, made possible through more than $1 million in gifts.
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Whitman Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion Named NADOHE FellowMay 27, 2022 Dr. John Johnson has joined the 2022-23 cohort of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education’s prestigious Chief Diversity Officer Fellows Program.
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$2 Million Gift Endows Kathleen M. Murray Chair in Computer ScienceMarch 18, 2022 A gift from Christina and Peter Dawson, parents of Adam Dawson ’16, will enable the college to expand the department toward providing students with increasingly critical digital skills.
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$1 Million Gift Invests in Science Technology of TomorrowNovember 22, 2021 A gift from Jeff and Liesl Wilke, parents of Taylor Wilke ’18 and Julia Wilke ’21, has funded the creation of the Wilke Family Computational Laboratory to bridge theoretical and experimental methods of study.
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Clubb Family Makes a WISE InvestmentNovember 16, 2021 A Clubb family gift continues a long legacy of championing education
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$5 Million Gift Reshapes Student Career PreparationOctober 21, 2021 Nancy and Greg Serrurier, parents to Ben Serrurier ’11, have established the Serrurier Life After Whitman Endowment to transform the way Whitman students prepare for callings and careers, beginning with the Class of 2025 pilot program.
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Whitman Biology Professor Co-Authors Groundbreaking Study on African CobraAugust 10, 2018 Associate Professor of Biology Kate Jackson was part of a team of scientists who published a research paper recognizing the African forest cobra, once thought to be a single species, as five separate species, two of which are described as new species.
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Whitman Sociology Professor Wrote the Book on Love LettersAugust 9, 2018 Professor of Sociology Michelle Janning has released a new book titled Love Letters: Saving Romance in the Digital Age, which explores how and why people retain correspondence from past romances and what cultural values these curatorial habits express.
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Whitman Highlighted in Princeton Review RankingsAugust 8, 2018 Whitman College professors are some of the most accessible out there, according to the latest Princeton Review rankings. The company also recognized Whitman as being among "Best Western Colleges," "Colleges That Pay You Back" and "Green Colleges."
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Whitman Climbing Team Scales NC3 RanksAugust 3, 2018 Whitman's climbing team made school history spring semester by winning the Northwest Collegiate Climbing Circuit (NC3) for the first time.
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Whitman students earn leadership roles in CommencementMay 18, 2018 A small selection of Whitman students will join the ranks of those recognized at the college's 132nd Commencement ceremony, alongside the Commencement speaker, honorary degree recipient, returning members of the class of 1967 and distinguished faculty.
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Whitman welcomes Commencement Speaker Ashifi Gogo '05May 18, 2018 Acclaimed entrepreneur Ashifi Gogo '05 is Whitman's 2018 Commencement Speaker. He will also receive an honorary degree from the college.
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Whitman receives Tree Campus USA recognitionApril 10, 2018 The Tree Campus USA program honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation.
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Whitman to host Washington State Attorney General Bob FergusonApril 4, 2018 Ferguson, who seized the national spotlight last year by filing a lawsuit in federal court against the Trump administration's first travel ban, will visit Whitman on Friday, April 13 at 9:30 a.m.
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Daphne Gallegos '19 named Newman Civic FellowMarch 16, 2018 Biology and French major Daphne Gallegos ’19 of Pasco, Washington, has earned a prestigious fellowship from Campus Compact. Awarded annually, the Newman Civic Fellowship recognizes recipients’ commitment to social change.
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Whitman receives $800,000 Mellon grant to diversify curriculum
March 1, 2018 Whitman College has received a three-year, $800,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant will help Whitman infuse diverse perspectives into the curriculum and promote community engagement with an emphasis on the humanities, the focus of the foundation.
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Princeton Review touts Whitman as college that pays you backJanuary 19, 2018 The Princeton Review has again recognized Whitman as one of the country’s best colleges for students seeking a superb education, affordability and good career prospects.
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Ashifi Gogo '05 to give 2018 Commencement addressJanuary 17, 2018 Acclaimed social entrepreneur Ashifi Gogo '05, CEO of Sproxil, a global consumer protection company praised by former President Bill Clinton, will return to campus this spring as the 2018 Whitman College Commencement speaker.
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