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Acclaimed author and English instructor Ana Maria Spagna gives readingOctober 17, 2017 Spagna, who specializes in creative nonfiction, is the former M.F.A. program director at Antioch University and the author of six books, including Test Ride on the Sunnyland Bus: A Daughter's Civil Rights Journey.
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Home Sweet StadiumOf the record 21 Whitties who played summer collegiate baseball this season, three honed their skills at home with the Walla Walla Sweets.
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Whitman’s Commitment to Environmentalism GrowsWhitman’s Commitment to Environmentalism Grows
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Reunion Weekend underscores continuity
October 16, 2017 This year’s Reunion Weekend was a family affair for some of the attendees at last Thursday’s reception for alumni who graduated 50 years ago or more. Jerry Work ’62 and Carrie Gallagher Lyons ’57 are Whittie parents and grandparents—and that’s just for starters.
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Declared majors to offer advice at academic majors fairOctober 16, 2017 What goes into the decision to declare a major? Whitman sophomores, juniors and seniors across academic departments praised perspective and problem-solving as two factors that attracted them to their field of study.
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Students and faculty celebrate groundbreaking scientific discoveryOctober 16, 2017 Forty or so students and professors gathered early this morning to watch a live press conference announcing a cosmic first: the recent detection of gravitational waves caused by the collision of two neutron stars. Whitman played a small role in the discovery, thanks to Assistant Professor of Physics Greg Vaughn-Ogin, one of more than 1,000 scientists involved with LIGO gravitational wave detectors and the organizer of the press conference viewing party.
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Tour Frenchtown with local historianOctober 13, 2017 Ever wonder what Walla Walla was like in the 19th century? To celebrate International Archaeology Day, local historian Sam Pambrun will lead a tour of Frenchtown Historic Site to connect participants with the region’s storied past.
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The Forgotten EmotionDoes Professor Thomas Armstrong’s research into the psychology of disgust hold the key to more effective treatments for anxiety disorders?
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Visiting scholar on avian influenza and post-9/11 biosecurityOctober 12, 2017 When outbreaks of the H5N1 avian influenza virus struck in Indonesia and other Asian countries, the United States intervened quickly, contributing millions of dollars to bird flu initiatives in the hopes of preventing a global pandemic. Professor of Anthropology Celia Lowe will discuss why the H5N1 virus’s appearance in Southeast Asia was treated as a major medical issue and how U.S. approaches to its treatment relate to post-9/11 anxieties about international biosecurity.
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Video: Kaitie Dong '18 interns at Refugee Women's AllianceOctober 12, 2017 Whitman College politics major Kaitie Dong '18 translated her passion for politics into working with underrepresented populations while interning at the Refugee Women's Alliance in Seattle.
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Physician and Renaissance man Gar LaSalle to speak on what makes a good doctorOctober 11, 2017 What makes a “good doctor?” It depends on whom you ask, according to physician, filmmaker, novelist and educator Gar LaSalle, who will deliver the 7th annual James McClellan Lecture on Humanity in Clinical Care on Oct. 14.
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Don’t overlook Africa’s involvement in World War I, explains visiting scholarOctober 10, 2017 Studying the history of nations worldwide proves as valuable as studying the history of one’s home country, according to University of Calgary Professor of History Tim Stapleton, a specialist in African war and society.
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Whitman Advances More Than 20 Faculty MembersTwenty-three faculty members spanning 19 of the college’s departments and programs received promotion to full professor, tenure and contract renewal, effective the beginning of the 2017-18 academic year, announced Whitman’s Provost and Dean of the Faculty Alzada Tipton.
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Reunion Weekend strengthens alumni connectionsOctober 9, 2017 "Whitman continues to have a special place in my heart and I loved the idea of helping us gather all together again,” said co-chair for her class’s reunion and first-time reunion attendee Geni Venable ’12, one of around 750 alumni and guests planning to attend this weekend’s celebrations for Whittie graduates ranging from the class of 1952 to Venable’s 2012 cohort and beyond.
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Video: Matthias Argenyi '18 on interning at Goldman SachsOctober 5, 2017 Economics and mathematics major Matthias Argenyi '18 channels his interest in wealth management at his Goldman Sachs internship in Seattle.
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Whitman hails installation by acclaimed artist Jim DineOctober 5, 2017 Whitman is playing host to works by pop artist Jim Dine, whose pieces are part of public collections at the Tate Modern, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Smithsonian, among other galleries in the U.S. and abroad.
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Viscous ElixirA poem commissioned for "Whitman Magazine" by Katrina Roberts, Mina Schwabacher Professor of English/Creative Writing and Humanities.
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Whitman professor involved in Nobel Prize-winning research
October 3, 2017 Assistant Professor of Physics Greg Vaughn-Ogin cheered when the recipients of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics were announced earlier today. With good reason. He is one of more than 1,000 scientists, engineers and researchers involved with the trailblazing work of new Nobel Laureates Barry C. Barish, Kip S. Thorne and Rainer Weiss and the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration.
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Gilman Scholarships support Whitties studying abroadOctober 2, 2017 Three Whitman juniors are expanding their horizons this semester through study abroad opportunities funded by the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program.
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Whitman wins Chamber of Commerce $mart Business Partner AwardSeptember 29, 2017 Campus Sustainability Coordinator Brandon Bishop called the milestone “the culmination of years of effort by our faculty, staff and students” to improve Whitman’s resource management, greenhouse gas offsets and reduction of its global and regional ecological footprint.
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