Whitman Stories
May 20, 2022
Looking Forward to Whitman’s 136th Commencement
After years of restricted commencement ceremonies due to the COVID-19 pandemic, family and friends are invited to watch their favorite graduates walk across the stage at Whitman College’s 136th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22, 2022.
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May 19, 2022
Two Whitties Receive the President’s Student Civic Leadership Award
Two members of Whitman's class of 2023 are the recipients of the 2021-2022 President’s Student Civic Leadership Award, which recognizes outstanding student leaders in Washington state for their work in civic engagement and social entrepreneurship.
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May 17, 2022
Sylvia Adome ’22 Awarded Prestigious Watson Fellowship
The Whitman College theater and economics major will spend a year traveling to seven countries to learn about African artists in the diaspora as a recipient of the Thomas J. Watson fellowship.
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May 16, 2022
Message from the President
A message from Whitman College President Kathy Murray.
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May 16, 2022
Digging Into Everyday Life
Whitman College Professor of Sociology Michelle Janning finds meaning in the material and mundane.
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May 16, 2022
Spaces: Fouts Senior Studios
Take a peek inside the studios where Whitman College art majors create their senior thesis projects.
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May 16, 2022
Fighting for What’s Right
For Whitman College junior Súeli Gwiazdowski, civil rights are not up for debate.
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May 16, 2022
Ingenious Collaboration
Tech entrepreneur Jim Edmunds ’78 launches a program to benefit the Walla Walla business community—with help from a team of Whitman interns.
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May 16, 2022
Women in Blue
Learn about the history of women’s athletics at Whitman College.
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May 16, 2022
Small Towns, Big Hope
HB Lozito ’06 says their liberal arts education helps them lead the way for rural queer communities.
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May 16, 2022
Alums Urge Action on Climate
Jaimes Valdez ’03 and Juliana Williams ’07 share local strategies for addressing global challenges
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May 16, 2022
Whitties Around the World
After a pandemic-provoked hiatus, the Off-Campus Studies program resumed in Fall 2021. Read about some students’ far-flung adventures.
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