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When Giving Back Just Makes SenseDecember 20, 2022 Wendy Sanger McGuire ’77 lives a life of adventure and meaning—and when she did retirement planning, she thought of her alma mater, Whitman College.
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Whitman College Senior Receives Competitive Chemistry AwardDecember 5, 2022 Chemistry major Kathryn Woodburn ’23 presented her research on a national stagethanks to her hard work and an award from the American Chemical Society.
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Art Brings Us TogetherNovember 30, 2022 Art creates a beautiful opportunity for us to express and share our ideas and better connect with the world around us.
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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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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold '06 Reflects on Secretary of State Races in Midterms
November 12, 2022 Griswold chairs the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State. “We really believe, and continue to believe, that these races have a tremendous effect on whether this country will continue to have a vibrant democracy,” she said. “Or be able to have one at all.”
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Visiting Writers Reading Series Connects Students to Acclaimed AuthorsNovember 10, 2022 Since 1998, Whitman College has welcomed more than 200 authors through the Visiting Writers Reading Series (VWRS). The 2022-23 season continues this legacy, presenting writers from multiple genres and backgrounds, from established masters of their craft to fresh voices breaking onto the literary scene.
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Whitman College to Install FieldTurf Field for Lacrosse and SoccerNovember 9, 2022 Whitman College intercollegiate soccer and lacrosse teams will train and compete year-round on a new FieldTurf synthetic field starting in the fall 2023 season.
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Patrick Page '85 Stars in Musical Comedy Film Spirited With Will Farrell
November 7, 2022 Page plays Jacob Marley in a new musical version of Charles Dickens' holiday story about a miserly misanthrope who's taken on a magical journey, in theatres this weekend.
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Youth Activists Lead Conversation in Climate Speaker SeriesNovember 4, 2022 Students host an inaugural youth climate activists speaker series at Whitman to encourage climate action and activism on local, national and global levels.
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9 Whitman Faculty Promoted in 2022November 1, 2022 Whitman recognizes the outstanding work of each member of the faculty–dedicated teacher-scholars who are experts in their fields. This academic year, a handful of Whitman faculty members received promotions that reflect their contributions to their departments and the Whitman College community.
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Associate Professor of Psychology Pavel Blagov Sheds Light On Halloween Costumes
October 29, 2022 "One might speculate, based on theory as opposed to research, that people who see themselves as especially creative and original will try to convey that to others through their choice or design of costumes."
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Mariners Owner John Stanton '77 Brings Baseball Buzz Back to Seattle
October 15, 2022 The Mariners broke the longest active playoff drought in sports this year, hosting their first playoff game in 21 years at T-Mobile Park. “It’s really John’s leadership that made this possible,” said Jeff Raikes, a former Microsoft exec and minority owner of the team.
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Author Laura Krantz '00 Balances Curiosity and Exploration in Children's Book About Bigfoot
October 14, 2022 Her new book for pre-teen readers, The Search for Sasquatch, explores Bigfoot through a scientific lens.
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Dean of Students Kazi Joshua Named to Governor’s Clemency and Pardons BoardOctober 13, 2022 Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Kazi Joshua has been appointed to a four-year term on the Washington State Clemency and Pardons Board.
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Latinx Alums Work to Better Their CommunitiesOctober 12, 2022 This Hispanic Heritage Month, we are honored to spotlight a small number of the many alumni whose Hispanic heritage has contributed to their success and to stronger and more inclusive communities. Read the advice these alums are sharing and learn about their success.
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Sociology Professor Michelle Janning Mulls Emotional Infidelity in Modern Relationships
October 6, 2022 "Partners want clarity and parameters, but they want to decide these for themselves, more than ever before,” she explains.
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Assistant Professor of Politics Andrea Sempértegui Explores Ecuador's Historic Strike
October 5, 2022 The essay looks at how an Indigenous-led general strike wove together anti-neoliberal and anti-extractive demands, and articulated a broad grassroots coalition of Indigenous, rural and urban movements. It also offers a brief history of Ecuador's Indigenous movement and its political leadership.
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Whitman Debate Team Celebrates Historic Victory at Rice UniversityOctober 4, 2022 The Whitman College Debate and Forensics team took the top three places in the Rice University Classic in Houston, Texas in September 2022. All three Whitman parliamentary pairs teams advanced to the quarterfinals and finished in the top three positions, making it a triple close-out, a first in Whitman debate history.
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Hip Hop Scholars Visit Whitman For Third Space SeriesSeptember 28, 2022 Thanks to support from the Johnston-Fix Foundation, Whitman has brought in scholars, artists, writers and thought leaders whose work helps advance inclusive excellence and where values of cultural humility, cultural wealth and cultural pluralism are embraced.
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President Bolton Introduces Herself to Walla Walla
September 25, 2022 In this special guest column for the local newspaper, President Sarah Bolton reflects on her arrival at Whitman and the college's many enduring connections to the Walla Walla community.
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