Whitman Stories

Writer and podcast host John Moe ’90 and his daughter, Kate, a first-year student, bond over all things Whitman College.

The Student Engagement Center’s New Name Reflects an Ongoing Mission.

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.

After more than two decades of teaching other subjects, Walla Walla High School pottery teacher Genie Huntemann has found her dream job.

The rare discovery of a sword dating to the Middle Ages in the Mediterranean Sea has experts from around the world weighing in on its provenance. Cotts shed light on the time period during which the weapon was lost: the Third Crusade, when Philip II of France, Richard I of England and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I tried and failed to retake Jerusalem from Saladin, who had conquered the city in 1187.

The rare discovery of a sword dating to the Middle Ages in the Mediterranean Sea has experts from around the world weighing in on its provenance. Cotts shed light on the tumultuous time period during which the weapon was lost: the Third Crusade (1189–1192), when Philip II of France, Richard I of England and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, exhorted by Pope Gregory VIII, tried and failed to retake Jerusalem from Saladin, who ruled an area covering modern Egypt, Syria and Iraq and had captured the city in 1187.

The chair of Whitman’s politics department talks about Race, Violence and Health in Inside Higher Education.

The Sept. 24, 2021 William O. Douglas Centennial Conference reflects on the Supreme Court Justice’s environmental and civil rights legacies.

A message from President Kathleen Murray.

Displays of taxidermy animals, skeletons and jars of preserved reptiles are more than decoration in Whitman College’s “CVA Lab.”

Changemaker, local activist and Whitman College senior Salma Anguiano puts her community first.

Meet industrious Whitties who are pairing their liberal arts education with fine wine