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Singing Whitman’s praises—literally and perenniallyApril 28, 2017 Approximately 140 singers from nine groups—from the all-female a cappella Sirens of Swank to the all-male counterparts the Testostertones—serenaded more than 300 ensemble fans in Cordiner Hall.
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Pair of Whitman students wins Presidents’ Leadership AwardsApril 27, 2017 Politics major Kaitie Dong ’18 and sociology major Cassandra Otero ’18 are the first Whitties to earn the honor.
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Former White House correspondent speaks; five students win journalism awardsApril 25, 2017 Ingwerson helped President Kathleen Murray present the awards to students who submitted work published in The Wire, the weekly student-run newspaper, in the last year.
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Whitman holdeth faire anewApril 24, 2017 Fans of merry olde England dueled with foam swords last Saturday at the 48th Annual Whitman College Renaissance Faire.
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Whitman holds community forumsApril 24, 2017 Whitman College continued its commitment to its neighbors by cohosting a series of weekend community forums in mid-April at the Walla Walla Public Library.
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What rubbish!April 21, 2017 In a new event called Mt. Trashmore, students, faculty and staff volunteers sorted through a heap of garbage intentionally dumped on Cordiner Lawn to highlight what materials could be diverted from the city landfill and what could be recycled.
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Whitman lauds latest batch of Fulbright recipientsApril 19, 2017 Five Whitman seniors and recent graduates have been accepted into the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, with two others selected as alternates.
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Student scholarship, creativity shine at Undergraduate ConferenceApril 12, 2017 Whitman students became the teachers and the entire campus their classroom as the college canceled its regularly scheduled courses in favor of a full day of moderated lectures, poster presentations, musical performances and special exhibitions.
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Beyoncé proves irreplaceable, visiting scholar arguesApril 12, 2017 Why listen to Beyoncé? Nikki Lane, an interdisciplinary researcher and educator who explores connections between popular culture and race, gender, class and sexuality, answers that question and others about the Grammy Award-winning singer on April 17.
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College mourns R. R. "Pete" Reid–aka "Mr. Whitman"April 10, 2017 Reid, 93, died from complications of cancer last Sunday at Washington Odd Fellows Home on Boyer Avenue, directly across the street from the house in which he and his wife, Hedda Jorgenson Reid '49, who survives him, raised their family.
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More Whitman faculty members receive Murdock grantsApril 10, 2017 Assistant Professor of Chemistry Nate Boland and Assistant Professor of Physics Greg Ogin are the latest Whitman recipients of grants from the Murdock Trust College Research Program for Natural Sciences.
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Why some people talk about 1984 without having read itWhatever is behind the increase in sales, the fact is, most new buyers won’t ever read the dystopian novel. But that won’t stop them from talking about it.
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Zane MacPhee '15 talks about his journey from intern to employee
April 7, 2017 Alumnus offers advice on making the most of internships
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Undergraduate Conference spotlights array of academicsApril 6, 2017 More than 160 students are slated to participate during the daylong event on April 11.
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Whitman remembers historic civil rights marchApril 5, 2017 In 1965, Whitman College student Bruce Jones helped organize a solitary march in Walla Walla for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the thousands of nonviolent demonstrators who, over five days and 54 miles, walked from Selma, Alabama, to the state capitol of Montgomery to register black voters in the South.
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Object LessonsThe wide variety of objects in the collections at the Maxey Museum and Whitman College and Northwest Archives serve as motivational prompts for students, thanks to professors who incorporate them into their curricula.
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Whitman College announces novel for Summer Read ProgramMarch 31, 2017 Whitman College has chosen “Make Your Home Among Strangers,” an award-winning novel by Jennine Capo Crucet, for the 2017 Summer Read Program
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Whitman makes a difference, says Princeton ReviewMarch 31, 2017 With more than 70 percent of students involved in community service each year, Whitties make a difference. And The Princeton Review noticed, rating Whitman College 18th on its list of top 25 “Impact Schools” for 2017.
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Leaps & BoundsWhitman basketball team members Tim Howell '18 and Alysse Ketner '17 lead their teams to Northwest Conference titles.
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Advice from revenge porn lawyer Carrie GoldbergMarch 29, 2017 A pioneer in the field of sexual privacy, New York attorney Carrie Goldberg came to campus in April to discuss her work defending victims of non-consensual pornography, or revenge porn, the cyber civil rights initiative and the links between revenge porn and domestic violence.
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