Whitman Stories

Drawing on her research on the subject, Pahlke cautions white parents that even very young children often display racial bias, and provides a framework for teaching anti-racist at every developmental stage, from toddlers to teens.

Whitman College art major Peter Leyden didn't have a studio to return to after spring break so he found a new space, and optimistic outlook to these unexpected changes, while he worked to complete his senior thesis.

Pahlke points out the dangers of colorblind socialization and argues that white parents who want to raise anti-racist kids should not remain silent on the subject of race.

Admitted students had the opportunity to take a one-credit course called "A Liberal Arts Approach to the Study of a Global Pandemic," a collaboration between 21 Whitman professors. Many of the talks are now available to the public.

Santana-Acuña discusses the continuing resonance of Gabriel García Márquez's classic to readers around the world with Emilio San Pedro of the BBC World Service.

Ingerwerson, an art and film & media studies major, found a unique and artistic way of marking her four years at Whitman, as relayed to journalist, historian, and University of St Andrews professor Jerry DeGroot '77.

Each spring, Whitman College’s Science Outreach program visits more than 40 classrooms around the Walla Walla Valley, bringing science education to hundreds of students. Science Outreach isn’t able to bring its hands-on lessons to schools this spring, but coordinator Heidi Chapin is trying to do one better: She’s bringing them straight into the home.

Members of the Class of 2020 shared messages of gratitude and excitement — and took a moment to be a little bit silly — during Whitman College’s 134th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 24, 2020. 

The college will host its first-ever virtual graduation ceremony this Sunday, May 24, at 11 a.m. to honor more than 400 Whitman seniors. Anyone who would like to tune in and toast their success is invited to join the online event.

Whenever Annaliese Baker teaches costume construction in the Whitman College theater department, she rents a van and takes the whole class to JoAnn Fabric, where the students get to pick out material for their final project. But this spring, Baker was faced with the challenge of moving the entire course online over spring break in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Working quickly behind the scenes to bring relief during the COVID-19 pandemic is the Associated Students of Whitman College (ASWC). When Murray announced March 12 that the college would move to online learning after returning from spring break, ASWC President Isaiah Banta ’20 called two emergency meetings of student leaders from across campus to begin brainstorming what needs students might have — and how ASWC could fill them.

Whitman College is creating a virtual event for its 134th Commencement Ceremony. The event will include remarks from President Kathleen Murray, Board of Trustees Chair Nancy Serrurier, class speaker Maude Lustig ’20 and Katie Krummeck '03, as well as the traditional reading of names by Provost Alzada Tipton, and short video clips and photos provided by the graduates themselves.