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Undergraduate Conference Showcases Student Research OnlineJune 12, 2020 Typically the Undergraduate Conference is a day of in-person presentations and poster sessions, where classes are canceled and the Whitman community interacts with student research. But when the college moved to online learning this spring in response to COVID-19, Keith Raether knew the conference format needed to change, too.
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Faculty Kathryn Frank Brings Passion for Inclusivity and Representation to Study of ComicsJune 11, 2020 Comics aren’t just something Kathryn Frank enjoys reading in her free time. The newest faculty member in Whitman College’s Department of Film and Media Studies is a comics and new media forms specialist.
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Neuroscientist Nancy Day '05 Brings Research on Language Development in Birds to Psychology DepartmentJune 11, 2020 Inside Maxey Hall’s newly constructed Avian Communication Lab, Assistant Professor Nancy Day ’05 is fitting songbirds with tiny headphones.
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Associate Professor of Psychology Pavel Blagov Finds Personality Traits Predict Social Distancing Behavior
June 7, 2020 In a new peer-reviewed study, Blagov found that psychopathic traits were linked to non-compliance with social distancing guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Associate Professor of Psychology Erin Pahlke Offers Tips for Teaching Anti-Racism at Every Age
June 5, 2020 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.
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Art Seniors Draw Inspiration from COVID-19 for Thesis ProjectsJune 1, 2020 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.
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Associate Professor of Psychology Erin Pahlke on How White Parents Can Raise Anti-Racist Kids
June 1, 2020 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.
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Whitman College Faculty Create COVID-19 Lecture Series
June 1, 2020 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.
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Assistant Professor of Sociology Alvaro Santana-Acuña Reflects on One Hundred Years of Solitude Anniversary
May 30, 2020 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.
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Ellen Ingwerson '20 Shares Graduation on the Road Photo Essay
May 28, 2020 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.
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Do Try This at Home: Simple Science Experiments for Kids from Whitman College
May 27, 2020 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.
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Whitman Class of 2020 Celebrates With Unique Commencement CeremonyMay 24, 2020 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.
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Whitman College Welcomes Viewers to Virtual CommencementMay 22, 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.
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Bomber Jacket Serves as Memento, Final Project for Costuming ClassMay 21, 2020 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.
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Senior Class Banner Designer Wants to Bring Benefits of Art Therapy to OthersMay 21, 2020 Graduating senior Eliza Wyckoff was able to explore her passion for art by creating the Class of 2020 banner for Commencement.
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Student Government Steps Up in Big Ways to Help PeersMay 20, 2020 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.
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Educational Designer Katie Krummeck ’03 Creates Innovative Commencement AddressMay 20, 2020 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.
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Virtual Internships Help Students Stay Connected to Walla WallaMay 19, 2020 Sociology major Maraena Allen-Lewis ’20 and psychology major Sara Federman ’20 are both continuing to work for the benefit of the Walla Walla community, even from a distance. Federman is serving as the director’s intern for the Walla Walla County Department of Community Health, thanks to funding from the Whitman Internship Grant. Lewis has a yearlong Community Fellowship with United Way of the Blue Mountains.
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Senior Commencement Speaker Wants to Leave Classmates with a LaughMay 19, 2020 For Whitman College’s Class of 2020, the stress and sorrow of the COVID-19 pandemic has been no laughing matter. The last few weeks of their senior year happened online. Many of them moved out of their residence halls or off-campus houses, not even getting a chance to say a proper goodbye to the friends they’ve made over the past four years.
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Jessica Luong '20 Reflects on Community Fellowship and Impact of COVID-19May 16, 2020 For the 2019-2020 academic year, Jessica Luong ’20, a sociology major from Honolulu, Hawaii, worked as the Healthy Eating, Active Living fellow at the city’s Department of Community Health. During the first half of the fellowship, she worked with children in area schools and introduced them to locally grown produce.
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