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Whitman College Announces Dr. Sarah Bolton as 15th PresidentJanuary 11, 2022 Bolton, a physicist and the current president of The College of Wooster in Ohio, will assume the role in July 2022.
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Whitman Again Lauded for Early Financial Aid Guarantee
January 7, 2022 Ron Lieber once again singled out Whitman for praise in his popular "Your Money" column, citing the school's unique program for "counseling individual families that want an early read on what kind of merit aid their applications might get."
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Whitties Helping Whitties: A Great Return on InvestmentDecember 16, 2021 Connecting at a Whitman College event paid off for Michelle Mathieu ’92 and Sam Geschickter ’20.
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Celebrating 2021 Faculty PromotionsDecember 16, 2021 Congratulations to the faculty members who received promotions this year.
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Salma Anguiano ’22 and Daniel Charlton ’18 Named Schwarzman ScholarsDecember 6, 2021 Out of thousands of applicants from around the world, two Whitties have been awarded the prestigious scholarship.
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The Sweets—An Ultimate Whitman ExperienceUltimate Frisbee combines the nonstop nature of soccer with the high energy of basketball and passing skills of football. Whitman student-athletes gain more than skills while on the team.
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Jennifer Dilworth Northam ’91 to Succeed Nancy Mitchell as Director of Alumni RelationsNovember 29, 2021 Northam will take over the role following Mitchell's December 2021 retirement from 36 years of service to Whitman College.
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Sheehan Gallery’s “You Are Here” Investigates Place and IdentityNovember 28, 2021 The Whitman College exhibition showcases works by almost a dozen Indigenous artists.
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$1 Million Gift Invests in Science Technology of TomorrowNovember 22, 2021 A gift from Jeff and Liesl Wilke, parents of Taylor Wilke ’18 and Julia Wilke ’21, has funded the creation of the Wilke Family Computational Laboratory to bridge theoretical and experimental methods of study.
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The Serrurier Life After Whitman Endowment: A Gift for Future SuccessA $5 million gift from Nancy and Greg Serrurier, parents to Ben Serrurier ’11, will transform student career preparation at Whitman College.
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Why We Give: Alumni share what motivates them to support The Whitman FundAlumni share what it means to be a Whittie—and what motivates them to support The Whitman Fund and our talented students.
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Letter from President Kathleen M. Murray: Fulfilling Our PromiseA letter from Whitman College President Kathleen M. Murray.
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Freedom Songs 2021 Celebrates Diverse Voices From Around the GlobeNovember 18, 2021 A powerful evening of song, dance and spoken word from around the world was delivered to a remarkable turnout at Whitman College’s Cordiner Hall on Friday, Nov. 12.
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Playwright Lisa Battle ’07 Stages a Walla Walla PremierNovember 17, 2021 A chance reconnection between Whitman College alum and playwright Lisa Battle ’07 and her former theater professor and director Nancy Simon ’63 leads to the live premier of “The Comfort to Come.”
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The Curtain Rises on Whitman PerformancesNovember 11, 2021 After an overlong intermission due to the pandemic, live music, dance and theater are back at Whitman College.
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President Murray Spells Out Advantages of Whitman's Early Financial Aid Guarantee
November 11, 2021 In an op-ed, President Kathleen Murray explains the benefits of Whitman's Early Financial Aid Guarantee and urges other colleges to adapt similar programs to provide prospective students and families a guaranteed preview of their financial aid package before they apply.
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President Murray Interviewed in The Business JournalsNovember 9, 2021 Whitman’s president Kathleen M. Murray discusses the college’s Early Financial Aid Guarantee and her upcoming retirement.
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Biology Professor Kate Jackson Mulls Evolution of Snake Fangs
November 8, 2021 The world hosts hundreds of wildly different venomous snake species, but somehow even distantly related species independently evolved specialized fangs with venom-carrying grooves—a longtime puzzle spurring new research. "I love seeing modern imaging technology and beautiful micro CT scans applied to a classic question," says Jackson, a trained herpetologist. She added that snakes may have developed venom-delivering teeth via other routes as well.
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Associate Professor of English Mary Raschko Directs Reimagined First Year Seminars
November 1, 2021 Mary Raschko, associate professor in the department of English, has been integral to the planning and development of the newly re-designed First Year Seminars (FYS) program on campus, in which she is serving as the first Director of the re-vamped curriculum.
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