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Whitman again named Fulbright top producer
February 18, 2018 Whitman is included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2017-2018 Fulbright students recently announced by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the country's largest foreign exchange fellowship program.
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Video: Emma Lungren '19 on Fred Hutch summer internshipFebruary 15, 2018 Emma Lungren '19, a biology major, conducted research at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
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Lee Mills '09 to feature in League of American Orchestras national conductor preview
February 15, 2018 The music major is one of six highly skilled conductors selected to participate in the League of American Orchestras 2018 Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview next month at Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The two-day showcase is one of the most prestigious pathways for new talent.
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Tom Johnston '85 tends Olympic slopes in PyeongChang
February 12, 2018 An English major at Whitman, Wyoming rancher Tom Johnston '85 is an expert on skiing racecourses, including the tracks for the Winter Olympics' downhill and Super G competitions. Tasked with building and maintaining the snow surface for the world's most elite athletes, he has made seven trips to South Korea over the past two years to inspect and shape the terrain.
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Brenda Rufener '95 publishes debut novel
February 11, 2018 Technical writer turned novelist Brenda Rufener '95, an English major at Whitman, tells the tale of a homeless high schooler named Linden in Where I Live (HarperTeen 2018). Rufener lives in North Carolina with her family and is an advocate for homeless youth.
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Women leaders in the workplace to offer insightsFebruary 8, 2018 Women leaders in the workplace to offer insights
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Tehani Louis-Perkins '18 featured on Roadtrip Nation
February 5, 2018 The biology-environmental studies major joined two other students from her home state of Hawaii on a journey across the islands, interviewing leaders from all walks of life in search of wisdom and guidance. The four-part series aired in January.
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Mackenzie Gerringer '12 reports on world's deepest-dwelling fish
February 1, 2018 The biology major and University of Washington postdoctoral researcher was part of an international scientific expedition with Carl E. Peterson Endowed Chair of Sciences Paul Yancey that identified a new species of hadal snailfish in the Mariana Trench in 2014.
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Jim Fuller '08 on taking the pulse of planets and stars
January 24, 2018 Physics-astronomy major Jim Fuller '08 is a new faculty member at Caltech. As assistant professor of theoretical astrophysics, he studies vibrating cosmic spheres, such as stars with "heartbeats," and the gas giant Saturn, whose pulsations propagate through its rings.
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Tech icon Jonathan Sposato '89 urges inclusive workplaceJanuary 22, 2018 Serial entrepreneur and startup investor Jonathan Sposato '89 advocates for more collaboration between men and women in the workplace his new book, Better Together: 8 Ways Working with Women Leads to Extraordinary Products & Profits, published by Wiley late last year.
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Journalist and author John Markoff '71 cited on automation
January 20, 2018 Tech expert John Markoff '71 says in his 2015 book "Machines of Loving Grace: The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots" that fears of automation have been a cyclical phenomenon for more than 70 years, as have the excessive, near-religious promises for the transformative powers of new technologies.
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Princeton Review touts Whitman as college that pays you backJanuary 19, 2018 The Princeton Review has again recognized Whitman as one of the country’s best colleges for students seeking a superb education, affordability and good career prospects.
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Ashifi Gogo '05 to give 2018 Commencement addressJanuary 17, 2018 Acclaimed social entrepreneur Ashifi Gogo '05, CEO of Sproxil, a global consumer protection company praised by former President Bill Clinton, will return to campus this spring as the 2018 Whitman College Commencement speaker.
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Attorney Ian Warner '07 shines in public policy sphere
January 17, 2018 Politics major and lawyer Ian Warner '07 is using his liberal arts skills to influence Seattle public policy on issues such as homelessness and police reform that could have implications for years to come.
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Whitman student interviewed about Men Making Meals
January 17, 2018 Sociology major Katy Woodall '18 coordinates a program that pairs college students with elderly men in need of cooking lessons. Studies show older men who don't cook for themselves are at a higher risk of social, psychological and physical challenges.
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Video: Suzanna Officer ’19 on JISAO summer internshipJanuary 16, 2018 Suzanna Officer '19, utilized one of her majors, mathematics, and her chemistry minor as a summer intern at the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean in Seattle.
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Ashifi Gogo '05 explores rise of CEO activism
January 16, 2018 Ashifi Gogo '05, CEO of Sproxil, asks: "Can social entrepreneurs' experience help guide mainstream CEOs to achieve more positive outcomes for their cause?"
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John Cunnison '95 named vice president, chief investment officer at Baker Boyer Bank
January 16, 2018 Cunnsion joined Baker Boyer Bank in 2006 and has held roles with its business banking and investment management and trust services. A politics major at Whitman, he also has a degree from the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego. He previously served as a senior consultant in Ernst & Young's customs and international trade practice.
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Whitman graduate reshapes Alaska politics
January 12, 2018 Political consultant John-Henry Heckendorn '12, who started his career with a House campaign in Alaska, founded the Ship Creek Group and now runs strategy for Governor Bill Walker, an independent who won after the Democratic candidate agreed to run as his lieutenant governor.
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Whitman student reflects on Nike internshipJanuary 11, 2018 Sarah Holloway ’20, an economics and politics double major, spent 13 weeks this past summer interning at Nike.
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