2013
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September 12, 2013
I Want to Ride my Bicycle
First-year student Colin McCarthy ’17 hopped on his Novara Divano 6061 bicycle, and pedaled 180 miles from Spokane, Wash., to Walla Walla.
September 10, 2013
Whitman rises two spots in U.S. News and World Report rankings
U.S. News and World Report gives Whitman College an overall ranking of 41 among the nation’s liberal arts colleges, up two spots from last year.
September 9, 2013
Professor Heidi Dobson interviewed on Swedish television about declining bee population
While a postdoctoral researcher in 1986, Professor of Biology Dobson studied the chemical and behavioral ecology of bee-flower interactions involving several local solitary bee species on the island of Öland
September 6, 2013
Alumna named executive director for international car race
Megan Leatham ’06 was recently named the executive director for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the second oldest motor sports race in the nation.
September 3, 2013
The 2013-14 Academic Year Opens with Convocation Ceremony
First-year students, their families and new faculty members gathered in Cordiner Hall last Friday, Aug. 30 for the opening of the 2013-14 academic year.
September 3, 2013
Whitman in the top 20 contributors to Teach For America
For the fourth consecutive year, Whitman is one of the top 20 small colleges contributing graduating seniors to Teach For America.
August 29, 2013
Move in Day
Sarah Finger ’17 is one of 414 students in the Class of 2017 who are moving into dorms, unpacking boxes and setting up their new lives at Whitman College.
August 28, 2013
SCORE program brings first years into the Whitman and Walla Walla communities
Whitman College’s Student Engagement Center kicked off its fifth SCORE (Summer Community OutReach Excursion) program last week, and more than 30 first-year students opted to join the program.
August 26, 2013
Bloomquist work displayed at Brasserie Four
Art professor Charly Bloomquist displays a selection of his work at Brasserie Four.
August 26, 2013
Washington Monthly names Whitman as a top liberal arts college
Whitman is the 19th best liberal arts college in the country.