2017
February 27, 2017
Visiting historian on the “New World Border”
Chair of the Department of History at Colorado College Douglas Monroy came to Whitman in February to deliver the Mary L. Bierman Lecture on the History of the American West.
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February 26, 2017
Whitman students featured for their work teaching civil rights in local schools
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February 24, 2017
Whitman toasts Ashley Trout ’03, winemaker for Academy Awards attendees
Local winemaker Ashley Trout ’03 will pour for the rich and famous this weekend at a pre-Oscars party at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.
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February 24, 2017
Power & Privilege Symposium sparks campuswide conversation
A Whitman tradition now in its fifth year, the student-organized symposium's theme this year was "Empower."
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February 24, 2017
Whitman College appoints new Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Whitman College President Kathleen Murray today announced the appointment of Daren Mooko as the college's new vice president for student affairs and dean of students. Mooko, who is currently associate dean and Title IX coordinator at Pomona College, will take on this role before the beginning of the 2017-2018 academic year.
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February 23, 2017
Whitman Teaches the Movement builds on its momentum
Fourth-grade students learned about Dominican-American author Julia Alvarez and interviewed each other about how to deal with bullying and discrimination.
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February 21, 2017
Whitman offers new computer science major
Whitman College students can major in computer science, as of the 2017-18 academic year.
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February 15, 2017
Almost nobody tops Whitman, says BestColleges.com
Whitman ranks second in the state of Washington for higher education, according to BestColleges.com.
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February 15, 2017
She’s so glad they had this time together: Whittie plays key role in Carol Burnett’s Grammy Award
Aaron Blank ’01 helped legendary actress Carol Burnett earn a 2017 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for "In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox." The Whittie served as producer and director of the behind-the-scenes account of her acclaimed weekly TV variety series, The Carol Burnett Show," which ran on CBS from 1967 to 1978.
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February 10, 2017
Agender model and activist visits campus
Her talk was titled “Rain Dove: Redefining Gender” and explored her experiences as a former firefighter now navigating the fashion world.
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February 7, 2017
Whitman named to Top 10 Most Beautiful Colleges in the Pacific Northwest
Whitman ranks among the Top 10 Most Beautiful Colleges in the Pacific Northwest, according to Great College Deals.
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February 6, 2017
Ruling by federal judge Jim Robart ’69 makes national headlines
Federal judge James L. “Jim” Robart ’69 made headlines last weekend with a ruling that temporarily put a halt to President Donald Trump's executive order banning citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States. Robart is a trustee emeritus and former chair of Whitman College’s Board of Trustees.
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