Whitman Stories
October 10, 2025
New Endowment Will Fuel ‘Life-Changing Experiences’ for Whitman Students
A generous gift from Greg and Nancy Serrurier (Parents ’11) supports a new program at Whitman College focused on expanding immersive learning opportunities to all Whitman students.
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October 9, 2025
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Juntos Somos Más
At the heart of Whitman College's Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 to Oct. 15) celebrations are student-led initiatives that create spaces for cultural connection and pride. Read how we've been marking the month and how Whitman celebrates our Hispanic community year-round.
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October 3, 2025
On the Docket: Being Human With Attorney Noah Stern ’16
As a legal clerk to a Ninth Circuit Judge, Noah Stern ’16 puts his empathy, reason and curiosity to work every day, helping to craft opinions, summarize arguments and explain the reasoning behind judicial decisions.
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September 29, 2025
Welcome to Campus: Meet Whitman’s New Faculty Fellows
This year’s Faculty Fellows bring unique perspectives on Anthropology, French, Physics and Theater to Whitman’s classrooms and community. Meet Nicole Cox, Mylan Gray, Zarif Rahman and Emma Rossby.
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September 26, 2025
Whitman Wheels: Campus Carsharing Program Starts Its Engines
Whitman College has partnered with Sway Mobility to launch a new carsharing program on campus—Whitman Wheels—available to all current Whitman students, faculty and staff.
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September 24, 2025
Whitman Students Lead the State in College Voting Challenge
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs visited campus last week to recognize Whitman College for achieving the highest student voter turnout in Washington state in the 2024 election cycle, thanks to efforts made by the Whitman Votes club.
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September 22, 2025
Whitman To Welcome New Interfaith Chaplain
Whitman College is pleased to introduce the rev. seigen johnson, who will join campus as the next Interfaith Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life later this month.
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September 19, 2025
Whittie Writer & Cartoonist Explores Modern Kinship in New Book
Artist/author Sophie Lucido Johnson ’08 says it’s time to reconnect with a powerful resource in our lives: each other. Her new book, “Kin: The Future of Family,” explores how leveling up from friendship to kinship can help us build deeper and more meaningful relationships.
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September 17, 2025
Student-Faculty Research at Whitman Explores Unanswered Questions
This summer, more than 100 Whitman College students participated in student-faculty research collaborations on and off campus—a tradition that has been growing and expanding for nearly 30 years.
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September 15, 2025
PBS Spotlights Work of Professor of Art, Emerita, Keiko Hara
Cascade PBS recently visited the Walla Walla studio of Whitman College Professor of Art, Emerita, Keiko Hara to explore the artist’s vivid large-scale works inspired by natural landscapes. (Photo by Art by Northwest/Cascade PBS.)
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September 12, 2025
A Study in Sound: Exploring the Sonic World at Whitman
How does the setting of a performance change a piece of music? What does community sound like? Are there better ways to engage with life’s soundtrack? These are some of the questions Whitman College faculty and students are asking as they explore how sound transforms our understanding of the world.
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September 11, 2025
Davis Family Endows Scholarship To Support the Study of Humanities
A scholarship endowed by Whitman College Board of Trustees Chair Joe Davis ’80, spouse Sarah (Nordholm) Davis ’80, son Andrew Davis ’18 and daughter-in-law Katie (Duncan) Davis ’23, reflects their belief in the value of the humanities in today’s changing workforce.
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