Whitman Stories
March 6, 2024
New Place to Call Home: Investing in a Major Addition to Campus
Thanks to gifts to Upward Together, construction is officially underway on a new residential village that will change the way students live and learn at Whitman College. Set to open in August 2025, the apartment-style living community will be home to more than 200 students—in three new residence halls designed specifically for juniors and seniors.
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March 5, 2024
Whitman Orchestra Heads to Portland
As part of two joint performances with Carthage College from Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Whitman Orchestra will perform in Chism Hall on March 8 and at Portland State University on March 9. Both performances explore the composers’ relationships with their homelands and are free and open to the public.
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March 4, 2024
Homecoming for Award-Winning Authors: Three Alums Return for Whitman’s Visiting Writer Reading Series
Three Whitman College alums are being featured in the college’s 2023–2024 Visiting Writers Reading Series (VWRS).
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February 29, 2024
Sounds of the People & the PNW Superheroes Wrap Up P&P Week With Free Concert
For the second year in a row, the Power & Privilege Symposium brought Sounds of the People, who’s mission is to showcase Pacific Northwest talent and highlight black and brown voices. The concert was free and students and locals gathered to enjoy the show in the Reid Campus Center on Whitman’s campus.
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February 27, 2024
Whitman’s 2024 Power & Privilege Symposium Raises Diverse Voices and Invites Deep Discussion
On Feb. 22, 2024, classes were canceled at Whitman College so the campus community could attend Power & Privilege Symposium sessions—and more importantly, engage actively in the social justice topics at hand. Activist, community organizer and author Linda Sarsour delivered the keynote address.
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February 20, 2024
Whitman Blues Baseball Clubhouse Taking Shape at Borleske Stadium
When their 2024 seasons open, the Whitman Blues and Walla Walla Sweets will have a new home. The 3,300-square-foot clubhouse will feature a team locker room, a training room, team spaces and more! See how the clubhouse is coming together.
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February 20, 2024
Changing the World & Building Community Among Black Women Leaders
Whitman College alum and global leader Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg ’01 establishes Black Women in Executive Leadership, or B-WEL, an initiative to create a connected global community of Black women leaders.
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February 20, 2024
Student Researcher Finds The Joy of Discovery
Madeline Senter ’25 discovers how to channel their passions into their studies at Whitman College. As a double major in Gender Studies and French and Francophone Studies, Senter is involved in the Métis Family Photo Archive research project.
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February 20, 2024
Harnessing the Power of Data in the Sciences
Whitman College has a force in chemistry computing. Associate Professor of Chemistry Dalia Biswas is changing how science is taught and explored at Whitman—through her research and as part of an elite national faculty network. See how Biswas and Whitman are helping students and faculty harness the power of computational tools across disciplines to keep up with rapid changes in the sciences.
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February 20, 2024
Featured Video: Whittie Wisdom on Display
As part of the Upward Together launch weekend, President Sarah R. Bolton moderated a panel of inspiring alumni who spoke about “Finding Success and Purpose in a Changing World” in front of a large crowd, including many students, at Chism Recital Hall in Whitman’s Hall of Music.
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February 20, 2024
Truman Scholarship Opens Door to a Life of Service
Meet three Whitman College alums who received the prestigious Truman Scholarship, which supports graduate studies in public service. More than a decade later, the skills and values they learned as Truman Scholars and at Whitman still shape their unique careers.
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February 20, 2024
3 Things To Know About Whitman Connect
Whitman Connect is an exclusive virtual platform for the Whitman community to mentor students and recent graduates, sharing experiences and professional guidance.
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