Whitman Stories
May 6, 2024
Upward Together Hits Record-Breaking Milestone—Thanks to $5M Gift for Stegner Hall
A $5 million gift recognized by the naming of Stegner Hall lifted the Upward Together campaign to a total of $169 million—a record level of philanthropic support for a Whitman College campaign.
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May 3, 2024
Research Project Leads to Groundbreaking Photo Archives
Professor of French and Francophone Studies Sarah Hurlburt ’91 and student researcher Madeline Senter ’25 digitize and catalog nearly 2,000 photographers of Métis (“mixed race” in French) people of French and Indigenous descent taken in the mid-1800s through the mid-1900s.
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May 3, 2024
Whitman Celebrates Student Journalists and Embraces Storytelling from Below at 2024 Hosokawa Awards
Following the presentation of awards to seven student journalists for their work on The Whitman Wire, Vann R. Newkirk II, senior editor at The Atlantic, delivered the 2024 Hosokawa Journalism Lecture.
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May 1, 2024
Katherine Swisher ’20 Awarded Princeton in Latin America Fellowship
Katherine Swisher ’20 has been selected for the Princeton in Latin America Fellowship. She will travel to the Domincan Republic and spend a year with early childhood Montessori teachers developing curriculum and hosting professional development opportunities.
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April 29, 2024
Whitman Juniors Awarded Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Kaleo Toguchi-Tani ’25 and Eliza Daigle ’25 are the 14th and 15th Whitties to be awarded the Goldwater Scholarship since 1992. They will continue their research in the areas of astrophyics and epidemiology, respectively. The Goldwater Scholarship supports college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue careers in the natural sciences, math and engineering.
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April 26, 2024
Whitman Emphasizes Commitment to Preparing Engaged Citizens
In response to the urgent challenges currently facing American higher education and democracy, Sarah Bolton is taking action at both a campus-specific and a collective level to cultivate a more vibrant and diverse society marked by civil discourse and critical inquiry.
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April 23, 2024
Venerable Thubten Chodron Will Deliver Baccalaureate Keynote
Venerable Thubten Chodron, an American Buddhist teacher and monastic leader, will deliver the keynote address at the multi-faith Baccalaureate Ceremony as part of Whitman College's 2024 Commencement activities.
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April 19, 2024
Professor Pavel Blagov Nurtures Student Research in Whitman’s Personality Lab
Pavel Blagov, Professor of Psychology and Director of Whitman’s Personality Lab, mentors students as they make connections between memory and personality while making meaningful connections in the Whitman and Walla Walla communities.
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April 17, 2024
Sueli Gwiazdowski ’24 Named First Gaither Junior Fellow from Whitman College
Whitman College senior Sueli Gwiazdowski ’24 has been selected as a James C. Gaither Junior Fellow of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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April 15, 2024
Whitman Student Wins British Columbia Medal of Good Citizenship for Her Service to Ukrainian Refugees
Whitman College sophomore Talia Lorincz ’26 received the British Columbia Medal of Good Citizenship, the second highest award offered in the Canadian province, for her service to Ukrainian refugees. She started a free store in her basement to provide clothing and household items.
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April 11, 2024
Inaugural Salmon Film Festival: A Cultural Celebration
With a combination of film screenings, tribal speakers, cultural performances, traditional salmon bake, and ceremonies, the Salmon Film Festival is designed to educate, inspire and celebrate the heritage of regional Indigenous communities. All festival events, taking place April 12 and 13, on Whitman’s campus, are free and open to the public.
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April 8, 2024
A ‘Game Changer’—New Baseball Clubhouse Unveiled
A new baseball clubhouse—the Edwards-Moore Clubhouse at Borleske Stadium— opened to the Whitman College Blues and Walla Walla Sweets on Saturday, April 6, 2024 following a dedication ceremony that celebrated generous donors and the progress of Whitman Athletics. A photo gallery includes images of the ceremony and highlights of the new, vibrant facility.
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