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4 fifth year athletes standing outdoors.
February 13, 2025

Super Seniors: Student-Athletes Making Their Fifth Year Count

This year, five Blues student-athletes who started college in 2020 opted to use their extra year of NCAA eligibility to stay on at Whitman College and pursue unique opportunities—on the court, on the field and in the classroom.
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Fatimah Hossaini
February 12, 2025

Power & Privilege Welcomes Keynote Speaker Fatimah Hossaini

Renowned artist and activist Fatimah Hossaini will deliver a keynote address at Whitman College’s 2025 Power & Privilege Symposium, using art to challenge stereotypes, redefine narratives, and spotlight resilience and resistance through Afghan women’s stories.
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John Bogley ’85 & Shauna Lilly Bogley ’83
February 10, 2025

New Scholarship Honors Longtime Whitman Advocates John Bogley ’85 & Shauna Lilly Bogley ’83

Jim Dow ’71 and Natalie Meacham established the John and Shauna Lilly Bogley Scholarship Endowment to honor the couple’s years of service to Whitman College.
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Memorial Building at Whitman College
February 5, 2025

With New Partnership, Whitman Expands Access for Talented Students

Whitman College has joined forces with Matriculate, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping high-achieving, historically marginalized students navigate the path to higher education. As part of the collaboration, Whitman will meet the full demonstrated financial need of two or more Matriculate High School Fellows annually.
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Image of lady justice in front of a book case.
February 4, 2025

Whitman College Introduces New Minor in Law, Culture & the Humanities

Whitman will begin offering a minor degree in Law, Culture & the Humanities in Fall 2025. This program will provide students of all majors with the opportunity to discover how law shapes and is shaped by society and culture.
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Whitman College's Community Learning Day
January 31, 2025

Community Learning Days Workshop Highlights Neurodiversity

Earlier this month, Whitman College faculty, staff and student resident advisors came together for a Community Learning Days event focused on cultivating new ways to support neurodiverse students.
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Profile of Mariah Rocker
January 30, 2025

Bridging the Past: A Conversation on History, Healing & Hope

Whitman College will partner with Oregon Black Pioneers and the Oregon Remembrance Project for a moderated conversation about the importance of Oregon Black history, efforts to create more Black space in Oregon, and the contemporary challenges facing Black advancement in the Pacific Northwest.
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Penrose Library at Whitman College.
January 29, 2025

Penrose Library Receives National Award for Accessibility & Diversity

For its activities supporting Whitman College’s campuswide commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, Penrose Library has been honored with the 2025 Library Excellence in Accessibility and Diversity Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine.
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M. Gessen
January 28, 2025

M. Gessen To Deliver The Press in Times of Peril Keynote

Whitman College welcomes esteemed author and opinion columnist for the New York Times M. Gessen to deliver a keynote address about “Censorship, Silence and Resistance” for The Press in Time of Peril series.
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Railroad tracks
January 27, 2025

Watch Pat Henry in PBS Documentary for Holocaust Remembrance Day

To commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, Jan. 27, PBS is now streaming “Resistance: They Fought Back,” a documentary about Jewish resistance against the Nazis. Cushing Eells Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Literature Patrick Henry was an academic advisor for the film and appears briefly in it.
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A student jumps in the air to catch a Frisbee. Another student watches nearby.
January 24, 2025

A Look Back: Whitman’s Fall Semester in Photos

From the last days of summer to the first frost, the Fall 2024 semester at Whitman College brought amazing experiences and a host of good memories. Enjoy this small sampling of life at Whitman College in Fall 2024.
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Off Campus Studies Whitman College Students
January 22, 2025

A Record Number of Whitties Studied Off-Campus in Spring 2024

A record number of Whitman students studied abroad and off-campus in Spring 2024. Now back in Walla Walla, five of those students discuss their transformative experiences.
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