Whitman Stories

View clips from Whitman’s 135th Commencement.

John Johnson, Ph.D., has been appointed Whitman College’s new vice president for diversity and inclusion after a nationwide search.

The graduating Whitman College studio art majors concluded their studies with a final thesis exhibition, “STILL LIFE: Senior Thesis 2021.”

A recap of Whitman College's 135th Commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 23, 2021, with photos from the event.

“Along the Columbia River: Maya Lin and the Confluence Project,” will be on view through Dec. 15 at Whitman College’s Maxey Museum and online.

Whitman College student Lauren Rhodes was chosen as both the senior class speaker and banner designer for the 2021 commenencement ceremony.

This year’s commencement ceremony will be in person—but only for graduating seniors. Here are more need-to-know facts about Whitman College’s 2021 commencement.

Davis, who is managing director and senior partner, chairman of North America at the Boston Consulting Group, was listed as one of the senior leaders on the 2021 EMpower Advocates Executive Role Models ranking for his efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion.

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is set to speak in person at the college’s spring commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 23.

As the deadline for the U.S. departure from Afghanistan on September 11, 2021, approaches, Crocker and his co-author, Congressman Michael McCaul, urge mitigation strategies including intelligence agreements with neighboring countries, humanitarian and development assistance, more programs to protect Afghan women and girls, and expedited special visas for interpreters and other Afghans who supported the U.S.

For the first time in its 10-year history, the Rabinowitz Award was presented to three projects.

Pop-up campus activities, which aligned with the five spring break days scheduled throughout the semester, included walking a slack line, riding a zip line or navigating a Tyrolean traverse under the sun.