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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.

October 03, 2025

From left: Mylan Gray, Emma Rossby, Zarif Rahman and Nicole Cox standing on a lawn

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.

September 29, 2025

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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.

September 26, 2025

Standing in front of Memorial Building (from left): Susanne Beechey, Vinson Russel, Jonathan Becker, Steve Hobbs and Maggie Eahart

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.

September 24, 2025

The rev. seigen johnson stands in front of a fireplace mantel

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.

September 22, 2025

A colorful illustration of a neighborhood with kids playing, people walking dogs and neighbors chatting.

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.

September 19, 2025

Mas Ra’ed Salameh Aldardasawi holds a pipette in lab

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.

September 17, 2025

Keiko Hara paints a large canvas in her studio

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.)

September 15, 2025

A microphone in front of a colorful light panel.

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.

September 12, 2025