Whitman Stories
February 14, 2024
Q&A: Fast 5 With Whitman’s Director of Debate & Forensics
Baker Weilert-Pekar shares insights on his role as Whitman’s Director of Debate and Forensics—including what makes Whitman students special to coach and mentor.
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February 6, 2024
Visiting Writers Series Welcomes Derrick Austin
Whitman College welcomes award-winning poet Derrick Austin for the 2023-2024 Visiting Writers Reading Series.
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February 2, 2024
Meet the Whitties Behind The Whitman Outdoor Journal
Whitman College has long been known for its robust Outdoor Program and adventurous outings. Two current students—Harrison Whittemore ’25 and Arden Hunt ’25—are leading a team who have trekked into new territory on campus with the creation of a slick four-color print magazine, The Whitman Outdoor Journal.
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January 24, 2024
What Happens in Whitman’s Personality Lab?
Don’t let the simple sign fool you! Whitman College alums provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the Personality Lab, where they gained valuable skills, self awareness and leadership experience while carrying out fascinating research with Psychology professors.
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January 12, 2024
Alum Roger Amerman Brings Native American Heritage to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Classroom
Roger Amerman ’80 is a Choctaw beadworker who brought his expertise to the Marvel series "Echo." Now he's returning to Whitman as the O'Donnell Visiting Educator in Global Studies for Spring 2024. Amerman will teach a new course delving into the paleo-history, history and ethnogeology of salmon-centric Tribal Peoples in the southern Columbia River Plateau.
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January 12, 2024
Whitman College Names New Provost and Dean of the Faculty
Whitman College President Sarah Bolton announced the appointment of Dr. Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak as the college’s next provost and dean of the faculty. Joining Whitman on July 1, her responsibilities will include oversight of the development of the academic program, hiring and supporting faculty, and overseeing accreditation and assessment.
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January 12, 2024
Whitman Receives Gift to Bring Designer-in-Residence for New Human-Centered Design Concentration
Whitman College students in the new Human-Centered Design (HCD) concentration will have access to additional experts thanks to a generous $100,000 gift from the Lawrence Parke Murphy Trust. This gift to the college’s Upward Together campaign will fund an exciting designer-in-residence program beginning in the 2024–2025 academic year.
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January 5, 2024
Pahlke Discusses Parenting and Racism in Atlanta Black Star
Associate Professor of Psychology Erin Pahlke discusses what she's learned from decades of research in “Should White Parents Have the Racism Talk with Their Kids?” with the Atlanta Black Star, the largest black-owned digital publication in the United States.
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December 18, 2023
Rolfe Discusses Career Prep With Inside Higher Ed
Kimberly Rolfe, Co-Director of the Career and Community Engagement Center, shares insights on integrating career exploration and development programs throughout campus to support students and young alumni.
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December 15, 2023
Whitman’s First Ever Game Expo Showcases Student Learning
Students in the First Year Seminar Games learning community spent their first semester at Whitman learning about the philosophical and psychological aspects of socializing through playing games. It is part of Whitman’s First Year Seminars which are designed to immerse students in deep thought and transformative conversations while helping students gain the skills needed to succeed in college.
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December 7, 2023
First Responders Destress at Sheehan Gallery Exhibit
Xiaoze Xie’s exhibition, “PANORAMA: Cantos Unfolding,” at Whitman's Sheehan Gallery provided the backdrop for employees from Walla Walla's Providence St. Mary Medical Center to process some of the emotional and physical stress created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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November 22, 2023
Pášx̣apa Powwow Celebrates Culture and Collaboration
Whitman College, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) and Walla Walla Community College partnered to host the inaugural Pášx̣apa Powwow. More than 400 people came from three states and five tribal communities to attend this monumental event.
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