Whitman Stories
June 12, 2020
Undergraduate Conference Showcases Student Research Online
Typically the Undergraduate Conference is a day of in-person presentations and poster sessions, where classes are canceled and the Whitman community interacts with student research. But when the college moved to online learning this spring in response to COVID-19, Keith Raether knew the conference format needed to change, too.
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June 11, 2020
Faculty Kathryn Frank Brings Passion for Inclusivity and Representation to Study of Comics
Comics aren’t just something Kathryn Frank enjoys reading in her free time. The newest faculty member in Whitman College’s Department of Film and Media Studies is a comics and new media forms specialist.
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June 11, 2020
Neuroscientist Nancy Day '05 Brings Research on Language Development in Birds to Psychology Department
Inside Maxey Hall’s newly constructed Avian Communication Lab, Assistant Professor Nancy Day ’05 is fitting songbirds with tiny headphones.
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June 7, 2020
Associate Professor of Psychology Pavel Blagov Finds Personality Traits Predict Social Distancing Behavior
In a new peer-reviewed study, Blagov found that psychopathic traits were linked to non-compliance with social distancing guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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June 5, 2020
Associate Professor of Psychology Erin Pahlke Offers Tips for Teaching Anti-Racism at Every Age
Drawing on her research on the subject, Pahlke cautions white parents that even very young children often display racial bias, and provides a framework for teaching anti-racist at every developmental stage, from toddlers to teens.
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June 1, 2020
Art Seniors Draw Inspiration from COVID-19 for Thesis Projects
Whitman College art major Peter Leyden didn't have a studio to return to after spring break so he found a new space, and optimistic outlook to these unexpected changes, while he worked to complete his senior thesis.
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June 1, 2020
Associate Professor of Psychology Erin Pahlke on How White Parents Can Raise Anti-Racist Kids
Pahlke points out the dangers of colorblind socialization and argues that white parents who want to raise anti-racist kids should not remain silent on the subject of race.
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June 1, 2020
Whitman College Faculty Create COVID-19 Lecture Series
Admitted students had the opportunity to take a one-credit course called "A Liberal Arts Approach to the Study of a Global Pandemic," a collaboration between 21 Whitman professors. Many of the talks are now available to the public.
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May 30, 2020
Assistant Professor of Sociology Alvaro Santana-Acuña Reflects on One Hundred Years of Solitude Anniversary
Santana-Acuña discusses the continuing resonance of Gabriel García Márquez's classic to readers around the world with Emilio San Pedro of the BBC World Service.
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May 28, 2020
Ellen Ingwerson '20 Shares Graduation on the Road Photo Essay
Ingerwerson, an art and film & media studies major, found a unique and artistic way of marking her four years at Whitman, as relayed to journalist, historian, and University of St Andrews professor Jerry DeGroot '77.
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May 27, 2020
Do Try This at Home: Simple Science Experiments for Kids from Whitman College
Each spring, Whitman College’s Science Outreach program visits more than 40 classrooms around the Walla Walla Valley, bringing science education to hundreds of students. Science Outreach isn’t able to bring its hands-on lessons to schools this spring, but coordinator Heidi Chapin is trying to do one better: She’s bringing them straight into the home.
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May 24, 2020
Whitman Class of 2020 Celebrates With Unique Commencement Ceremony
Members of the Class of 2020 shared messages of gratitude and excitement — and took a moment to be a little bit silly — during Whitman College’s 134th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 24, 2020.
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