Whitman Stories

Psychology major excels in volunteer roles with the Buddy Program and Special Olympics.

Phil Gardner '69 has devoted his career to helping liberal arts students and graduates determine a plan to turn their passion into reality.

Social responsibility motivates Fred Capestany '86 in his work guiding low-income students toward top-tier college degrees.

Assistant Professor of Biology Michael Coronado uses a groundbreaking new approach in his research on how the heart makes energy.

Biology major Aaron Rodríguez '19 discovered not only a passion for biomedicine while assisting the research of Assistant Professor of Biology Michael Coronado, but also a role model.

The Whitman College and Northwest Archives is home to an important new archive documenting the history of flora, fauna and peoples living near the Columbia River and its tributaries.

Archivists explain the mission of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives and how people can peruse its collections.

By highlighting the plights of endangered animals and ecosystems, these three alumni are showing the human side of environmental activism.

Alumnus Returns to Explore Latinx Migrant Narrative

Olivia Hagmann ’19 applied her experience as an intern at the People’s Organization for Community Acupuncture (POCA) in Seattle to organize a pop-up acupuncture clinic in downtown Walla Walla. A double major in anthropology and film and media studies at Whitman College, Hagmann was awarded a Mellon Community Engagement Grant to fund the Walla Walla Acupuncture Project, which served as her senior capstone integrative experience.

In the driest desert in North America, Lyman Persico became a geologist. He was an undergraduate researcher working alongside doctoral students and professors on a project through the University of Vermont. In a remote part of the Mojave Desert, they were measuring erosion rates of hillslopes.

Maegen Martin is a member of the Class of 2019. After visiting Whitman for the first time, she realized how close-knit the community was and knew she wanted to attend. As a member of the women's basketball team, Meagen has seen her role at Whitman change both on and off the court.