Whitman Stories
April 9, 2025
Whitman Students Selected for Mayo Clinic Summer Fellowship
As recipients of the Mayo Clinic Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Whitman College students Shahin Hamzeh ’27 and MinhThu Tran ’26 will conduct cutting-edge biomedical research at a Mayo Clinic site in Jacksonville, Florida, this summer.
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April 7, 2025
Architectural History: New Minor Explores the Built Environment
Starting in Fall 2025, Whitman College’s new Architectural History minor will encourage students to investigate the interaction of people and the spaces we build.
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April 4, 2025
Whitman College Senior Kenzie Bay ’25 Named 2025 Watson Fellow
Pre-health student Kenzie Bay ’25 has secured a fully funded, yearlong research fellowship that will take her around the world to explore how patients in underserved communities access emergency medical care. She credits her supportive Whitman community for helping her land this rare and highly honored opportunity.
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April 3, 2025
National Champs! Historic Victory for Whitman’s Debate & Forensics Team
Whitman’s Debate and Forensics team won the college’s first national championship in debate—securing its place as one of the top U.S. schools for debate. The senior team of Alexa Grechishkin ’25 and Isabel Mathy ’25 took the National Parliamentary Debate Association National Championship in March 2025—beating out teams from larger universities and state schools.
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April 2, 2025
Former National Park Service Director Chuck Sams to Address Whitman’s Class of 2025
Enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and former Director of the National Park Service, Chuck Sams will speak at Whitman College’s 2025 commencement ceremony on May 25.
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April 1, 2025
Novelist & Poet Idra Novey to Make Virtual Visit to Whitman College
Author of “Take What You Need” and “Soon and Wholly” Idra Novey will appear virtually and answer questions for Whitman’s Visiting Writers Reading Series on April 3. Her work examines identity, resilience, and the power of art and language to transcend boundaries.
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March 31, 2025
‘Sojourning to Freedom’ Panel Elevates Black Women’s Voices
The panel event, organized by Whitman College Black faculty members during Women’s History Month, sought to highlight the contributions of Black women to their research, theories, classrooms and lives.
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March 27, 2025
Whitman Staff & Student Earn ‘39 Under 39’ Honors
Social Media Specialist Esmeralda Marin, Equipment Coordinator Alan Saldana and senior Philosophy major Ada Adler were among those chosen for the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin’s 2025 “39 Under 39” list, which honors young leaders in the Walla Walla community.
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March 26, 2025
Extra Innings for Whitman Student-Athletes in Grad School
When the pandemic upended the world, it capsized college sports too, but years later, many student-athletes got a second chance to compete—in graduate school. Meet five former Blues who are using the lessons they learned at Whitman to advance and thrive in their graduate studies, sports and life.
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March 24, 2025
Meet the Intern: Growing as a Teacher & Inspiring Young Eaters
Through a summer internship with the Walla Walla Valley Farm to School program, Anna Gustafson ’25 turned gardens into classrooms, where kids discovered the joy of growing food, caring for the environment and building community.
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March 19, 2025
Whitman Student-Faculty Team Stages ‘Illuminating’ Play in Peru
In the summer of 2024, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies Carlos Vargas-Salgado and two student researchers staged the theater production “Camasca” in the heart of Peru’s most Indigenous region, interviewing cast, crew and audience members about its political impact on the Hispanic world.
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March 18, 2025
Whitman Science Night Inspires Young Minds
Several times a year, Whitman faculty and student volunteers bring hands-on science experiences to local elementary schools, making science accessible to children and their families. It’s Whitman Science Night—and it’s one of the community’s most beloved events. Take a look inside.
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