2016
December 20, 2016
Mary Deming Barber '78 talks about relationship building
A public relations expert, Barber provides insight on building relationships as the first step to creating inspiring content
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December 16, 2016
Whitman students partner with state prisoners to discuss mass incarceration
Twenty Whitman students and 18 inmates from the Washington State Penitentiary education program gathered for the final town hall presentation of their work in “Rhetoric, Civic Engagement, and Incarceration,” a class that had met weekly at the penitentiary since early September.
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December 16, 2016
Whitman College makes Kiplinger’s 2017 “Best Value College” list
Whitman College is ranked 36 on the list of liberal arts colleges and is ranked 64 in the combined list of all private and public colleges. Those rankings are the highest of any college in the northwest.
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December 15, 2016
Books for winter break reading
Penrose Library Staff recommend some of their favorites
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December 13, 2016
Cameron Conner ’20 and Grant Gallaher ’20 reflect on disaster relief efforts during gap year
Spokane natives Cameron Conner '20 and Grant Gallaher ’20 dedicated their gap year to doing relief work in Nepal in the wake of last year’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake.
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December 8, 2016
Students explore the best of the west
This year's Semester in the West went a little beyond most previous trips, going farther north, east, and south than ever before.
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December 8, 2016
Cecilia Kang '94 talks about the potential dangers of fake news
Kang is a technology reporter for The New York Times
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December 7, 2016
Alumni awarded Northwest Association of Independent Schools grant
Jay Heath ’07 and Matt Stenovec ’08 found that even mission-driven organizations can be insular and lack obvious pathways for growth and change for their students. Their response: to submit a grant proposal to the Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS) to research how best to develop leadership within these schools.
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November 30, 2016
Recently published faculty books
Books published by Whitman's faculty in recent months.
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November 29, 2016
Whitman College named top college in West
Whitman ranks #7 for academic resources on Wall Street Journal's list
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November 18, 2016
Whitman professor speaks on the historical context of 2016 election
Professor David F. Schmitz, Robert Allen Skotheim Chair of History, gave his take on the results of the 2016 presidential election earlier this week.
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November 16, 2016
Sneak peek: Five new Whitman classes available in Spring 2017
As registration approaches, new courses have been introduced that span the four major academic divisions and offer something different for students.
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