2017

Ever wonder what Walla Walla was like in the 19th century? To celebrate International Archaeology Day, local historian Sam Pambrun will lead a tour of Frenchtown Historic Site to connect participants with the region’s storied past.

When outbreaks of the H5N1 avian influenza virus struck in Indonesia and other Asian countries, the United States intervened quickly, contributing millions of dollars to bird flu initiatives in the hopes of preventing a global pandemic. Professor of Anthropology Celia Lowe will discuss why the H5N1 virus’s appearance in Southeast Asia was treated as a major medical issue and how U.S. approaches to its treatment relate to post-9/11 anxieties about international biosecurity.

Whitman College politics major Kaitie Dong '18 translated her passion for politics into working with underrepresented populations while interning at the Refugee Women's Alliance in Seattle.

What makes a “good doctor?” It depends on whom you ask, according to physician, filmmaker, novelist and educator Gar LaSalle, who will deliver the 7th annual James McClellan Lecture on Humanity in Clinical Care on Oct. 14.

Studying the history of nations worldwide proves as valuable as studying the history of one’s home country, according to University of Calgary Professor of History Tim Stapleton, a specialist in African war and society.

Robart temporarily blocked Trump administration travel ban in February

Christopher Leise will use money to host a summer institute on the Native American West

"Whitman continues to have a special place in my heart and I loved the idea of helping us gather all together again,” said co-chair for her class’s reunion and first-time reunion attendee Geni Venable ’12, one of around 750 alumni and guests planning to attend this weekend’s celebrations for Whittie graduates ranging from the class of 1952 to Venable’s 2012 cohort and beyond.

Economics and mathematics major Matthias Argenyi '18 channels his interest in wealth management at his Goldman Sachs internship in Seattle.

Whitman is playing host to works by pop artist Jim Dine, whose pieces are part of public collections at the Tate Modern, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Smithsonian, among other galleries in the U.S. and abroad.

Assistant Professor of Physics Greg Vaughn-Ogin cheered when the recipients of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics were announced earlier today. With good reason. He is one of more than 1,000 scientists, engineers and researchers involved with the trailblazing work of new Nobel Laureates Barry C. Barish, Kip S. Thorne and Rainer Weiss and the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration.

Three Whitman juniors are expanding their horizons this semester through study abroad opportunities funded by the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program.