2017

August 7, 2017
Marshall Memorial Fellow alumna meets with European leaders
Amanda Hoey '04 recently returned from a prestigious month-long exchange program to Europe, courtesy of a Marshall Memorial Fellowship. Her high-profile itinerary spanned Belgium, France, Poland, Spain and the U.K.
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July 31, 2017
The key to snake biology
Inspired by his quest to identify an African snake that Associate Professor of Biology Kate Jackson brought him in her Herpetology Lab class, Eric Hsu ’17 built a new version of Jackson's online multi-access snake identification key.
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July 31, 2017
Whitman tops rankings for accessible professors, classroom experience
The college is featured on several top 20 lists in the education services company's new 2018 edition of its flagship college guide, The Best 382 Colleges.
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July 30, 2017
Why Whitman College Sends Onions to Incoming Students
A closer look at Walla Walla (and Whitman's) onions traditions
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July 27, 2017
Summer fly-in program soars past participation record
Over two sessions in June and July, a record 61 new Whitties from 15 states took part in Whitman’s Summer Fly-in Program. The program is designed for incoming first years from first-generation, working-class or under-resourced backgrounds, and it has become an integral part of Whitman’s pre-semester orientation since its introduction in 2015.
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July 20, 2017
Summer construction projects build a better campus
This summer, construction projects across campus are maintaining and improving living and working spaces for the whole Whitman community. Here is a look at just a few of the projects underway.
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July 19, 2017
Whitman scholar-athlete Kendall Dunovant '18 featured in PGA video
Dunvant talks about finding success in her sport while following in her dads footsteps
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July 17, 2017
Faculty members appointed Garrett Fellows
The fellowships are awarded to faculty members at the assistant or associate professor rank and recognize excellence in teaching, research and service. Garrett Fellows also receive a stipend from the Paul Garrett Whitman College Trust to support continued scholarship.
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July 13, 2017
Whitties receive top fellowships and grants
In another successful season for fellowships and grants, Whitman students and graduates netted 32 of the nation’s most prestigious scholarships and awards.
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July 10, 2017
Whitman earns EPA award for green power use
Whitman College ranked at the top of the Northwest Conference during the 2016-17 College and University Green Power Challenge. Run by the Environmental Protection Energy (EPA), the voluntary program encourages organizations to commit to renewable energy sources as a way to cut back on the environmental impacts associated with electricity use.
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July 7, 2017
Whitman alumnae awarded NSF research fellowships
Nevé Baker ’15 and Hanna Kahl ’11 are among only 2,000 recipients this year out of the 13,000 who applied to the NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
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July 5, 2017
Literary connections: lunch with Alexander Maksik '95
Twenty-five years may separate their time at Whitman, but acclaimed author Alexander Maksik ’95 and Bashar Haidar ’20 found plenty to talk about when they met to discuss Maksik’s novel You Deserve Nothing.
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