Whitman Stories

Dr. John Johnson has joined the 2022-23 cohort of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education’s prestigious Chief Diversity Officer Fellows Program.

Family, faculty and staff joined graduates for Whitman College's 136th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22, 2022. Enjoy this recap of the event.

After years of restricted commencement ceremonies due to the COVID-19 pandemic, family and friends are invited to watch their favorite graduates walk across the stage at Whitman College’s 136th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 22, 2022.

Two members of Whitman's class of 2023 are the recipients of the 2021-2022 President’s Student Civic Leadership Award, which recognizes outstanding student leaders in Washington state for their work in civic engagement and social entrepreneurship.

The Whitman College theater and economics major will spend a year traveling to seven countries to learn about African artists in the diaspora as a recipient of the Thomas J. Watson fellowship.

The future of women’s athletics at Whitman College is now—and it is fierce. Fiercely committed. Fiercely competitive. Fiercely resilient. Here’s a quick look at the current state of Whitman women’s varsity athletics.

Four Whitman College students and recent graduates have been accepted into the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, which offers students and young professionals opportunities to teach and conduct research in more than 140 countries.

The 11 graduating Whitman College Class of 2022 studio art majors concluded their studies with a final thesis exhibition at the Sheehan Gallery.

Whitman College’s debate squad is one of the nation’s highest ranked, thanks to practical knowledge and team spirit.

A $10 million gift from the late emeritus professor J. Walter “Walt” Weingart and Kathie Weingart will establish a scholarship endowment to meet the full financial need of students from the state of Washington starting with first-years in the fall of 2023.

Whitman’s 14th president Kathleen M. Murray forged a legacy of prioritizing student learning.

What does "heteroflexible" mean? Associate Professor of Psychology Pavel Blagov discusses how the term, which hasn't yet been studied in terms of the psychology of sexual orientation, is commonly used, and why it's hard to speculate why someone may self-identify as heteroflexible (or bi-curious or "mostly straight"). "The concept seems to have different meanings across individuals and in different corners of popular culture."