Whitman Stories
August 28, 2024
Featured Video: How to Be Human in the Age of AI
Cecilia Kang ’94 gave the Class of 2024 some timely advice on how to use their head, their gut and their heart as human touchstones in a world increasingly powered by artificial intelligence.
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August 28, 2024
Future MBA & Whitman Grad Leads With His Heart & Head
Matthias Argenyi ’18 is using his Economics degree to find creative solutions for issues around affordable housing and homelessness. His passion for others, nurtured at Whitman, has remained steadfast through his rise in the world of finance.
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August 21, 2024
Rookie Golfer Makes Hard Work & Team Spirit Par for the Course
In a breakout rookie season as a Blues golfer, Mason Remington ’27 led the men’s golf team to a conference title and the NCAA Division III Championships. And he’s just getting started.
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August 14, 2024
Rising to the Challenge: Donors Increase Scholarship Endowments With 1-to-1 Matching
A matching initiative in Whitman College's Upward Together campaign motivated several longtime donors to make additional gifts to student scholarship endowments.
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August 7, 2024
Amplifying Diverse Voices Makes This Politics Professor Tick
In Susanne Beechey’s classroom, Whitman students grapple with timely questions of politics, power and privilege, as they learn to make sense of their lives and the world around them.
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July 29, 2024
Transferring to Whitman—the Right Move for Luke Samuels ’24
Luke Samuels made the journey from a large state school to a close-knit community at Whitman College. Explore how he found his passion in Computer Science and music, and why transferring to Whitman was the right move for him.
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July 25, 2024
Whitman College Celebrates National Intern Day
Today, on National Intern Day, Whitman College is celebrating the ongoing success of the Whitman Internship Grant (WIG) program—a competitive grant that provides funding to Whitman students who secure or build an unpaid internship opportunity.
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July 19, 2024
A Sweet Tradition: Whitman Sends Walla Walla Sweet Onions to New Students
Every summer, new Whitman College students are welcomed with a gift of Walla Walla Sweet Onions in a tradition that has been enjoyed by Whitties since 1992.
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July 18, 2024
Cloepfil Discusses Memoir on Professional Soccer Career in New York Magazine
Before coming to Whitman to join the women's soccer coaching staff and teach writing, Georgia Cloepfil played professional soccer internationally. In this New York Magazine interview about her new memoir, "The Striker and the Clock," she discusses the interaction of art and athletics.
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July 16, 2024
Whitman College Geology Department Rocks Spokane Conference
In May, the Whitman College Geology Department made a strong appearance at the 2024 Joint Cordilleran and Rocky Mountain Section Meeting hosted by the Geological Society of America (GSA) in Spokane.
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July 12, 2024
Whitman Students & Grads Awarded Prestigious Fellowships & Opportunities
In the last 15 years, more than 500 Whitman students have earned prestigious fellowships and grants. This year was no different, with over a dozen successful applicants who excelled in the areas of academic achievement, leadership and community engagement/service.
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July 9, 2024
Whitman Receives $10.5 Million Estate Commitment
Whitman College receives a substantial unrestricted bequest from a loyal alumnus and his wife.
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