We are “Whitman Alums for a Free Palestine,” and last semester we started a No Donation Pledge with the goal of supporting Whitman Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) in pushing Whitman to divest...
A new art installation in Reid, “All the Rare Birds,” seeks to memorialize Kyle Martz ‘07, a beloved Whitman alum and staff member and victim of homicide in Walla Walla in the summer of 2019. Martz...
Catherine Gallo, Science & Environment Writer
• September 19, 2024
Students across campus awoke on the morning of Sept. 3, 2024, as the Memorial Hall bell tower rang out– two minutes before the hour mark, of course. To many groggy students returning from a restful (or...
As my graduation looms closer, my parents make plans to celebrate the conclusion of my college career and acquaintances ask me what’s next, panic grows. I thought that I would have narrowed down my options...
Eli Robinson, Alumni, Class of 2015
• October 19, 2023
Dear donors, students and alumni,
I am writing today to push the college to do the maximum good regarding their promise to meet “full need” of their students via the Upward Together financial...
Thursday, Sept. 21, marks the first day of the highly-anticipated 2023 Alumni Reunion Weekend. Attendees from the classes of 1958, 1963, 1968, 1978, 1983, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019...
Back in August of 2002, on the day of my birth, Whitman College gave me my first diploma (second one currently in progress). It reads, “To Rachel Husband. Diploma of good health and lifelong learning.”...
Whitties have a reputation for staying connected post graduation. In addition to the legendary 30 percent marriage rate between Whitman students, the Whitman community is committed to staying involved...
Every college has a percentage of its alumni graduating with a major in an area of the arts, and Whitman is no different. Many arts majors have gone out into the world and used their knowledge to inspire...
Most people who play sports in high school don’t play sports in college, and most people who play sports in college don’t go on to play further sports. However, some former Blues go on to play professional...
Around this time last year, Whitman released the Financial Sustainability Review (FSR), stoking student and alumni outrage. To give a brief summary, the FSR cut money from the arts and humanities programs...
Jaime Fields, Campus Life Editor
• November 4, 2021
Take a walk past the Hall of Music late at night, and chances are you’ll still be able to hear someone practicing their instrument or their singing. There are many opportunities to get involved in music...
