Alum looking forward to wild night in Health Center
September 30, 2019
Last weekend was alumni weekend, and Dave Teppner, class of ‘83, knew exactly how he wanted to relive his favorite party nights at Whitman. There would be the obligatory spots, of course, to show the kids how it's done. But what really mattered was making it to the only place that truly signifies a lege...
Alumni Share Advice On Teaching In The Humanities
Kylin Brown, Staff Reporter
September 28, 2018
On Monday night, the Whitman Classics department hosted the “Symposium on Study in the Humanities as Preparation for a Career in Teaching." The department brought three graduates from varying Humanities backgrounds at Whitman, who had all since begun professional careers in Education. Each of them pres...
Life After Whitman; Whitties in Walla Walla
Sylvie Corwin, Staff Reporter
September 24, 2018
Graduation day, for many Whitman students, is not the end of living and working in Walla Walla or at Whitman. Every year some alumni stay in, or return to, Walla Walla. “When my class graduated people made a Facebook group for the people that were staying and I’d say it’s about 20 to 30 that...
Student loan fraud impacts campus: Loan provider Navient accused of mishandling payments
Andy Monserud, Staff Reporter
February 2, 2017
It’s an uncertain time for Whitman students, and especially for those accumulating debt to pay for their education. The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau sued student loan servicer Navient earlier this month, accusing the company on its website of “systematically and illegally failing borrowers a...
Alumni weekend helps students meet future selves, confront mortality
Megumi Rierson, staff writer
September 29, 2016
I walk into Reid on a Thursday afternoon to pick up my mail and my senses are immediately bombarded with the sounds of our prestigious alumni and their hoards of near-identical spawn, checking in for their weekend of nostalgia and quiet desperation. For students, alumni weekend provides a sobering r...
Former Astronaut, Alumna Returns to Whitman College
Marra Clay, Publisher
April 7, 2016
Dorothy "Dottie" Metcalf-Lindenberger '97, a first-generation educator astronaut, returned to Whitman to speak about Science, Technology, Engineer and Math (STEM) education
Alumni and Administration Enraged About the Name Change of…What’s that Paper Called Again?
Austin Biehl, staff writer
March 10, 2016
In an unexpected turn of events, it seems that people have actually read an article published in the Pioneer. Vitriolic anger exploded last week when the Pio announced its radical decision to change its name from a symbol of racist colonialism to something more culturally appropriate. “God dammit,” sw...
Sticking around or coming back: alumni in Walla Walla
February 19, 2015
Although the majority of students aren't primarily attracted to Whitman because of the small city it's a part of, many alumni choose to stay in or return to Walla Walla. Among the Walla Walla returnees, and those who haven't left, are an eclectic group of alumni who stay for reasons which include wa...
Alumni, Faculty Raise Concerns About Spending and Diversity
October 9, 2014
As articles and demonstrations question Whitman College's financial aid and its effect on socioeconomic diversity, concern about the issues has been raised by alumni and faculty members. Although their perspectives vary with their different relations with the college, members of both groups are looking f...
Students protest lack of economic diversity over alumni weekend
September 20, 2014
Protests against the lack of socioeconomic diversity on campus continued throughout the day on Saturday, as students worked to alert alumni visiting campus of the lack of socioeconomic diversity at the college. The first action of the day took place when First Generation & Working Class students...
Board of Trustees Seeks Stronger Relationship with Campus
April 24, 2014
With the search for President Bridges's successor in full swing, Whitman College students, staff and faculty have been turning their eyes toward the college's future development. But for the Board of Trustees, the group that will ultimately hire the new college president, looking toward Whitman's long-term future...
Whitman Online Makes Networking With Alumni Easier for Students
February 6, 2014
The search for life after Whitman just got a bit easier for current students. The Student Engagement Center, in collaboration with the Alumni and Development Offices and Advancement Services, kicked off the semester with an update to Whitman Online, Whitman's alumni directory. In response to popular...
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