Whitman College’s mission statement concludes: “We help each student translate their deep local, regional and global experiences into ethical and meaningful lives of purpose.” In their reply to the...
In light of recent events in Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Whitman Students for Justice in Palestine (WSJP) and the Student Action Coalition (SAC) requested the Board of Trustees of Whitman...
Ian Lewis, Feeling like Prometheus, but mainly in the bird attack way
• February 16, 2023
After a reportedly lively debate regarding the recent murder-bird situation, the Whitman College Board of Trustees have released a statement describing the recent endless scourge of avian death as...
This is the second article in The Wire’s ongoing coverage of the WCAAUP external financial analysis.
The 2020-21 Financial Sustainability Review (FSR) was intended to prepare Whitman for financial...
On Jan. 11, 2022, Dr. Sarah Bolton was named Whitman’s new president, concluding a year-long search by the Presidential Search Committee. The announcement was made virtually in a Zoom meeting hosted...
On Nov. 12, 2021, President Kathy Murray and Board of Trustees Chair Joe Davis sent an email to the Whitman community outlining the proposals voted on by the Board of Trustees for the 2023 fiscal budget.
In...
Whitman will soon have a new Chair of the Board of Trustees. Joe Davis, the current Vice-Chair, will assume the position after current Chair Nancy Serrurier's term comes to an end in May. Davis was elected...
The Board of Trustees will soon begin their search for a successor to President Kathy Murray, who announced that she would be retiring from Whitman after the 2021-2022 school year.
Arielle Cooley,...
The Whitman community received an email on Thursday at 4:47 p.m. titled “Board of Trustees FSR decisions” from Sara Frey, Executive Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The email contained...
Earlier this week, rumors began circulating among the Whitman community that the Board of Trustees would be meeting on Wednesday, March 17 to make their final decisions on the Financial Sustainability...
President Kathy Murray announced at the end of February that she plans to retire from Whitman in June 2022 — three years earlier than planned. Tasked with finding the college’s next president, the...
Whitman is continuing to reduce investments in Carbon Underground 200 groups more than two years after the initial vote to divest from fossil fuels. The Board of Trustees has identified in their Statement...
