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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Third Space Center Opens its Doors to BIPOC Students

Third Space Center Opens its Doors to BIPOC Students

Isabel Mathy, Campus Life Reporter October 10, 2024

The Third Space Center, located on the Fouts Center for Visual Arts lawn, is lined with art set behind beanbags, a barber chair and a dining room table. The new center is a space designed for BIPOC students...

Photo by Jillian Briglia

Eighth Annual Global Studies Symposium

February 11, 2016

Students and faculty packed themselves into Olin 130 to hear the Global Study Symposium speeches regarding Human Zoos: Photography, Race, and Empire, on February 5th. The symposium featured speeches from...

Culture of color blindness: Privilege hinders discussion of diversity

Culture of color blindness: Privilege hinders discussion of diversity

Emily Lin-Jones April 26, 2012
Like many of its peer institutions, Whitman doesn’t hesitate to emphasize its commitment to diversity. Diversity is currently the focus of Whitman’s application supplement writing prompt, and the word pervades much of the college’s advertising literature. And according to the Whitman website, the Whitman experience “involves deep and lasting learning in an academic community comprised of people with varied experiences and global perspectives.” Yet for many students, that ideal hasn’t yet been realized on campus.

Numbers in the news

Shelly Le April 26, 2012
Numbers in the news is a weekly feature highlighting statistics of interest to college students.
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