Whitman Wire

Visiting Writers Reading Series sparks conversation on campus

Jaime Fields, Campus Life Editor • April 13, 2023

On Thursday, April 6, dozens of students and faculty members gathered on Zoom to hear a reading by poet Jane Miller. This reading was the penultimate event in the 2022-2023 Visiting Writers Reading Series,...

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...

Ana Maria Spagna Provides Evening of Nonfiction Reading

Alex Lupton, Staff Reporter • October 21, 2017

Professor Ana Maria Spagna’s stories visibly enraptured audience members as she read aloud selections from her works in Kimball Auditorium on Thursday, Oct. 19. This reading was part of Whitman’s...

Sheehan challenges Orientalism with “Scenes and Types”

Eric Anderson, Staff Writer • February 11, 2016

Whitman sophomore William Monico had not attended any of the previous exhibitions in Olin Hall's Sheehan Gallery, but what he saw last Friday, at the reception for the Gallery's new "Scenes and Types"...

Despite the Stress, Seniors Endure Exams Regardless of Future Path

Audrey Kelly • February 5, 2015

If one is to leave Whitman College to be a salmon fisher, why write an extensive thesis utilizing current theory to analyze sociological phenomena? It is not unheard of for Whitman students to go from...

English Department Reinstates Creative Nonfiction Position

Daniel Kim • May 8, 2014

For the 2014-15 academic year, the English department will offer Whitman College students various supplementary courses that will be taught by the new Creative Nonfiction Writing, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English Kisha Schlegel.

Sabbaticals Benefit Students, Faculty Alike

Helen Angell • March 13, 2014

The sabbatical program is an essential part of the Whitman College facultyâ€™s ongoing professional development and provides numerous benefitsâ€”not only to the individual professor, but also to her or his students and to the entire Whitman community.