Isabel Mathy, Campus Life Reporter
• November 14, 2024
Nearly a fifth of Whitman is first-generation working class (FGWC) and Whitman has implemented numerous programs to ease the transition to college and reduce the pressure of class barriers that prevent...
Sept. 15 marks the start of Hispanic Heritage month. It is also independence day for several Latin American countries, including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Guatemala.
Originally,...
Led by Co-Executive Directors Tejashree Jadhav ‘24 and Ilse Spiropoulos ‘23, the tenth annual Power and Privilege Symposium (P&P) is set to kick off on Feb. 22, 2022 with guest artist and performer,...
Whitman held a special orientation for first-generation and working class (FGWC) students on the week of July 11-15. 32 first-year FGWC students were given a week on campus to take sample classes from Whitman professors and gain an understanding of the on-campus resources available to students.
In an effort to continue discussions concerning accessibility and support for First Generation and Working Class (FGWC) students, Whitman College will bring guest speaker Vicki Madden to campus on November 17th and 18th.
Unlike other signifiers of identity, "first generation" comes attached to a diverse spectrum of backgrounds. Many who identify as first generation struggle at college with family finances, varying levels of cultural capital and feelings of isolation. However, not all do, and the phrase “first generation and working class†isn’t necessarily all-encompassing.
The current first-year class has the largest number of first-generation students that Whitman has ever seen, a trend accompanied by increasing administrative involvement in promoting conversations about socioeconomic diversity.
Navigating the ups and downs of financial aid from semester to semester can pose a significant challenge for FGWC students, even with support from the Office of Financial Aid itself.
A new FGWC safe zone poster has been designed to help students recognize faculty who also identify as first generation and/or working class. These professors often act as unofficial mentors for FGWC students at Whitman.
Four members of Whitman’s Club Latino traveled across the country to attend the 15th annual Harvard Latino Law, Policy and Business Conference in Cambridge, Mass. last Friday, April 13.
President Obama's new plan to ease the burden of student loans may give some hope to eligible Whitman students and thousands of other indebted college students nationwide. The plan will go into effect in January 2012, lowering monthly payments and allowing students to consolidate their federal loans.
Skotheim Chair of History David Schmitz and Professor of Politics and Paul Chair of Political Science Paul Apostolidis spoke to a nearly full house in Olin 130 on Sept. 13 on the topic of “Class Inequalities and Class Warfare." The panel was sponsored by First Generation/Working Class Whitman Students (FGWC) to educate Whitman students and Walla Walla community members about modern economic issues.
