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First-Gen Day Celebrates FGWC Students’ Contributions to Campus

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...

Celebrating Inclusion During Black History Month

Micah Powch, News Reporter • February 15, 2024

In celebration of Black History Month, the Intercultural Center is hosting five social events open to the campus community. These included a Family Feud game night on Feb. 8, a multiracial mixer on...

Untold stories of Power and Privilege

Tasha Hall, Campus Life Reporter • March 2, 2023

Every year, students get the opportunity to be educators at the Power & Privilege Symposium (P&P). They get to tell their stories: what they’ve learned, what they’ve experienced and what these...

Black History Month at Whitman kicks off with presentation on code-switching

Tenzin Uden, Campus Life Reporter • February 9, 2023

Since 1969, the U.S. has celebrated Black History Month every February. The month is a time to remember key people and events in Black history. The annual celebration was first started by Black students...

Lunar New Year shooting in Monterey Park, CA

Charlotte Wilken, News Reporter • February 2, 2023

Following a Lunar New Year celebration on Saturday, Jan. 28 at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, California, gunfire erupted, leaving 11 people dead and nine injured. After the shooting,...

Culture and community: Whitman celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Alexa Grechishkin, Campus Life Editor • October 20, 2022

A collaborative event between the Intercultural Center (IC) and Whitman Events Board (WEB) celebrated Hispanic Heritage month with an evening brightened by lively music, dancing and delicious food....

“The Woman King”: Sensationalism vs. truth

Tasha Hall, Campus Life Reporter • September 29, 2022

The newly released movie "The Woman King" has sparked discussion at Whitman and around the world after receiving mixed reviews days after being released. The movie follows the story of the Agojie, a troop...

Whitman So White! breathes new life into Students and Alumni of Color Coalition with networking event

Zac Bentz, Publisher • October 28, 2021

Last week, the Whitman So White! podcast held a virtual networking event for students and alumni of color. The event marked the beginning of an effort by junior Elea Besse and senior Jasmine Razeghi, the...

Whitman community shares coming out stories at virtual Break the Closet Week

Grace Jackson, News Editor • November 25, 2020

Celebrating coming out has gone virtual with Whitman College’s first ever Breaking the Closet Week. The week was organized by the Intercultural Center and featured two panels featuring LGBTQ+ students,...

Whitman alumni speak on racism in the workplace

Grace Jackson, News Editor • October 8, 2020

On Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Student Engagement Center (SEC), The Intercultural Center (IC) and the Race, Violence and Health committee welcomed three Whitman alumni over Zoom to discuss their experiences...

College Addresses Student Food Insecurity

Rhone Grajcar, News Reporter • April 4, 2018

The Food Pantry, a collaborative project of the Intercultural Center (IC) and the Office of the Dean of Students, recently opened in time for Spring Break. The resource was designed to address student...

Kazi Joshua Associate Dean for Intercultural Affairs / Chief Diversity Officer

Sam Jacobson • October 16, 2014

Whitman has appointed Kazi Joshua to the newly created position of associate dean for intercultural affairs and chief diversity officer. Joshuaâ€™s position will greatly expand upon the existing position of Director of the Intercultural Center when he enters it in January. The position was created in late 2013 as Whitman looked for someone who could work with students, faculty and the administration when it came to engaging in discussions and solutions to the problems of diversity, while simultaneously overseeing the Intercultural Center.

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