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New endowed chair in computer science expands department

Anabelle Dillard, News Reporter • April 7, 2022

In honor of President Kathy Murray’s retirement, the computer science (CS) department received a $2 million donation from Christina and Peter Dawson, parents of Adam Dawson ’16, that will create and...

Whitman’s Asian-American community reflects on Atlanta shooting, discrimination and identity

Rosa Woolsey, Copy Editor, Distributor • April 1, 2021

Heartbroken, frustrated, helpless, exhausted, overwhelmed, stressed. These are the words Asian-Americans at Whitman have used to describe how they are feeling after a swell in anti-Asian hate crimes across...

Word spreads on a rushed final decision on FSR from Board of Trustees

Alasdair Padman, Former Editor-in-Chief • March 18, 2021

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...

Leaving so soon, Kathy?

Dana Walden, Opinion Editor • March 11, 2021

As I’m sure many of you have heard, President Kathy Murray recently announced that she is retiring at the end of the 2021-2022 school year. She did this in a very short, very vague email that has left...

Police Officer Nat Small’s tattoo continues to stir controversy

Abby Malzewski, Editor-In-Chief • September 17, 2020

In early June, a photo of an arm tattoo stirred one of Walla Walla’s biggest controversies of the year. The tattoo, belonging to Walla Walla Police Officer Nat Small, depicted a brass knuckle with the...

Breaking: Whitman College moves to online classes in wake of coronavirus outbreak

Alissa Antilla • March 12, 2020

Whitman College has made the decision to suspend all in-person classes and move to an “online learning model,” according to an email sent by President Kathy Murray to the Whitman community this morning. The...

OP-ED: RE: campus vandalism

Women of Art History and Visual Culture Studies 2020 • October 24, 2019

Dear President Murray, We were extremely disheartened by your recent email response to the political intervention upon the Marcus Whitman statue, which took place on Indigenous Peoples’ Day. You admonished...

More Hate Speech Flyers in Penrose

Audrey Hecker, Staff Reporter • October 8, 2018

The recent discovery of hundreds of hate speech flyers found in Penrose Library was met promptly by Whitman staff. President Kathy Murray sent an email to the campus community on the issue, and library...

Enrollment Shortfall Pressures Budget

Chris Hankin, News Editor • September 28, 2017

Whitman has a budget problem. Caught between the pincer of underenrollment and unplanned growth in the faculty, Whitman is digging into its contingency fund to prevent sudden cuts. Though over the short-term...

Michelle Ma resigns her post as Chief Communications Officer

October 29, 2015

Whitman College staff and faculty received an email from President Murray last Wednesday, October 21 indicating that Chief Communications Officer Michelle Ma had resigned her position and will be leaving...

Global Studies Initiative On Hold for 2016-17

October 28, 2015

The status of Whitman’s Global Studies Initiative in 2016-17 is uncertain after Interim Provost and Dean of the Faculty Pat Spencer officially announced on Oct. 21 that faculty would not receive course releases for participating in certain parts of the initiative during this time.

An Open Letter to President Murray from Divest Whitman

September 10, 2015

An Open Letter to President Murray from Divest Whitman Dear President Kathleen Murray, It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to Whitman College. As you begin your inaugural semester at Whitman,...

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