Ben Sherry, Academic of the Mystic Powers
• September 26, 2024
In a shocking turn of events, visiting chemistry professor Dr. Ambilach Fortinax, or simply Dr. Fort, has been publicly accused of practicing sorcery. The student-led investigation into the matter...
Chloe Hansen, Opinion Columnist
• September 22, 2022
Modern academia has lost track of the concept of balancing society and intellectualism; the cure for finding it again is to reacquaint ourselves with in-person discourse through the hosting of dinner parties.
This...
The daily schedule of a professor tends to extend far beyond a typical 9-to-5, often obscuring the lines between work and home life—especially so for those with children. The pandemic has blurred these...
The switch to remote learning offered many challenges for professors and students alike. For many, it was an ordeal that they are glad to see the end of, but for some there were takeaways from online learning...
AE, Unprofessional Young Professional
• November 7, 2019
Amidst midterms and thesis proposals, I was feeling especially stressed and unprepared for the week. I went into my professor’s office hours in hopes of asking for just one measly extension but came...
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.
Being a woman in academia is no longer an unusual feat. But female-identified professors are still a minority at Whitman. The Pioneer spoke to three female professors at Whitman about their experiences in academia.
