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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Students criticize national college rankings in light of the new U.S. News and World Report rating

Grace Jackson, News Reporter September 30, 2021

Whitman jumped nine spots to #38 on the U.S. News and World Report’s annual ranking of National Liberal Arts colleges, up from last year’s position at #47. Every year, U.S. News and World Report ranks...

Responding to Whitman’s Forbes Ranking Drop

Kate Grumbles, News Editor December 5, 2017

When the Forbes list of “America’s Top Colleges 2017” was released this August, Whitman was ranked #78. This is a drop of 25 spots from our rank of #53 in 2016.   Whitman Ranking Infographic This...

Image Wrong Focus For Sustainability Staff Position

Image Wrong Focus For Sustainability Staff Position

Danielle Broida November 15, 2012
Sustainability is not about image, admissions or rankings but rather about working towards solutions to our global environmental crisis. It’s time for Whitman to stop standing back and watching as students work endlessly to create a greener campus.

Magazine names Whitman 20th ‘best value’ nationally

Andy Jobanek November 4, 2009
Whitman stands as one of only seven west coast schools on the list and the only Northwest school.
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