What You Missed at the Undergraduate Conference

Conor Bartol, Humor Editor • April 11, 2024

Ah, the Undergraduate Conference: a momentous day of rigorous research, academic inquiry, startling results, salient questions and a free lunch. What could be better? The only problem with the Conference...

Studying Eastern Washington’s landscape 15 million years ago: Geology professors receive research grant

Tejashree Jadhav, News Writer • February 25, 2021

Over 15 million years ago, enormous volcanic eruptions covered the Pacific Northwest in basalt. In the summer 2021, two of Whitman's geology professors and four students will begin a research project to...

Love Letters in the Digital Age

Andrew Schwartz • November 17, 2015

The research of Professor of Sociology Michelle Janning on the use of written love letters in modern times has gotten some broader attention after a lecture at the University of St. Thomas and an article...

Technology tools advance campus research, creativity

Audrey Kelly • November 13, 2014

New technologies make the work of many departments at Whitman more efficient, freeing up time and energy to complete questions or surveys. They also can help make visible intensely complicated theorized concepts thought up decades ago by, say, Einstein, in the case of Beck’s mirrors.

Class of 2014 Future Plans Profiles

Andy Monserud • May 15, 2014

By the time they move their tassels, many Whitman seniors-turned-graduates will have already determined what they will be doing once they leave Walla Walla. The Pioneer spoke with three students about their future plans and where life after Whitman will take them.

Sabbaticals Benefit Students, Faculty Alike

Helen Angell • March 13, 2014

The sabbatical program is an essential part of the Whitman College faculty’s ongoing professional development and provides numerous benefits—not only to the individual professor, but also to her or his students and to the entire Whitman community.

David Nord Award Winners Announced

Hannah Bartman • November 14, 2013

The 18th-annual David Nord award was presented to seniors Ben Roberson and Sean Mulloy in late October. The award is presented to students who propose a project in relation to GLBTQ issues and cumulatively provides them with $2,500 to conduct their research.

Alumna Connects Whitties to Roman Archaeology Opportunity

Marie von Hafften • September 15, 2013

A Romanian archeological goldmine has been the source of summer opportunities for multiple Whitman students. Recent alumna Emily Hanscam, assistant site director, has created a bridge between curious students and the site.

Gun Violence Research Requires Parity to Avoid Hypocrisy

Blair Hanley Frank • February 7, 2013

As long as the NRA supports increasing research into the effects of violent video games, they cannot continue to oppose research on the effects of gun ownership on gun violence.