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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

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Whitman Wire

Visiting Writers Reading Series sparks conversation on campus

Jaime Fields, Campus Life Editor April 13, 2023

On Thursday, April 6, dozens of students and faculty members gathered on Zoom to hear a reading by poet Jane Miller. This reading was the penultimate event in the 2022-2023 Visiting Writers Reading Series,...

Writer and former Whitman Professor, Jaun Martinez, reads exceprts of his book "Best Worst American" and shares advice on witing stories.

VWRS Fiction Writer Juan Martinez Visits Campus

Cy Burchenal, Staff Reporter February 8, 2018

New and experienced writers alike had much to learn from the latest Visiting Writers Reading Series talk, featuring fiction writer Juan Martinez in Kimball Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 1. Martinez, the...

Acclaimed Writer Barry Lopez Shares Stories with Whitman

Acclaimed Writer Barry Lopez Shares Stories with Whitman

Hannah Bartman September 19, 2013
Premier nature writer Barry Lopez spoke in Maxey Auditorium on September, 12th. Students, teachers, and community members listened eagerly as read passages from his works, as well as shared his thoughts on climate change and the environment.
Photos by Allie Felt.

Brenda Shaughnessy Lights Up Kimball Theatre

Mallory Martin October 31, 2012
On Thursday, Oct. 25, Whitman’s Visiting Writers Reading Series welcomed poet and Rutgers University professor Brenda Shaughnessy to Kimball Theatre to a small but lively audience.
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