Whitties have a reputation for staying connected post graduation. In addition to the legendary 30 percent marriage rate between Whitman students, the Whitman community is committed to staying involved...
Set against the foot of the towering Blue Mountains and situated against a backdrop of rolling wheat fields, the scenic outdoors has become integral to Whitman’s image. Some believe that these benign...
On April 2, 2022, the Whitman Sweets of past and present went head-to-head in a battle for victory as part of the annual Onionfest. Supporters of both sides gathered at Martin Field to watch the teams...
On Oct. 21, Whitman alum Gillian Friedman, a business reporter for the New York Times, and Kelly Glass, the executive editor of Black Parenting for Parents Magazine, spoke to Whitman students on Zoom about...
On Oct. 22, Whitman alumni relations hosted a panel titled “Women in Whitman Athletics” as a part of this semester’s online engagement for the athletics department.
The panel brought together...
The Class of 2020 student athletes graduated from Whitman with an uncertain future, but many have tried to make the best of a bad situation.
Graduation was abrupt, confusing and sad for the senior student...
Eric S. Johnson, MD, Class of 1972 Colonel, USAF (retired)
• November 7, 2019
A small plaque honoring Whitman alumni killed in action during World War II hangs on a wall on the first floor of the Memorial Building. On that plaque are the names of 29 young patriots whose lives...
Ever read something you weren’t supposed to—a private note, a journal entry, an unread text blinking on a friend’s phone? This Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28, three Whitman alumni invite current Whitman students to hear numerous private letters from the classes of 1965 through 1972.
Two Whitman alumni, Curt Bowen and Joseph Bornstein, graduated Whitman in 2008, and in three short years built from the ground up a successful non-profit organization based in Guatemala called Semilla Nueva.
