In internal emails reviewed by NWPB, Whitman President Sarah Bolton said the shortfall comes from challenges with recruiting students, especially those who come from families that can contribute more to the cost of their tuition.Read More
Unlike what’s typically offered at prisons, "inside-out" classes allow incarcerated and non-incarcerated students to learn with and from each other, engaging in dialogue and forming relationships. Whitman College has tried to offer one of these classes every semester since 2016. Read More
The letter came on the heels of the paper's investigation into the school's alleged mishandling of sexual violence and prevention.Read More
Whitman College’s dining hall will now serve first foods, such as elk, trout and root vegetables, on a monthly basis. (Credit: Susan Shain / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 4:00) Read On […]Read More
Jeremy, Stella and Manaia Wolf, members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, collect fresh fir boughs in the Rainwater Wildlife Area near Dayton, Wash. The fir boughs […]Read More
For generations Marcus Whitman has been widely viewed as an iconic figure from early Pacific Northwest history, a venerated Protestant missionary who was among 13 people killed by the Cayuse tribe near modern-day Walla Walla, Washington, in 1847.Read More
An online survey conducted out of Whitman College found more than half of Washingtonians say they have delayed medical visits this year. The findings underscore widespread concerns about disruptions to health care during the pandemic.Read More
Aisha Fukushima has a story to tell about hip-hop and rap, but it’s not the only story there is. Fukushima, a 2009 graduate of Whitman College in Walla Walla, returns May 19 to share this story and her world-wide journey as an artist and activist as Whitman’s 2019 commencement speaker. Read More
A proposal to remove the larger-than-life statues of pioneer missionary Marcus Whitman from the Washington state capitol and the U.S. Capitol drew angry responses during an initial legislative hearing in Olympia.Read More
Whitman College’s Because You Are Here is community theater but not in the way we usually think of it. Performers in this production met with members of the Walla Walla community—particularly the migrant population—to learn their stories and bring them to life.Read More
