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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.
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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.
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The letter came on the heels of the paper's investigation into the school's alleged mishandling of sexual violence and prevention.
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(Runtime 4:00)On a recent Friday, the menu at Whitman College’s dining hall looked a little different than normal. There was roasted elk, fry bread with…
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(Runtime 3:51) Every time Jeremy Wolf heads out into the woods, it is an opportunity – more than just spending time in nature .“It’s for us, just being…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.