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Press Releases
The lists below are representative only; they do not refelect all press notices or media advisories released by Whittier College. For more infomation on these press releases and related events and activities of Whittier College, please contact the Communications staff at 562.907.4912 or mediarelations@whittier.edu.
Academic Year 2007- 2008
- Founder of Skeptics Society Dr. Michael Shermer to Keynote Whittier College 105th Commencement Ceremony
- Whittier College Celebrates Dedication to Service
- Whittier College Nixon Fellows Tackle U.S. Politics
- Whittier College Children's Literature Conference
- Justice Richard J. Goldstone To Speak at Whittier College
- 71st Annual Whittier College Johann Sebastian Bach Festival
- Meet the Authors and Book Faire at the Shannon Center
- City Council Candidates Debate at Whittier College
- Theatre Department Presents Arthur Miller's "The Crucible"
- Activists and Monks to Speak About the Struggles for Freedom in Burma
- Jazz Cabaret Concert Series The Music of Stephen Schwartz
- Whittier Professor-Composer Teresa Levelle to Premiere Original Works at Carnegie Hall
- Isabel Allende and William C. Gordon Awarded Honorary Degrees from Whittier College
- Jennifer Leitham Trio Kicks Off “Jazz Cabaret” Concert Series
- Woven Harmony Concert to Feature Mix of Visual Art and Music
- Third Annual Eat Local Challenge Kicks Off
- Live, International Video Teleconference to Explore US-China Business Relations
- Whittier College Receives Significant Public Art Loan
- New Season of “JazzCabaret” Concerts Kicks Off
- Third Annual RealNewMusic Festival Celebrates Original Works
- The 14th Annual Aloha Series of Hawaiian Music Kicks Off
- Annual Art Exhibit Showcases Student Works
- Grammy Nominated Duo to Perform in Aloha Series
- Sixth Annual Latino Graduation Honors Students
- Los Angeles City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to Deliver Commencement Address at Whittier College
- Student Production of "Stop Kiss" Premieres
- Author Gary Soto to Speak at Children's Literature Conference
- Dance Company’s "Electric Blue" to Entertain and Enlighten
- Hawaiian Guitarists Ledward Ka’apana and Mike Ka’awa to Perform
- 70th Annual Whittier College Bach Festival Gets Underway
- Concert to Highlight Cultural Diversity and the Arts
- Diversity in Education Conference Promotes Social Justice
- Historian Wins Prestigious National Research Grant
- Professor Wins Poetry Award
- Literature Professor Awarded Prestigious Fellowship
- Aloha Series of Hawaiian Music Continues with HAPA
- David Paddy Wins Professor of the Year Award
- Family Series to Feature Children's Plays and Lazer Show
- College Hosts Renaissance Music Festival
- Second "Eat Local Challenge" Comes to Campus
- Maxine Hong Kingston, Christopher Buckley Headline Writers Festival
- Aloha Hawaiian Music Series Continues
- Navidad En Whittier
- Grupo de Teatro SINERGIA Brings Spanish Language Comedy to the Stage
- Aloha - Hawaiian Music Series Continues
- Aunty Genoa Keawe to Perform in Aloha Series
Academic Year 2005 -2006
- Prestigious Foreign Affairs Fellowship Awarded to Whittier College Student
- Whittier College Baseball Pitcher Chosen in Major League Draft
- Whittier Names New Athletics Director
- Global Scenes Color “Moments and Meetings” Photography Exhibit
- Musician & Activist Peter Yarrow to Lecture, Perform in Four-Day Residency at Whittier
- Library Offers Manzanar, Book Arts Exhibit
- Seven Named “Outstanding Educator” by Whittier College
- Dr. Jeanne Ortiz Appointed Dean of Students for Whittier College
- Bon Appetit at Whittier College Takes on the "Eat Local Challenge"
- Whittier College Event to Benefit Victims of Hurricane Katrina
- Author to Discuss "Healing the Wounds of Racism and Fear” at the Ruth B. Shannon Center
- Club Cabaret Returns for Second Season
- Whittier College Community Mourns Loss of Theatre Professor Jack
De Vries - Prestigious Foreign Affairs Fellowship Awarded to Whittier College Student
- Entrepreneur and “Genius Grant" Recipient Ruben Martinez to Speak at Whittier
College Commencement - Feminist Icon Mary Daly “Recalls the Courage to Sin Big”
- New “Art of Fugue” Work Premieres
- 5th Annual Bookfaire Delivers L.A. Authors
- World Premiere of “Boxes” Set for March 9
- Rev. Al Sharpton to Keynote “Diverse Identities Week”
- Herzberger Named President of Whittier College
- Feinberg Lecturer Greenspoon Investigates Ties Between “Religion and Popular
Culture ” - “Ali Smith: She Fell and Missed the Ground” Exhibit Opens at Local Gallery
- Whittier College Contest “Dares to Dream”
- Blazar Jets Push Closer to Cosmic Speed Limit
- Exploring the Art of "Turning Pages"
- Blacklight and Acrobatics Combine For Magical Show
- HAPA Returns to Whittier For Sold-Out Shows
- It’s a "S’ Wonderful Life" at Whittier College
- Broadoaks Auction Will "Reach for the Stars"
- “Super Size” Guy Demystifies the Road to American Obesity
- “Cabaret” Set To Kick-off College Theater Season
- When Gustave Met George: Correspondence Between Flaubert and Sand
 Presented at Whittier College - Conservatism and the 2004 Election: What You Need to Know
- Whittier College Selected as WMD Awareness Training Site
- Whittier College’s Broadoaks School Receives Hearts at Work Award
- Openings Available at Broadoaks Children’s School at Whittier College
- Whittier College’s Broadoaks Hosts Volunteer Workday
- Whittier College to Host WMD Awareness Course (07-22-04)
Academic Year 2003-2004
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Poll Shows Supermarkets Facing Trouble After Strike: Frequent Shoppers Plunge (06-11-04)
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Pastor of L.A.’s First AME Church is Keynote Commencement Speaker at Whittier College (05-14-04)
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Helping Hands Reach from Whittier College to the Community (04-24-04)
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History Professor David Myers is Whittier College’s Feinberg Lecturer (04-15-04)
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Whittier College and Rio Hondo College Collaborate on Children’s Literature Conference (04-13-04)
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Maguire Properties Executive to Speak at Whittier College (04-07-04)
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New Vice President for Enrollment Named at Whittier College (02-20-04)
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Former Ambassador to Ghana to Discuss African Politics at Whittier College (02-20-04)
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Human Rights Heroes Celebrated at Whittier College (02-06-04)
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Whittier College Contest Asks “Are We Really Living the Dream?” (01-15-04)
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Hawaii’s Makaha Sons in Concert at Whittier College (01-02-04)
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Whittier President Accepts Presidency of Pennsylvania’s Gettysburg College (01-05-04)
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Student Negotiators to Meet on Whittier College Campus (11-04-03)
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Rubio String Quartet Brings The Juliet Letters to Whittier College (11-04-03)
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Grupo Troteateatro performs “Habia una vez” in Spanish (10-31-03)
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The Tale of Rumplestiltskin Spins on the Whittier College Stage (10-28-03)
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Danza Floricanto/USA Celebrates Dia de los Muertos (10-28-03)
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Whittier College Dean Honored by Former Institution (10-22-03)
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A Long Way from Jerusalem Ceramic Work by Ohan Balian (09-18-03)
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Black and White Photography Explores L.A.’s Urban Landscape (09-15-03)
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Whittier Graduate Brings ReelGrace to the Shannon Center (09-03-03)
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Poet Laureate to Read from his Work at Whittier College (07-25-03)
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Fund-Raising Luau and Concert to Benefit Whittier College’s Shannon Center (07-23-03)
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Whittier College Receives $350,000 Diversity Grant (07-16-03)
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Broadoaks hosts “Family Night at the Academies” at Whittier College (07-02-03
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Academic Year 2000 - 2001 is available in our Press Release Archives.
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Academic Year 1997 - 1998 is available in our Press Release Archives.
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