Jacklyn Waight, stands in front of a fountain and the back part of the Mark Taper Forum
Students
Summer of Learning
With the goal of becoming a high school music teacher, Jacklyn Waight ’18 spent her summer diving into the world of the…
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College Affairs
Whittier College Supports DACA
Dear Whittier College Community: Last week, Whittier College joined more than 40 Quaker-founded schools and colleges in…
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President of the College, Sharon Herzberger, in academic regalia stands at podium addressing audience
Leadership
President Herzberger Addresses the Class of 2021
Whittier College President’s Convocation Address by Sharon Herzberger September 3, 2017 My husband David and I were…
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Class of 2017 Arrives at Whittier College
They're here.  The Class of 2017 descended on the Poet campus Sunday, marking the start of their undergraduate…
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College Affairs
Whittier College Welcomes New Poets
On a bright, sunny September day, Whittier College welcomed its largest first-year class with a total of 542 first-year…
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College Affairs
Whittier College Hosts Conference to Help Bilingual Educators
The Institute for Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching at Whittier held its third annual conference where…
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Arika Skoog Finds Her Calling in the Boxing Ring
As a Whittier College music business major, Arika Skoog ’15 didn’t plan for a career as a boxer, but that is where she…
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Students
Whittier Students Prepare to Help Communities in East Africa
Malory Henry ’18 and Madeline McMurray ’18 have been named the inaugural recipients of The Brethren Community…
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Introducing Whittier's Class of 2017
Hailing from 21 states across the U.S. and 19 countries around the globe, the 450 newest members of the Poet…
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Alumni
Dedicating Career to Public Service
As field representative for U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris, Brent Robinson MA’14 has the opportunity to put his passion…
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Students
Natalie Fenaroli: Racing to the Top
When Natalie Fenaroli ’18 isn’t spending her time in Hoover Hall studying business administration, she’s busy at the…
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Imani Williford, India Ferguson, Rosalba Ponce, Caitlyn Keeve, and Jake Martin use a model of the Kluge-Ruhe galleries to plan their exhibition Songs of a Secret Country during the 2017 Summer Curatorial Research Project at the University of Virginia.
Students
Summer of Art
Rosalba Ponce ’18 is spending her summer in Virginia along with four other undergraduate students from across the…
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Student Researches Mangrove Forests in China
Introducing freshwater to a globally important mangrove forest in China may help establish reedbeds, but it may not…
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Alumni
Alumnus Coaches High School Team to Victory
Former Whittier College lacrosse team player Joshua Wilkinson ’94 has continued to take his passion for the sport to…
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Students
Spring 2017 Dean's List
A total of 276 students have been named to the Whittier College Spring 2017 Dean’s List.  The Dean’s list…
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