Roberto Bonilla sits on front of his laptop and books in Wardman Library.
Students
Researching the U.S. Impact on Latin American Politics
Growing up in a politically polarized El Salvador, Roberto Bonilla ’18 was left with a lot of unanswered questions. But…
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Several student actors pose for a photograph on the set of "Gaslight."
Students
After 'Gaslight,' Poets Are Heading to Kennedy Center Stage
After wrapping a successful run of Whittier College’s fall play, three theatre majors will go on to showcase their…
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Students
Exploring Street Art in Downtown Los Angeles
Standing before a gigantic painting of a bouquet of flowers, bursting with blues and pinks larger than life, Emerson…
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Bailey Russ and Frankie Capraro pose for a photograph in the Science & Learning Center.
Coding the Future of Physical Therapy
Bailey Russ ’18 and Frankie Capraro ’18 are laying the foundation for an Xbox program that could change how physical…
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College Affairs
College Noted for Great Teaching, Access, Engaged Students and Alumni
Whittier College has once again been named one of the top national liberal arts colleges by the Princeton Review,…
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College Affairs
New Play Place at Broadoaks
With the generous support of Board of Trustees Member Maggie Koong ’14, her mother Ting Yuk Chee, and SoCal Industries…
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College Affairs
Whittier College to Pursue a 100 Percent Tobacco-Free Campus by Fall 2018
Whittier College announced today an initiative to eliminate the use of tobacco and tobacco-related products on campus…
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Faculty and Staff
Whittier College Faculty Play Key Role in the Global Environmental Justice Project
A multi-disciplinary team of Whittier College professors is curating a series of documentaries and creating the…
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Three women wearing blue lab coats, goggles, and purple gloves are in the lab conducting experiments.
No Vacation for Chemistry Researchers
This summer, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Christina Bauer worked closely with a small group of students researching…
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Athletics
Poets Swimming and Diving Welcome New Head Coach
Coach Tim Hamlet has been selected to lead the Whittier College men’s and women’s swimming and diving program. “I am…
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Alumni
Alumna Leaves a Legacy at the Huntington
Sara “Sue” Hodson ’71 retired from her position as curator of literary colleges at the Huntington Library in San Marino…
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Faculty and Staff
Major funding from the Luce Foundation Launches a Three-Year Project
For immediate release 11 August 2017   Whittier College Faculty play key role in the Global Environmental Justice…
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Athletics
Memorial Stadium Renovation Complete
After three months of work on renovations to Wallace “Chief” Newman Field and the Aubrey-Bonham Track in Memorial…
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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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