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College Affairs
Whittier College Receives Grant From The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to Whittier College for the Science and Learning Center (…
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College Affairs
Mellon Foundation Awards Grant to Help Expand Digital Liberal Arts Programs at Whittier College
With the help of a three-and-a-half-year, $700,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Whittier College will…
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Future Poet in Tanzania
College Affairs, Students
Brethren Fellowship Program at Whittier College
Whittier College announces a new partnership with The Brethren Community Foundation and Global Partners for Development…
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Future Poet in Tanzania
College Affairs, Students
Brethren Fellowship Program at Whittier College
Whittier College announces a new partnership with The Brethren Community Foundation and Global Partners for Development…
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A group of students in medical costumes perform on stage
Next to Normal Hits the Stage
The theatre department’s spring production of the musical Next to Normal took on a topic that is usually pushed aside—…
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Students pose in a group photo with hip-hop artist, T-Pain
Students
College Welcomes Major Hip-Hop Artist to Memorial Stadium
Whittier held its first-ever, large-scale concert, Whittfest. The concert gave Poets the chance to see Grammy award…
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Chef Ricardo Diaz shows space for future business
Alumni
Alumnus Revitalizes Uptown Whittier Space
Ricardo Diaz ’93 is bringing his vision to life in Uptown Whittier. The local chef has signed a lease agreement to open…
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Students
Sophomore Becomes President for the Day
Earlier this month, history and Spanish double major Daniela Vega ’19 stepped into the shoes of President Sharon…
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Sol Trujillo
College Affairs
Commencement Speaker Announced
  Global telecommunications, media, and cable industry expert Sol Trujillo will address Whittier College’s graduating…
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Students perform on stage with masks
In the News
Theatre Program Ranked in Top 10 List
OnStage, a popular theatre blog, has ranked Whittier College’s theatre program as one of “The Top 10 Most Underrated…
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Alumni
Alumna Appointed to L.A. County Commission for Women
Dr. Caren Rosales Grisham ’77 was recently appointed to the Los Angeles County Commission for Women by newly elected…
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Six members of the band, 7 Planets on Earth, sit on the lawn on campus
Students
Whittier College Students to Open Whittfest
Maggie Niemann ’18 and her band, 7 Planets Like Earth, will be opening Whittier College’s first-ever Whittfest. Through…
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College Affairs
Board of Trustees Receives Award
The Whittier College Board of Trustees was honored by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges…
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Woolly Whittier, a purple mammoth with gold tusks and a Whittier College logo on its side
College Affairs
Whittier Unveils New Mascot, Retires Johnny
Note: This news story originally appeared on April 1, 2017, and is an April Fools' Day joke. Whittier is the home of…
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A quidditch match at Memorial Stadium at Whittier College
College Affairs
Four Houses, Quidditch Coming to Whittier
Note: This news story originally appeared on April 1, 2017, and is an April Fools' Day joke. As part of Whittier…
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