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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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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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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 stay at…
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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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