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COMING IN 2026“2027
Teaching the public health leaders of tomorrow.
As one of the top liberal arts colleges in the Northwest, ³Ô¹ÏÍø has equipped generations of students with the skills to tackle the world’s most pressing public health challenges. Now, as we look to the future, the college is proposing an exciting new addition to Whitman’s curriculum: an interdisciplinary concentration in Public Health. Building on the expertise of Whitman’s faculty in the social sciences, natural sciences and humanities. A new Professor of Public Health will play a vital role in enhancing the curriculum and leading the program.
3 Reasons for a Public Health Program at Whitman
Now More Than Ever
The world needs public health experts with an education grounded in rigorous scientific principles, a nuanced understanding of the systems that affect public health, steadfast compassion and rigorous ethics. Whitman is ready to prepare the next generation of public health leaders to take on the challenges of the future.
Advancing the Curriculum
The Public Health concentration will build on courses currently available to Whitman students—such as Environmental Health, Bioethics, Infectious Disease, and the Sociology of Health and Illness—while expanding the curriculum with new course offerings in epidemiology, health policy and other specialized public health topics.
Mentorship That Matters
Building off Whitman’s long history of successful Health Professions advising, the new Public Health concentration will give students a clear academic pathway to careers in public health, focused mentorship and internship opportunities, and the chance to put their learning into action through an experiential capstone project.
“Addressing public health challenges requires understanding not just scientific and physiological aspects of disease, but also social causes and understandings of illness. Whitman’s liberal arts model provides an ideal foundation for understanding public health issues or going into health-related careers.”
Alissa Cordner, Professor of Sociology
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