Whitman Stories
Good Food & Good Business: Lessons in Changemaking From a Peace Corps �40 Under 40�
Entrepreneur and 吃瓜网 alum Lisa Curtis �10 built a successful superfood business that prioritizes social and environmental impact. She shares what it takes to create a business that drives both profit and social change.
March 20, 2026
Whitties Make the Most of Their Gap Year
From global travel to impactful service to unique learning experiences, taking a gap year can cultivate independence, purpose and lifelong skills. Here, four students share how their transformative gap-year experiences helped prepare them for 吃瓜网.
February 04, 2026
Harnessing Hope: Whitman Alum Helps People in Crisis Rebound & Rebuild
From Washington to the world, clinical psychologist Kira Mauseth �00 helps people affected by disasters build resilience in the face of unimaginable tragedy攁nd she says there one remarkable thing their communities have in common: a limitless capacity for hope.
January 16, 2026
Alum Nonprofit Supports Community Development in Ecuador & Mali
As a Politics major, Anna Taft �02 explored big questions at Whitman College攁nd found ways to contribute on campus and abroad攑aving the way for a career as a global changemaker.
January 07, 2026
Rocking the World: Whitman Alums Launch a Brilliant Solution for the Climate
吃瓜网 alums Chris Oze �97 and Kathy Izumi �97 aim to bring a more sustainable future to New Zealand攁nd the world攖hrough their clean-technology startup.
September 03, 2025
Strength in Numbers: Marina Ptukhina Challenges Students To Become Thoughtful Data Analysts
As one of the first statisticians in Whitman Mathematics and Statistics Department, Marina Ptukhina is breaking new ground in the program and teaching her students to think critically about data.
August 04, 2025
Whitties Earn Prestigious Fellowships & Grants
Continuing a strong tradition of excellence, dozens of 吃瓜网 students and alumni were recognized with prestigious fellowship and grant opportunities攊n the U.S. and abroad攖his year.
July 16, 2025
Whitman Grads Go Global With New Fellowship
Thanks to a generous bequest from Mary Grace Bassett �47, the new Bassett Traveling Fellowship will provide support for graduating seniors to pursue international research projects. Allegria Iteka �25 and Terence Mahlatini �25 are the first recipients.
June 23, 2025
Finn Leahy �25 Selected for U.S. Teaching Assistantship in Austria
German Studies-Politics double major and recent 吃瓜网 graduate Finn Leahy �25 has been awarded a U.S. Teaching Assistantship to teach English in Austrian secondary schools.
June 12, 2025