Sunday, May 7th

3:00 p.m., Chism Recital Hall

Whitman College Department of Music presents:

Cyri Nemecek Senior Recital

Cyri Nemecek, voice, soprano
Jan Roberts, Piano

Monday, May 8th  

4:00 p.m., Olin Auditorium

A public lecture by Professor Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn and a celebration of his new book, The Autocratic Academy (Duke Press, 2023)

Critics of contemporary US higher education often point to the academy’s “corporatization” as one of its defining maladies. However, in The Autocratic Academy Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn argues that American colleges and universities have always been organized as corporations in which the power to rule is legally vested in and monopolized by antidemocratic governing boards. This institutional form, Kaufman-Osborn contends, is antithetical to the free inquiry that defines the purpose of higher education.

This event is sponsored by the Department of Politics and the Whitman-AAUP. A reception will follow in the Olin Hall foyer.

Saturday, May 20 

2:30 p.m., Chism Recital Hall

One of the Commencement weekend traditions at Whitman College is a Baccalaureate Ceremony. The event is an opportunity to pause in reflection and gratitude, to celebrate remarkable accomplishments and to honor the important transition from student to graduate.

Hosted by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, Baccalaureate is an hour-long celebration featuring music from graduating music majors and brief readings, prayers and reflections from a wide range of religious traditions including humanist/non-religious perspectives. It is an opportunity to gather in community around whatever each of us finds meaningful or sacred—for those of all faith traditions, for those of no faith tradition and for everyone in between.

Saturday, May 20 

2:30 p.m., Chism Recital Hall

One of the Commencement weekend traditions at Whitman College is a Baccalaureate Ceremony. The event is an opportunity to pause in reflection and gratitude, to celebrate remarkable accomplishments and to honor the important transition from student to graduate.

Hosted by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, Baccalaureate is an hour-long celebration featuring music from graduating music majors and brief readings, prayers and reflections from a wide range of religious traditions including humanist/non-religious perspectives. It is an opportunity to gather in community around whatever each of us finds meaningful or sacred—for those of all faith traditions, for those of no faith tradition and for everyone in between.

Sunday, May 21st

11:00 a.m., Memorial Building

Whitman College is pleased to celebrate its 137th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 21 at 11 a.m. The livestream will begin with the processional at 10:50 a.m.

Saturday, April 29th

9:00 a.m., Chism Recital Hall

President Sarah Bolton will moderate a panel on Saturday, April 29 at 9 a.m. in the Chism Recital Hall in the Hall of Music. The discussion will explore the ways that higher education can serve to both empower individuals and advance just societies in this time of rapid change.  

More information here! 

Friday, April 28

5:00 p.m., Cordiner Hall

Whitman College will celebrate the Installation of Sarah R. Bolton as the 15th President of the college on Friday, April 28 at 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 22

3:00 p.m., Olin Auditorium

Join us on Saturday, April 22 at 3pm in Olin Auditorium to celebrate the career of Phil Brick, who is retiring after 32 years of teaching at Whitman College. We will begin with an alumni panel on Collaborating for Livable Futures in the U.S. West, featuring Kate Greenberg, Ben Deumling, and Daniel Grant, followed by open mic appreciations for Phil's many contributions to Whitman College. The panel will be followed by a no-host, informal gathering at Burwood Brewing Company beginning at 5pm.