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The Student News Site of Whitworth University

The Whitworthian

The Student News Site of Whitworth University

The Whitworthian

Graphic by Ben Gallaway/The Whitworthian

Investing in higher education, not incarceration 

April 20, 2022

By: Emma Maple, DC columnist Graphic by Ben Gallaway/The Whitworthian The U.S.’s incarceration system has been broken since it began. The US has the highest number of incarcerated individuals...

University Program brings education majors from Japan

March 30, 2019

Students from the Sei Wa campus of Kwansel Gakuin University, Japan played a loud and rousing game of dodgeball against Whitworth residents on Wednesday night, March 6. The group kicked off the night with a win and came together as team with shouting and chanting after every round of success.

Gen-ed program changes underway

September 29, 2018

A group of Whitworth faculty members, called the General Education Implementation Task Force, is working on updating the general education program, which has not been changed in over a decade.

How to welcome diversity 101

September 20, 2018

“Asking questions is okay if you’re willing to learn,” says Lysa Cole, a member of the black community and of the class of 2022.

Diversity dedication not reflected in curriculum

March 12, 2014

It is evident that Whitworth is significantly lacking in terms of curricular diversification when evaluating a recent campus study conducted by Halualani & Associates. The research was conducted...

Barb Sanders announced as new Dean of Education

March 11, 2014

President Beck Taylor announced that interim Dean of Education Barbara Sanders is named the permanent dean of the department on Feb. 12 . The decision was the result of a nationwide search that was...

Professors’ faith values influence education

February 18, 2014

On physics professor Kamesh Sankaran’s office door, a small slip of paper reads, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind.” Sankaran has first-hand...

Dropping out: Former students discuss why they left

November 15, 2012

Peter Thiel, one of the wealthiest and best-educated American entrepreneurs, is not convinced that college is worth the cost. According to his comments on BBC News, student loans are now reaching...

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