Monday, February 23, 2026
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Library Film Screening & Discussion
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Penrose Library and the Walla Walla Public Library will co-host a free screening of the recent documentary “The Librarians” on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 1 p.m. in Hunter Conservatory’s Kimball Theatre. (Watch the trailer.)
When Texas lawmakers seek to review a list of books, librarians find themselves as first responders in a national battle concerning First Amendment rights. Across the U.S., librarians face the impact of uniting against library collection standards that include restrictions on race-related and LGBTQIA+ content. Drawing on historical context, “The Librarians” explores the broader implications for education and public life.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion on the topics of censorship and information access and how book challenges have played out in our community. Panelists will include Kim Cassetto, School Technology Coordinator for Walla Walla Public High School, Heather VanTassel, Director of Library Services at Walla Walla Public Library, and Jack Jackson, Associate Professor of Politics at Whitman.
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Whitman Interfaith Chaplain To Mentor Interfaith America Fellowship Recipients
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Interfaith America has announced the 2025–2026 cohort of the Bridgebuilders Relating Across Interfaith Differences (BRAID) Fellowship. Returning for its second year, the BRAID Fellowship aims to cultivate undergraduate leaders in interfaith and bridgebuilding work. The rev. seigen johnson, Interfaith Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life, who served as a mentor during the first year of the fellowship program, has been invited to return as a mentor for a second year.
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Hosokawa Journalism Lecture Tomorrow
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Pulitzer Prize-winning photo documentarian Preston Gannaway will deliver this year’s Hosokawa Journalism Lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. in Reid Campus Center’s Young Ballroom. The lecture is free and open to the public. (Flyer attached.)
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Global Ecocinema Series Continues on Wednesday
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The “Global Ecocinema: Environmental Storytelling and Social Justice Through Visual Media” series continues with a screening of the Chilean film “The Pearl Button” (2015) on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 5:30 p.m. in Olin Auditorium. Each film in the series will be screened with English subtitles. This series is made possible with the support of a Global Dialogues Faculty Development Grant and the Center for Global Studies at Whitman College, in collaboration with the Departments of Hispanic Studies and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. (Flyer attached.)
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Gender Studies Talk on Thursday
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In celebration of Black History Month, the Department of Gender Studies will host a talk by Jaimee Swift titled “Feminist Marronage: Fieldnotes on Abscondence” on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. in Olin Auditorium. Swift is Assistant Professor of Black Politics at James Madison University and Executive Director and Founder of Black Women Radicals, a Black feminist advocacy organization dedicated to uplifting and centering Black women and gender expansive people’s radical activism in Africa and in the African Diaspora. (Flyer attached.)
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The Carbon Finance Politics (POL-200-A ST) class visited Baker Boyer Bank in Walla Walla to learn about the role of money, finance and banks in community sustainability and environmental projects. Mark Kajita (center), President and CEO of the bank and a member of the Board of Trustees at Whitman, gave the class a tour of the bank and talked about its history in Walla Walla and the role of community banks in our present political and economic moment. (Photo by Jackson VanSlyke.)
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President Bolton’s Open Office Hours for Staff
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Cleveland Commons, Lizzie Murr Dining Room
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 114
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Reid Campus Center, Room 207
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Reid Campus Center, Room G02
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 106
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Hunter Conservatory, Room 107
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Cleveland Commons, Lizzie Murr Dining Room
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 114
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Global Ecocinema: “The Pearl Button”
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 114
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Blue Mountain Action Council Food Bank
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 114
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Welty Health and Counseling Center
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Welty Health and Counseling Center, Wellnest
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Departing from Reid Campus Center
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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Reid Campus Center, Lower Level
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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