A collection of recordings from lectures, presentations, artists talks, and visiting speakers held at Whitman College. The events are a selection of the overall collection.
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Berebichez, Deborah
Date:
February 9, 2021
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Deborah Berebichez grew up in a conservative community that discouraged girls from pursuing a career in science, technology or engineering. She went on to study physics, becoming the first
Show moreDeborah Berebichez grew up in a conservative community that discouraged girls from pursuing a career in science, technology or engineering. She went on to study physics, becoming the first Mexican woman to graduate with a PhD in physics from Stanford. In this presentation, she shares her journey which led her to becoming a physicist, a TV host of science programs, and a mentor to young women who want to become scientists. She will also discuss questions such as what is data science? What can physics learn from data science and what can data scientists learn from physicists? Sponsored by the Physics Department and the Brattain Endowment.
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Show moreDeborah Berebichez grew up in a conservative community that discouraged girls from pursuing a career in science, technology or engineering. She went on to study physics, becoming the first Mexican woman to graduate with a PhD in physics from Stanford. In this presentation, she shares her journey which led her to becoming a physicist, a TV host of science programs, and a mentor to young women who want to become scientists. She will also discuss questions such as what is data science? What can physics learn from data science and what can data scientists learn from physicists? Sponsored by the Physics Department and the Brattain Endowment.
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Agard, Alisha; Hansack, Ashley
Date:
October 18, 2017
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This recording is the keynote address at the first ever Change Now! conference in 2017, for students of color and underrepresented student groups in the Pacific Northwest, titled "Why Campus
Show moreThis recording is the keynote address at the first ever Change Now! conference in 2017, for students of color and underrepresented student groups in the Pacific Northwest, titled "Why Campus Activism Matters Beyond College: Our Journeys from Campus to Community," by Whitman graduates Alisha Agard and Ashley Hansack.
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Show moreThis recording is the keynote address at the first ever Change Now! conference in 2017, for students of color and underrepresented student groups in the Pacific Northwest, titled "Why Campus Activism Matters Beyond College: Our Journeys from Campus to Community," by Whitman graduates Alisha Agard and Ashley Hansack.
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Creator(s):
Kilmer, Jason
Date:
September 6, 2017
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A lecture given during the 2017 Opening Week at Whitman College by Dr. Jason Kilmer titled "Beer Goggles to Blackouts, 'the Munchies' to Memory Problems: The Science of Alcohol and Marijuana
Show moreA lecture given during the 2017 Opening Week at Whitman College by Dr. Jason Kilmer titled "Beer Goggles to Blackouts, 'the Munchies' to Memory Problems: The Science of Alcohol and Marijuana."
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Show moreA lecture given during the 2017 Opening Week at Whitman College by Dr. Jason Kilmer titled "Beer Goggles to Blackouts, 'the Munchies' to Memory Problems: The Science of Alcohol and Marijuana."
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Stapleton, Timothy J., 1951-
Date:
October 12, 2017
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In 2017, for the fifty-first Sivert O. and Marjorie Allen Skotheim Lecture in History, Professor of African history, Timothy Stapleton, gave a lecture titled "The African Experience of the
Show moreIn 2017, for the fifty-first Sivert O. and Marjorie Allen Skotheim Lecture in History, Professor of African history, Timothy Stapleton, gave a lecture titled "The African Experience of the First World War."
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Show moreIn 2017, for the fifty-first Sivert O. and Marjorie Allen Skotheim Lecture in History, Professor of African history, Timothy Stapleton, gave a lecture titled "The African Experience of the First World War."
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Sullivan, Meghan, 1982-
Date:
November 16, 2017
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At the second annual Veritas Forum at Whitman College, Notre Dame philosophy professor Meghan Sullivan shares the journey by which – to her own surprise – she became convinced by the truth
Show moreAt the second annual Veritas Forum at Whitman College, Notre Dame philosophy professor Meghan Sullivan shares the journey by which – to her own surprise – she became convinced by the truth-claims of the Christian faith, and explores the top three questions she has wrestled with in terms of the rationality of holding to a "thick" and complex belief-system. Moderated by Patrick Frierson. Sponsored by the Whitman College Philosophy Department and the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life. Transcription is auto-generated by computer and may contain errors.
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Show moreAt the second annual Veritas Forum at Whitman College, Notre Dame philosophy professor Meghan Sullivan shares the journey by which – to her own surprise – she became convinced by the truth-claims of the Christian faith, and explores the top three questions she has wrestled with in terms of the rationality of holding to a "thick" and complex belief-system. Moderated by Patrick Frierson. Sponsored by the Whitman College Philosophy Department and the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life. Transcription is auto-generated by computer and may contain errors.
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Creator(s):
Smith, Kiki
Date:
December 6, 2017
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A Whitman College Visiting Artist Lecture by Kiki Smith, sponsored by the Whitman College Art Department and the Walla Walla Foundry.
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Spagna, Ana Maria
Date:
October 19, 2017
Description:
Readings from "Uplake: Restless Essays of Coming and Going," by Ana Maria Spagna given as part of Whitman Visiting Writers Series. In the 2017-2018 academic year, Spagna taught at Whitman
Show moreReadings from "Uplake: Restless Essays of Coming and Going," by Ana Maria Spagna given as part of Whitman Visiting Writers Series. In the 2017-2018 academic year, Spagna taught at Whitman College as a Johnston Visiting Instructor of English. Sponsored by the English Department.
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Show moreReadings from "Uplake: Restless Essays of Coming and Going," by Ana Maria Spagna given as part of Whitman Visiting Writers Series. In the 2017-2018 academic year, Spagna taught at Whitman College as a Johnston Visiting Instructor of English. Sponsored by the English Department.
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