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Whittier College, founded in 1887, was named for the Quaker abolitionist and poet John Greenleaf Whittier. [5] Since that time, the institution has grown into a distinctive, national liberal arts college. The college campus has about 800 students and more than 100 faculty. It emphasizes small, interactive classes led by full-time faculty members.
Whittier College is a private liberal arts college in Whittier, California. Following are some of its notable alumni. Academia. Willa Baum, historian and pioneer ...
Whittier College people (4 C, 4 P) Whittier Poets (8 C) Pages in category "Whittier College" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
1915 - The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) was founded. Charter members included Occidental College, Pomona College, the University of Redlands, Throop College of Technology (now California Institute of Technology) and Whittier College, effective beginning the 1915-16 academic year.
Kristine Elaine Dillon is an American academic administrator serving as the interim president of Whittier College since 2023. She was president of the Consortium on Financing Higher Education from 2002 to 2018.
Whittier College Linda Oubré announced her resignation amid financial troubles and low enrollment at one of California's oldest private liberal arts colleges. ... the vice president for academic ...
John Henry "Tiger" Godfrey (August 13, 1921 – September 14, 2008) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Whittier College in Whittier, California from 1960 to 1979, compiling a record of 118–68–6.
Progress on developing a college was sporadic, but on July 30, 1896, the Whittier Academy, operating since 1891, officially changed its name to Whittier College and enrolled 100 students. The school mascot is "The Poet." By 1906, Whittier College was an educational institution with laboratories, boarding halls, a large gymnasium, and athletic ...