Monthly Archives: January 2012

Governor Brown proposes to slash funding for the Cal Grant to students attending private colleges and universities.  Allowing students to take their Cal Grants to private colleges has been such wise public policy; not only can students attending schools like Whittier receive an excellent … Continue reading →

The Poets just won over CMS in double overtime in what must be one of the great men’s bball games ever!

    As many of you know, I am an early riser and often try to get my exercise out of the way first thing in the morning (after checking email, of course).  I like the solitude of early morning … Continue reading →

I heard yesterday from Poets touring Argentina as part of Professor Dan Duran’s course on “Managing Multinationals.”  As you can learn from their blog entries (http://wcargentina.wordpress.com/), they have visited HQs of significant corporations, as well as NGOs, and are learning first-hand the importance of understanding issues from … Continue reading →

I walked the campus this morning and encountered  Professor Nat Zappia and a group of students working on the Sustainable Urban Garden.  Nat and Professor Sal Johnston are pairing their history and sociology classes in the spring semester around the topic … Continue reading →

Last night I had the honor of seeing Trustee Bob Zemsky ’62 receive the inaugural “Robert Zemsky Medal for Innovation in Higher Education” from UPenn’s Executive Doctorate program.  Bob has earned many honors and is known world-wide for pushing colleges … Continue reading →

A couple of years ago Whittier gave an honorary degree to Venerable Master Hsing Yun, whose leadership and good works around the globe exemplify the values we hold so dear at this College.  In giving the honorary degree, we also … Continue reading →

Ever since we added “Go Poets!” luggage tags to our bags, we get stopped by Poet alumni and parents on almost every trip we take and it’s a nice way to show Poet Pride. Last week, traveling to New England, … Continue reading →

The swim team inaugurated our new pool yesterday.  David and I are in Massachusetts, with an ice-covered lake right outside our door; so we joined them only in spirit.