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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.
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Whittier College's first building, Founders Hall, in 1912. Whittier College is a liberal arts college of about 1,700 undergraduate and graduate students in southeast Los Angeles. It was founded in 1887 as a Quaker institution and named after poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier (student athletes are called Poets in his honor). Though ...
The 1961 Whittier Poets football team represented Whittier College of Whittier, California. In their second year under head coach John Godfrey , the Poets compiled a perfect 9–1 record (4–0 against SCIAC opponents) and won the SCIAC championship. [ 1 ]
She is the first African-American [13] and the third woman to serve as president of the college. [14] In 2019 she was named to the board of directors for the College Futures Foundation. [8] On May 12, 2023, Oubré announced her resignation as president of Whittier College, effective June 30, 2023. [15] [16] [17] [18]
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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 ...