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Trustees Decide to Reorganize as College
- When
- 1882
- Where
- Walla Walla
Whitman's trustees decided in 1882 to transform the struggling prep school into a college, modeling it after New England liberal arts institutions.
The trustees recognized that the institution could not continue as a prep school but might survive as the area's only college. This decision led to the opening of Whitman College on September 4, 1882, with an enrollment of 60 students and three senior faculty.
Sources
- Whitman College Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-09
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