Power and Privilege Symposium

Both the students and administration of Whitman College strive to make our campus a place of diverse cultures, perspectives, and experiences. Although we share our campus, we do not have the same life experiences, based on our race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, political ideology, socioeconomic status, nationality, among others.

During the symposium, we seek to challenge students’ understanding of their place in the world based on these experiences, and the power dynamics associated with them.

We want people to talk about their own life experiences, and how they have shaped the world where they come from.

We strive to educate on the power structures prevailing around the world, questioning many of the paradigms and assumptions that we grew up with.