In the Fall of 2020, in light of the rushed “Financial Sustainability Review” (FSR) initiated by the Board of Trustees, the Whitman College Chapter of the AAUP issued A Call to Action, asking the college’s president to:

• • Increase transparency about the college’s finances;
  • Inform and engage the faculty regarding ideas for major cuts before any decisions are made;
  • Commit publicly to following through with the recommendations of the FSR committees;
  • Provide a vigorous justification for a liberal arts education in today’s world.

(The college’s president did not respond affirmatively to this Call to Action and did not commit to following through with the FSR committees’ recommendations, nor did the Board of Trustees follow the recommendations with complete fidelity.)