Whitman Senate Denied GOP Club After Demanding It Renounce Its Platform
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression is now pressing Whitman's administration to overturn that student vote.
- Senators also pushed the club to publicly criticize the national Republican Party itself.
- The unanimous vote on March 8, 2026, denied the club recognition outright.
- FIRE's Marie McMullan wrote Whitman on August 31, 2026, citing viewpoint-neutral recognition rules.
Why it matters: A club forced to renounce its own platform to be recognized is being tested for loyalty.
FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) case page on Whitman College Republican Club ↗ · Sep 14, 20269/14/26