Fairhaven Distinguished Alumnus Coll Thrush, B.A., Fairhaven interdisciplinary concentration, recently wrote "Wrecked: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific," which was published in May by University of Washington Press. Coll is a professor of history and associate faculty in critical Indigenous studies at the University of British Columbia. His previous books include "Native Seattle" and "Indigenous London."
Fall/Winter 2025
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Class Notes
Coll Thrush - 1993
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John MacBeath Watkins - 1976
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John MacBeath Watkins, B.A., journalism, political science and '83, M.A., political science, is the co-owner of Twice Sold Tales, a secondhand bookstore in Ballard, where he occasionally sells copies of his self-published 2018 book, "The Outlaw John Locke and Why Liberalism Is Worth Fighting For," which he most recently updated in 2025.
Whitney Osiensky - 2014
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Whitney Osiensky, M.A., anthropology, is Whatcom County's first full-time archeologist, ensuring cultural resources are protected during construction and maintenance of public works projects.