Editing Walter Houser Brattain (section)

==Teaching==

Brattain taught at [[Harvard University]] as a visiting lecturer in 1952 and at Whitman College as a visiting lecturer in 1962 and 1963, and a visiting professor beginning in 1963.  Upon formally retiring from Bell Laboratories in 1967, he continued to teach at Whitman, becoming an adjunct professor in 1972. He retired from teaching in 1976 but continued to be a consultant at Whitman.<ref name=NWDA/>

At Whitman, the Walter Brattain Scholarships are awarded on a merit basis to "entering students who have achieved high academic excellence in their college preparatory work." All applicants for admission are considered for the scholarship, which is potentially renewable for four years.<ref name=Scholarships>{{cite web|title=Special Scholarship Programs|url=http://www.whitman.edu/academics/catalog/financial-aid/special-scholarship-programs|website=Whitman College|access-date=March 5, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101340/http://www.whitman.edu/academics/catalog/financial-aid/special-scholarship-programs|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>