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Making a Career at Macy’s

Alumni News From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

How does a major corporation respond to economic events in the news, such as a newly imposed tariff or a drop in the stock market? For Liam Moran ’19, majoring in economics at Kenyon sparked an interest in corporate finance issues like these. Enrolling in the Macy’s Executive Development Program has helped him turn that curiosity into marketable skills and knowledge, which he uses today in the legendary retailer’s finance division. “Macy’s lets you apply world events to the financial functioning…

50 Years of Kenyon Women: Tricia Shimamura ’11

Kenyon Women From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

To celebrate 50 years of coeducation at Kenyon, we’re profiling three dozen of Kenyon alumnae during the 2019-20 academic year. These women, merely a small sample of the thousands of female graduates who have earned Kenyon degrees since 1969, will discuss their undergraduate experiences and how their education in Gambier prepared them for their lives and careers. The 13th alumna in our series is Tricia Shimamura ’11. A sociology major and studio art minor from Reno, Nevada, Shimamura also holds…

Climate in the Classroom

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

As millions gathered in cities around the world for a global climate strike on Friday, Sept. 20, the Kenyon community made sure their voices did not go unheard. Over a hundred students, joined by some faculty and staff members, gathered outside Rosse Hall shortly before the end of afternoon classes to demonstrate their concern for the changing climate and call for action to preserve the environment. Polling has found that a large majority of American teens and young people are moderately or greatly…

Klesner to Step Down

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

Provost Joseph L. Klesner will step down as Kenyon’s chief academic officer on June 30, 2020, after a decade of leadership in the Provost’s Office. An internal search for his replacement will launch this fall. “It is a rare gift to have a provost as deliberate and discerning as Joe Klesner,” said President Sean Decatur. “It is rarer still to have someone with his blend of academic and administrative acumen serve in such a crucial position for so long. He’s been a generous colleague to many, and…

50 Years of Kenyon Women: Emma Welsh-Huggins ’17

Kenyon Women From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

To celebrate 50 years of coeducation at Kenyon, we’re profiling three dozen of Kenyon alumnae during the 2019-20 academic year. These women, merely a small sample of the thousands of female graduates who have earned Kenyon degrees since 1969, will discuss their undergraduate experiences and how their education in Gambier prepared them for their lives and careers. The 12th alumna in our series is Emma Welsh-Huggins ’17. A sociology major and law and society concentrator from Columbus, Ohio, Welsh-Huggins…

Confronting Injustice

Society & Politics From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

How has systemic racial injustice shaped American life? Michelle Alexander, author of “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,” shares her expert insight in a moderated Q&A on Friday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Rosse Hall. Alexander’s work explores the role race plays in the legal system as well as other elements of racial injustice and inequality throughout American history. The New York Review of Books has praised her seminal bestseller, which unveils the structural racism…

50 Years of Kenyon Women: Susan Chong ’89

Kenyon Women From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

To celebrate 50 years of coeducation at Kenyon, we’re profiling three dozen of Kenyon alumnae during the 2019-20 academic year. These women, merely a small sample of the thousands of female graduates who have earned Kenyon degrees since 1969, will discuss their undergraduate experiences and how their education in Gambier prepared them for their lives and careers. The 11th alumna in our series is Susan Chong ’89. An international student from Malaysia, she majored in economics at Kenyon, then earned…

Scientific Pioneer

Science & Technology From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

Why is increasing diversity among scientists, mathematicians and engineers important, and how can it be done? Lydia Villa-Komaroff, a distinguished scientist and businesswoman, will address these questions on Monday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. in the Gund Gallery’s Community Foundation Theater. Her address serves as the keynote speech for the opening of Latinx Heritage Month events at Kenyon and is part of a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of women at Kenyon.  In her address, titled “Intersections…

Library Milestone

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

At a ceremony held Sept. 10 to mark the placement of one of the highest beams of steel in the new library, President Sean Decatur announced that the building’s name will borrow from Kenyon’s history: Gordon Keith Chalmers Library.  A $75 million leadership gift from an anonymous donor, among other significant support, made the project possible.  “As we mark a milestone in the construction of this building of the future, we are delighted that our donor has again shown their deep and enduring love…

50 Years of Kenyon Women: Rachel Williams ’10

Kenyon Women From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

To celebrate 50 years of coeducation at Kenyon, we’re profiling three dozen of Kenyon alumnae during the 2019-20 academic year. These women, merely a small sample of the thousands of female graduates who have earned Kenyon degrees since 1969, will discuss their undergraduate experiences and how their education in Gambier prepared them for their lives and careers. The 10th alumna in our series is Rachel DeLoache Williams ’10. A studio art and English major at Kenyon, Williams was profiled in the…

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