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From Charlottesville to the NFL sidelines, from the headquarters of Silicon Valley giants Google and Facebook to the Connecticut campus of ESPN, Americans have been engaged in extensive discussion of free speech, civil discourse and the tension between those two concepts. Last week, we brought that conversation to Kenyon College. Kenyon’s Center for the Study of American Democracy hosted an impressive lineup of scholars, thought leaders and policymakers on the topic “Free Speech, Civil Discourse…

Storied Career

Alumni News From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

Note: This profile of Jennifer Rudolph Walsh ’89 P’20 H’12 was originally published on Bustle.com. “Part of loving stories is loving people and honoring their experience,” says Jennifer Rudolph Walsh. She should know — as Executive Vice President and Co-Head of William Morris Endeavor’s (WME) Worldwide Books, Lectures and Conference Divisions, she sells as many bestsellers in a year as most book-lovers read. Of the 200-plus titles published each year by WME’s Worldwide Books Department, an average…

Taking His Shot

Arts & Culture From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

While working on the hottest show on Broadway, Lucas O’Brien ’18 completed the following tasks: Scoured shops around New York City’s Garment District for buttons and fabric swatches suited for 18th-century dresses and military uniforms. Tried not to bump into people while carrying huge rolls of velvet on subways and sidewalks to costume-creation shops. Checked that the material had enough stretch for strenuous dance numbers. Walked actors new to the show to multiple fittings, often passing through…

Rosen on the Record

by Lauren Eller '18

Society & Politics From The Collegian - 7 years ago

Jeff Rosen is the president and chief executive officer of the National Constitution Center, as well as a professor at The George Washington University Law School, a contributing editor for the Atlantic and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He gave the opening address on Sept. 26 for the Center for the Study of American Democracy’s “Free Speech, Civil Discourse” conference. What is the work you do as president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and how has your work…

Lofty Goals

Athletics From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

Ellie Crawford ’17, a four-year member of the Ladies swimming and diving team, was named Wednesday one of nine finalists still in contention for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Those nine finalists, three from each NCAA division, came from a record-setting field of 543 Woman of the Year nominees. The finalists will meet in Indianapolis on October 22 for an awards ceremony in which the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced. Throughout the entire process, the nominees were evaluated…

Discussing Democracy

by Anna Libertin '18

Kenyon in the World From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

Instead of spending a September weekend reading case studies of governments around the world for his “Modern Democracies” course, taught by Professor Pamela Camerra-Rowe, political science major Josh McClain ’19 traveled to Athens, Greece, the home of ancient democracy, to speak with world leaders, influential journalists and dedicated human rights activists. After a competitive application process, McClain, of Durham, North Carolina, joined 23 other students from 13 countries to participate in…

Farming History

By Jack Cheston '21

That's So Kenyon From The Collegian - 7 years ago

In recent history, farming has lost a certain authenticity in favor of a new, industrialized form. Nick Leibowitz ’18, however, has found an avenue to rediscover the artistry of agriculture. For the past two years he has grown corn, beans and squash — known as the “three sisters” of Native American agriculture — following the instructions of a 19th-century primary source document entitled “Buffalo Bird Woman’s Garden.” The project started when Leibowitz, who has lived on the Kenyon Farm since his…

Wetland Restorers

Science & Technology From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

A Kenyon research team is seeking ways to reduce the harmful effects of potentially toxin-producing agricultural runoff that is contaminating some water supplies and closing beaches throughout the U.S. “Nitrogen fertilizers that leave the field are making a complete mess of the environment,” said Professor of Biology Siobhan Fennessy, who is co-director of Kenyon’s environmental studies program and a leading expert on wetland ecosystems. She cited the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico and the poisoning…

A Decade of KEEP

By Meera White

Student Life From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

On Saturday night, I almost cried. I was sitting with a group of KEEPers, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the program. Holding my silverware and sipping from a fancy glass, I listened as KEEPers from years past and years present related their stories about the impact of KEEP. Their stories — painful, bittersweet, triumphant and legendary — made me feel the warmth that comes with being part of something so influential as this program. The Kenyon Educational Enrichment Program (KEEP) brings underrepresented…

Transformational Gift

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

President Sean Decatur and Board of Trustees Chair Brackett B. Denniston III ’69 announced today that Kenyon has received the largest gift in its history: $75 million from an anonymous donor. This transformational gift will support the development of a new library and academic quadrangle. The interdisciplinary hub in the core of campus will bring together 21st century teaching and learning with 21st century library, information and student services. Decatur and Denniston revealed the project, called…

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