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See You Soon, Peirce Coffee

Far From Kokosing From Kenyon News - 4 years ago

A few weeks ago, on Ash Wednesday, I was sitting at a table on New Side, surrounded by my friends, in between midterm exams. We were talking about our spring break plans as laughter and jokes filled the air. In a couple of days, we would all leave campus to travel to different places and enjoy what we thought was a short pause from classes. Suddenly, as the clock struck noon, a stream of people entered Peirce. Soon, all the wooden seats around us were occupied by peers, and some of them had an ash…

Prized Playwright

Alumni News From Kenyon News - 4 years ago

Update: On May 4, 2020, Will Arbery ’11 was announced as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for “Heroes of the Fourth Turning.” Many Kenyon graduates will recall the pivotal class that altered their life’s course. For Will Arbery ’11, that class was “The Play: Playwriting and Dramatic Theory” with James Michael Playwright-in-Residence and Professor of Drama Wendy MacLeod ’81 — “a real game-changer,” as he recalled in a recent interview. “I realized pretty quickly in that class that I wanted…

Science From the Inside Out

Science & Technology From Kenyon News - 4 years ago

“You may know a whole lot about something, but if you can’t talk about it with your grandma, how’s your grandma going to care?” said Sarah Petersen, Kenyon’s Ashby Denoon assistant professor of neuroscience. “We’re at a time right now where scientific literacy really matters. We need people to hear about science.” Petersen’s commitment to mentoring her students in how to communicate scientific work to the world helped earn her a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER award, which recognizes…

“I Want You Back”

Far From Kokosing From Kenyon News - 4 years ago

As I have written in the past, a liberal arts education has often provided me essential context to understand and navigate complex situations. In times of crisis, I find myself wading into the troubled waters — the texts, music, works of art and ways of understanding the world that have been a wellspring for humanity for generations.  But, I also have written about my need for “pop culture serotonin” (with thanks to Pop Culture Happy Hour, co-hosted by Margaret Willison ’07, for that perfect phrase):…

50 Years of Kenyon Women: Bridget Brink ’91

Kenyon Women From Kenyon News - 4 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 33rd alumna in our series is Bridget Brink ’91, the U.S. Ambassador to the Slovak Republic. A political science major at Kenyon, Brink…

50 Years of Kenyon Women: Stephanie Danler ’06

Kenyon Women From Kenyon News - 4 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 32nd alumna in our series is author Stephanie (Mannatt) Danler ’06. Danler majored in English at Kenyon and has a Master of Fine Arts…

Anatomy of an Internship

Student Life From Kenyon News - 4 years ago

Dylan Manning ’22, an English major from Spring Valley, New York, spent the fall 2019 semester as an intern on the weekly late-night TBS show “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” in New York City.  The first time I met Samantha Bee face-to-face was in an elevator. It was just me, my comedy hero and her bodyguard. She ran in as the doors were closing, and I found myself staring awkwardly at her shoes. They were silver and had stars on them. I had to say something. Something smart and funny that would…

50 Years of Kenyon Women: Janet Heckman ’76

Kenyon Women From Kenyon News - 4 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 31st alumna in our series is Janet Heckman ’76, whose long career in finance included over three decades with Citigroup and eight…

50 Years of Kenyon Women: Janae Peters ’10

Kenyon Women From Kenyon News - 4 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 30th alumna in our series is Janae Peters ’10. She is the vice president of Kenyon’s Alumni Council and has been an educator for over…

Falvey for Commencement

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 4 years ago

Note: Kenyon has made the difficult decision to postpone our 192nd Commencement ceremony, originally scheduled for May 16. While we recognize the importance of ritual in marking life transitions and tradition in strengthening the fabric of community, planning for a large scale event in May would be both impossible and irresponsible, given current projections for the COVID-19 crisis. We are actively working with the senior class on plans to confer their degrees from afar at the start of the summer…

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