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Kenyon's Unsung Heroes

By Sean Decatur

That's So Kenyon From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

The operation of a complex institution like Kenyon requires the work and support of hundreds of people each day. The work of many of these individuals happens quietly behind the scenes: debris is cleared after a windstorm; trash is removed; chairs and tables, displaced by a day’s activities in Peirce, are returned to order the next morning. In other instances, employees at Kenyon practice regular acts of kindness that make the lives of those around them better, including custodial staff and safety…

Liberal Arts Wanted

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

When Claire O’Donnell-McCarthy ’17 made a wish list of prospective employers last semester, one firm stood out. The employment website for the investment firm BlackRock listed criteria that seemed to perfectly suit her liberal arts background. The firm “didn’t care what your major was,” she said, “but was looking for someone who had a love for learning, could work with a team and had an ability to learn on the fly. At Kenyon, I have been solving math problems with friends for years, and learning…

Accessible Art

by Devon Musgrave-Johnson '19

Arts & Culture From The Collegian - 7 years ago

Three weeks ago, Milo Booke ’17 had the idea to bring student art directly to dorms. The result of his idea exists now as “Art Kart.” Today, student art is hanging in eight locations across campus, including the North Campus Apartments, Leonard Residence Hall — even in the Career Development Office. Art Kart, founded by Booke with his friends Aaron Salm ’17 and Rose Bishop ’17, art director for the Collegian, is a website that allows Kenyon student artists to rent out their art to members of the…

Bowman Named Associate Provost

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

Professor of History Jeff Bowman has been named associate provost, effective July 1, 2017. Over the course of his 20-year career at Kenyon, Bowman has served as chair of the Department of History, chair of the faculty, and member and chair of the Tenure and Promotion Committee. He also has distinguished himself as a valuable member of many ad hoc College committees, chairing the search for a dean of students in 2016 and co-chairing the Student Housing Review committee. “Jeff Bowman has been a terrific…

Bathroom Controversy

Society & Politics From Alumni Bulletin - 7 years ago

North Carolina’s Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act — legislating separate bathroom facilities for men and women in schools and public buildings — brought unprecedented attention to the lives of transgender people in this country and set off a fierce controversy. After Governor Pat McCrory signed the bill, seven other state legislatures enacted their own “bathroom bills.” The federal government sued North Carolina, claiming the act violated federal anti-discrimination laws. Eleven states…

Liberal Arts Magic

By Harper Beeland '20

Student Life From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

One evening near the beginning of this semester, before the work really began to set in, I cozied up in front of my computer screen to watch a documentary about mass incarceration. The next morning, in my American studies class, we watched and discussed a completely different documentary, which just happened to utilize the same clips of the 1963 Birmingham campaign I had seen in the film the night before. Okay, I thought, they’re both about the civil rights movement. There are bound to be some parallels…

'Our Leading Lady'

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

Harlene Marley H’05, a distinguished member of the Kenyon faculty for almost 40 years, died at her home in Mesa, Arizona, on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. She was 76. A native of Oklahoma, Marley was born on June 21, 1940. She grew up on her family’s farm near the village of Helena, which she left to attend and graduate from Oklahoma City University and earn a master of fine arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University. She briefly taught at independent schools in Minneapolis and Pittsburgh and then at…

Powerful Theater

Arts & Culture From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

When Bryan Doerries ’98 set out to found his theater project, Theater of War, he wanted to address psychological injuries that were haunting members of the military. The former Kenyon classics major thought Greek tragedies, such as Sophocles’ “Ajax,” might offer lessons for veterans and military families in how to manage traumatic experiences, and he wanted to use the timeless plays as a catalyst for conversations about dark, complex issues. For their tremendous efforts, Doerries and his company…

Exit the Queen

General Kenyon From Alumni Bulletin - 7 years ago

Editor’s note: Kenyon mourns Professor Emerita of Drama Harlene Marley, who arrived in 1969 as the College's first female tenure-track professor. Known as “Queen Harlene,” Marley was a legend in the drama department. In 2004, the Alumni Bulletin published the following profile, “Exit the Queen: the one and only Harlene Marley — teacher, director, class act — retires.” Read a full appreciation of Marley’s life. Sentiment won’t do. No wallowing in nostalgia, please. No mush. It’s true that, with…

Eye for Design

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 7 years ago

Watch a recording of Graham Gund’s Kenyon Unique lecture. Renowned architect Graham Gund ’63 H’81 has created a number of landmark spaces for the Kenyon community, renovating and creating buildings including Horvitz Hall, the Kenyon Athletic Center and the Gund Gallery. He discussed his ongoing work in this year’s Kenyon Unique lecture, held Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Gund Gallery’s Community Foundation Theater. The Kenyon Unique lecture series features conversations with distinguished faculty members…

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