GAMBIER, Ohio (March 18, 2013) Sean M. Decatur, an emerging national leader in higher education, has been selected as the 19th president of Kenyon College. The Kenyon College Board of Trustees voted…
Planning has begun for the October 26 inauguration of Kenyon's next president, Sean M. Decatur. The inauguration will take place while the Kenyon College Board of Trustees is on campus for its fall meeting…
All eyes will be on Old Kenyon Saturday, Oct. 26, at 8 p.m. when—as the bell peals 19 times in honor of Kenyon’s 19th president—light will pour out from the building’s front-facing windows, illuminating the south end of Middle Path for the first time in a decade.
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Relive President Decatur’s Kenyon College installation and the whirlwind of festivities surrounding it—including Old Kenyon like you’ve never seen—told through Twitter and Instagram.
President Decatur's talk “Is There a Future for Liberal Arts?” at the City Club of Cleveland is featured on Huffington Post Education.
President Decatur attends a White House summit and pledges to increase opportunities for low-income and disadvantaged students at Kenyon.
A new report shows that liberal arts graduates are prepared for long-term success.
Heidi Hansen McCrory, now at Sweet Briar College, joins Kenyon as vice president for college relations.
The College’s one hundred eighty-sixth Commencement ceremony takes place on Saturday, May 17.
The Class of 2014 breaks records for senior giving.
Last week saw the beginning of construction for the restoration of Middle Path, a project long in planning and discussion.
Picnic combined orientation tradition, Gund exhibit and local harvest.
President Decatur reflects on his summer and looks forward to the new academic year.
A new Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will enhance Kenyon education and community.
President Sean Decatur hosts a town hall meeting with the Kenyon alumni community.
A new award commends significant, “quiet” contributions to the community.
Journalist Martha Raddatz will speak at the 2015 Commencement.
A Harvard professor discusses the pros and cons of an app-centric life.
Trustees imagine a Kenyon future built on the foundation of the 2020 strategic plan.
A Founders’ Day celebration recognizes significant contributions of Kenyon community members.
The Graham Gund Gallery Strategic Plan focuses on collaborative learning and a creative campus.
When undergraduate education is put under the microscope, few areas generate as much scrutiny (and at times controversy) as athletics.
Children, dogs and bats keep Kenyon’s president grounded at home in Cromwell Cottage.
The Kenyon College Board of Trustees has approved the budget for the next fiscal year, increasing financial aid and tuition and fees.
Kenyon is poised to establish an academic and community-engagement presence in downtown Mount Vernon, pending trustee approval.
How the closing of Sweet Briar College and the life of Carl Djerassi ’43 bring Kenyon's 2020 plan into clearer focus.
A grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation helps Kenyon promote community-engaged learning.
The Kenyon College Board of Trustees, in the final meeting chaired by Barry F. Schwartz ’70, plans for the future of the College.
Professor Royal Rhodes addresses the Class of 2015 at Baccalaureate.
Kenyon will begin renovating the Buckeye Candy building in downtown Mount Vernon in September.
Kenyon approves a new Title IX and Violence Against Women Act policy.
Todd Burson takes over as vice president for finance.
A new Office of Spiritual and Religious Life, directed by Marc Bragin, will promote interfaith dialogues across campus.
Kenyon launches a new office of community engagement, led by Jennifer Odenweller.
The Kenyon community is pulling together for Pelotonia, both through the bike event and through transformative research conducted by Kenyon students.
President Sean Decatur gives the keynote speech at the Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame ceremony.
Kenyon moves into a new era of endowment management Jan. 1.
The final section of the Middle Path restoration project includes improved landscaping and a café terrace.
The Kenyon College Board of Trustees discussed long-term capital projects during its Oct. 22-23 meeting.
Middle Path Medals and the Faculty Advising Award honor people who have made a difference at Kenyon.
Kenyon mourns the death of Thomas J. Edwards, dean of students for more than three decades.
Kenyon marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day with events examining voting rights in America.
The story of Flint should be a constant reminder of the need to keep the concepts of citizenship and ethics front and center in education.
U.S. Senator Robert Portman will speak at Kenyon about combating drug abuse and human trafficking.
The animated discussion surrounding changes to Summer Sendoff presents an opportunity to reflect on campus culture, the role of students in campus governance and communication on campus.
The Council for Diversity and Social Justice 2016 Symposium will address issues that have been the subjects of student activism on the nation’s campuses.
The overarching priorities of the Kenyon 2020 vision frame our regular work on campus and guide our movement into the future.
Talking with students at the inaugural "Celebration of High-Impact Practices" reminds the president of his own undergraduate research experience.
We have some difficult conversations ahead of us in Gambier regarding sexual assault.
Best-selling author John Green ’00 headlines the 188th Commencement ceremony May 21.
Best-selling author John Green ’00 H’16 shares wisdom with the graduating Class of 2016.
President Sean Decatur addresses the Class of 2016 at Commencement.
Graduates, family and friends share their favorite moments from Kenyon's 188th Commencement ceremony.
Kenyon dedicates new offices for the Philander Chase Conservancy in honor of John A. Woollam ’61 H’08.
Kenyon has hired an independent compliance auditor to undertake a comprehensive review of the College’s Title IX policies.
Kenyon welcomes interfaith leader Eboo Patel for a talk on accepting and supporting different faiths.
We will fail to create a community inclusive of religious difference until we can do the work of listening and empathizing across boundaries of faith.
Jon Lorsch, the director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, shares insight into the state of biomedical research funding in the U.S.
Creating a playlist is a way for me to respond to events happening around us. This playlist is a reflection of the mixture of emotions that I have felt, and emotions that others have shared with me, over the past week.
The Church of the Holy Spirit's bells rang 526 times to represent each donation to the Kenyon Fund during the College's second Bell-A-Thon on Nov. 29.
WKCO signs off on another year at Kenyon with a festive in-studio performance of "Deck the Halls."
President Sean Decatur shares his thoughts on how Kenyon can commit to reducing inequality and increasing opportunity for all students.
As the keynote speaker for Kenyon's Black History Month activities, writer Wil Haygood will visit campus to speak and sign copies of his books.
Kenyon joins the American Talent Initiative effort to expand access to lower-income students.
Last year we pledged our commitment to a carbon-neutral Kenyon, and all of us feel the urgency in meeting that goal.
Leopoldo Lopez '93 exemplifies the responsibilities of citizenship a liberal arts education is meant to instill.
Alumni of the Kenyon Educational Enrichment Program return to campus this weekend to celebrate a decade of KEEP.
Thanksgiving break is a moment to breathe, reflect, and, in the words of Gladys Knight, think of good reasons to keep on keepin’ on.
When “elite” institutions fail to connect with the fabric of America, we must examine and amend our shortcomings.
Oliver VandenBurg '20 spreads holiday cheer by caroling door to door — and reveals a musical talent that may have you doing a double take!
We need concrete plans and actions on how to move us closer to our aspirations of being a community where free expression is not in opposition to inclusion, but where these two principles work in harmony.
The way forward is not a choice between free speech and inclusion, but rather a fusion.
President Decatur reflects on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Jelani Cobb, one of America’s most insightful writers on the topic of race, headlines two events at Kenyon.
President Decatur reminds graduating seniors that thinking broadly and deeply can be more important than thinking fast.
Riding in Pelotonia is a great experience, and one of the things I enjoy about cycling is the opportunity to let my mind wander.
How the examples of Aretha Franklin and Dr. James Cox '60 can inspire us to lead lives of grace and impact.
We are not brought together here at Kenyon merely to learn how to be civil in the face of growing incivility; we are here to learn how to be decent in the face of growing indecency.
Michael Bloomberg’s gift to Johns Hopkins University reminded me of the power a gift has to move our collective thinking.
President Decatur meets with other college leaders to further a commitment to expanded access for lower-income students.
President Sean Decatur is a newly elected member of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The Class of 2023 is inducted into the Kenyon community in a ceremony commemorating the College’s founders.
Ian Smith, director of facilities at Indiana’s Earlham College, will join Kenyon in a newly configured senior staff position.
Things are not “business as usual,” so let’s make time for exchanges that aren’t strictly business, for those smaller moments of humanity that fortify our souls.
“We were all drawn to Kenyon because we have hope, not only for a more just future, but for our ability to shape that future.”
