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…
What is it about Kenyon that produces such outstanding scientists? At Kenyon students study the science in the context of the other liberal arts, and in these classes they are regularly challenged to look at difficult problems from multiple perspectives…
Powerful lessons sometimes come in the form of simple acts such as getting on a bike and riding farther than you thought you could do; volunteering with hundreds of others to support an important cause; or talking with a man standing on the road with…
As the fiftieth anniversary of the March happens on August 28th, President Decatur reflects upon what it means to him and society.
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.
“What’s next?” President Sean Decatur is exploring this question with a small group of alumni, students, and faculty at Cromwell Cottage on Tuesday, October 22, from 7:30-8:15 p.m for a live-streamed event.
Help tell the story of Sean Decatur’s inauguration as Kenyon College’s 19th President by using the hashtag “#WELCOMEDECATUR” when you post to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Vine.
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 Sean Decatur explains why a seemingly straightforward economic measure of the return on investment of a higher education is ultimately flawed.
President Decatur's talk “Is There a Future for Liberal Arts?” at the City Club of Cleveland is featured on Huffington Post Education.
February 11, 1990. I was a senior in college, living in an off-campus house with two housemates and a mildly psychotic cat. Almost all of the streets in the town of Swarthmore are named after colleges; I lived on Kenyon Avenue (one of those strange…
The holidays are just not the same without a snow-filled Old Kenyon.
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.
Mr. López has reminded us of the importance of taking a firm stand on one’s principles, even in the face of severe consequences.We often neglect the value of dissent on our campus – the importance of cultivating an atmosphere in which difficult topics…
The Kenyon College Board of Trustees consider strategic and master plans.
President Sean Decatur elevates Joseph L. Klesner from interim provost role.
In honor of Sean Decatur's first year as Kenyon's president, here is a look back at his most memorable moments on social media.
President Decatur reflects on his summer and looks forward to the new academic year.
President Decatur addresses anonymous offensive speech via social media for Inside Higher Ed podcast.
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.
How the closing of Sweet Briar College and the life of Carl Djerassi ’43 bring Kenyon's 2020 plan into clearer focus.
President Sean Decatur reflects on the Gund Gallery and its role at Kenyon.
A campus installation reinforces the need for the Kenyon community to embrace the challenge of building bridges to overcome walls.
The Kenyon College Board of Trustees, in the final meeting chaired by Barry F. Schwartz ’70, plans for the future of the College.
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.
Kenyon joins more than 640 colleges and universities in the effort to create a sustainable future by embracing an American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment.
Talking with students at the inaugural "Celebration of High-Impact Practices" reminds the president of his own undergraduate research experience.
President Sean Decatur discusses sexual misconduct on college campuses in a special debate for PBS’s “Point Taken.”
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."
These 10 Kenyon web stories were the most popular in 2016.
President Sean Decatur shares his thoughts on how Kenyon can commit to reducing inequality and increasing opportunity for all students.
Janet Lape Marsden joins Kenyon as associate vice president for communications.
President Sean Decatur shares his list of "pop culture treats" to brighten up a February day.
President Sean Decatur writes about the importance of recognizing hard-working but lesser-known members of the Kenyon community during Unsung Heroes Week.
President Sean Decatur visits SXSWedu to discuss the future of liberal arts colleges and answer some of the big questions facing college presidents.
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.
A $75 million gift will fund the development of a new library and academic quadrangle.
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.
President Decatur reflects on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
A chemistry course taught by President Sean Decatur sheds light on the wonder of bioluminescence.
Riding in Pelotonia is a great experience, and one of the things I enjoy about cycling is the opportunity to let my mind wander.
Michael Bloomberg’s gift to Johns Hopkins University reminded me of the power a gift has to move our collective thinking.
President Decatur shares the “pop culture serotonin” helping him get through today’s unsettling times.
