News Archive

Writing is the most valuable skill anyone – yes, anyone – needs in order to excel after college. Year after year employers from all corners say they want people who not only know what they’re saying, but also how to say it. Everything you’ll do at Kenyon conditions you to think like a writer. To seek data, ask questions and listen for nuance. Then inform, inspire and persuade. There it is. The secret revealed.

In·​ter·​dis·​ci·​plin·​ary / int ərˈdisəpləˌnerē / adj. 1. relating to more than one branch of knowledge. 2. Kenyon’s way to collaborate, exchange expertise and explore complex problems from every angle. Your academic life will reach across disciplines. Across departments and majors, and other arbitrary walls that block us from getting to the truth of the matter or the solution to the problem.

No matter what you study at Kenyon, you’ll learn more than just the how of your chosen disciplines – you’ll dig deep into the why. We believe real-world mastery comes from understanding why concepts and ideas matter and having the ability to put them into practice.

The streaming series “Manhunt,” about the role played by Edwin Stanton, Class of 1834, in the hunt for Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, will get a campus screening and special speaker next week.

A new Career Development Office program encourages students to take advantage of its resources by offering exclusive prizes and perks.

Kenyon is pleased to welcome the following faculty and staff members who have joined the College or changed roles over the past month.

The Jewish chaplain and director of Hillel talks about his appreciation for singing at Kenyon and why Stevie Wonder reminds him so much of life on the Hill.

Joachim Frank, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2017, took note of Kenyon’s own work across disciplines when visiting with students and faculty in Gambier this week.

Kenyon Votes Week, organized by the Center for the Study of American Democracy, is a push to educate and register potential student voters in advance of the upcoming election.

President Kornfeld and Provost Bowman encourage students to embrace this opportunity to be informed, engaged citizens.