News Archive

Ellen Pader ’72 and Maureen St. Cyr ’04, inspired by their time at Kenyon, are working together to end housing discrimination in Massachusetts.

Software engineer Gabe Schine ’04 talks about his role with Watch Duty, the free app providing real-time information that has been a hero of the L.A. wildfires.

Ambassador Bridget Brink ’91 relies on lessons she first learned at Kenyon to navigate the literal and figurative minefields of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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.