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Professor Joan Slonczewski's textbook, Microbiology: An Evolving Science, was spotted in a television commercial for Apple's iPhone. Read more about Kenyon people in the news...Kenyon Videos and Podcasts
President S. Georgia Nugent discusses how the recession is affecting Kenyon.The Hours After Midnight
Martha Gregory '10 produced a video about the Old Kenyon fire for a class assignment on the art of film documentary. Alumni Bulletin
From the movie Ice Age to the CNN political characters Red and Blue, animator-cartoonist Dan Shefelman '84 counts himself a storyteller above all.
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Tuning Up
GAMBIER, Ohio
(November 3, 2009)
Colla Voce is Italian for "follow the voice." In music, it's an indication to look to the vocal line for guidance. And at Kenyon it's the name of the new classical women's quartet, featuring juniors Caroline Eichler, Carling FitzSimmons, Nandi Plunkett, and Joanna Tomassoni.
Lecture by bell hooks
GAMBIER, Ohio
(October 29, 2009)
Feminist social critic and writer bell hooks will discuss "Practical Wisdom: Race, Sex, and Class" on Monday, at 7:30 p.m., in Bolton Theater.
Presidential Power Debated
GAMBIER, Ohio
(October 23, 2009)
Noted constitutional law expert Louis Fisher leads a panel of scholars on the Constitution and the presidency in a discussion of the boundaries of executive power on Wednesday.
Geek Chic
GAMBIER, Ohio
(October 20, 2009)
The term "geek" has become a badge of honor. If you have doubts, check out the response to Geek Week, October 19 to 23, when Kenyon students--dressed in argyle and the occasional pair of taped eyeglasses--are letting their geek flags fly.
Twelve Fulbright Fellows
GAMBIER, Ohio
(Updated October 16, 2009)
A 2009-10 Fulbright Fellowship for Catherine Norbeck '09 to teach English in Peru makes her the twelfth Kenyon graduate to receive the award this year.
Animation Stirs Imagination
GAMBIER, Ohio
(October 13, 2009)
Tranquil but disturbing animation and accompanying drawings make "I Choose Darkness" a compelling exhibition by Karen Yasinsky at the Olin Art Gallery in October.