Newsmakers worthy of your attention
Our choice to join the Kenyon community says a lot about us — what we value (spirited inquiry and human connection) and how we express ourselves (with intellectual fearlessness and humility). Here are some of the meaningful ways in which that translates to our work in the world.
Real World Research
Alumni Leading the Conversation
Learn how “Pod Save America” host Tommy Vietor ’02 waxed philosophical at Kenyon, hitched a ride to the White House with a hotshot senator and ended up as an influential voice to millions of ears across America.
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Podcast Pioneer - related audio
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The Kenyon Review speaks to Nadia Reiman ’05, who produced an episode of “This American Life” that received the first Pulitzer Prize for audio reporting.
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Connecting with Voters
In the News — The AtlanticPolitical strategist Sarah Longwell ’02 conducts focus groups with Americans who “don’t know what to believe” in order to chart [a course toward] a more productive political future.
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Stopping the Stigma
Kenyon NewsAs an executive producer of an Oscar-winning short documentary, Ruby Schiff ’21 brought global attention to the lack of education surrounding menstruation in a rural Indian village.
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Basil Kahwash ’10
In the News — New York TimesThe Kenyon molecular biology major is now an assistant professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University, cracking cases of mysterious allergic reactions to bring relief to patients.
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Maria Paparella ’20
In the News — Reader's DigestFounded by Paparella as a teenager, Chair-ity makes a difference for youth transitioning from foster care to independent living by providing furniture and household goods.
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Arjav Ezekiel ’10
In the News — New York TimesFounded by Ezekiel and Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel, Birdie’s, an Austin-based natural-wine bar and cafe, was named one of the most vibrant and delicious restaurants in 2021.
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Jamal Jordan ’12
In the News — National Public RadioIn his debut book “Queer Love in Color.” Jordan takes readers on a journey through moving portraits, heartwarming meet-cutes, and tales of thriving queer couples of color.
Prose Power
Alumnae Elliott Holt '97 and Yohanca Delgado '06 are two of 35 writers to win Creative Writing Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts for their work in prose, a prestigious award whose past recipients have gone on to win the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
“Without hope, there's no reason to innovate — to work on something now that isn't going to bear fruit for years, decades or centuries.”
In the Halls of Power
One of the top photojournalists in D.C., Erin Schaff '11 gets an up-close look at America’s leading political figures. Read the stories behind her headline-making images, included in Time Magazine's Photos of the Year.