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Release: Nov. 13, 2018
Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis to give 2019 Commencement address
Internationally acclaimed musician and educator Wynton Marsalis, winner of nine Grammy Awards and the first jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music, will be the featured speaker at Kenyon’s 191st Commencement on May 18, 2019.
Release: Nov. 9, 2018
In visit to Kenyon, author illuminates history of racial passing in America
Award-winning author Gail Lukasik will speak about her book “White Like Her: My Family’s Story of Race and Racial Passing” at Kenyon College on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. The event, free and open to the public, will be held in the Gund Gallery’s Community Foundation Theater.
Release: Nov. 8, 2018
Replaying the tape of life: Is it possible? Evolutionary biologists explore the role of history in evolution
How predictable is evolution? The answer has long been debated by biologists grappling with the extent to which history affects the repeatability of evolution. A new review published in Science by researchers at Kenyon, MSU and WUSTL explores the complexity of evolution's predictability in extraordinary detail, closely examining evidence from a number of empirical studies.
Release: Oct. 30, 2018
Poet Rita Dove to give keynote address at 2018 Kenyon Review Literary Festival
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Rita Dove will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Kenyon Review Literary Festival, held Nov. 5–9 at Kenyon College. Dove is this year’s recipient of the Kenyon Review Award for Literary Achievement, chosen by Kenyon Review editors in conjunction with the Kenyon Review Board of Trustees. Her Denham Sutcliffe Memorial Lecture will be held Friday, Nov. 9, at 8 p.m. in Rosse Hall, 105 College Drive.
Release: Oct. 13, 2018
Kenyon launches $300 million campaign, most ambitious in its history
Kenyon announced today the public launch of its largest fundraising campaign ever, titled Our Path Forward: The Campaign for Kenyon. The $300 million comprehensive campaign funds the vision of the Kenyon 2020 strategic plan and prepares the College for its third century.
Release: Sept. 7, 2018
Kenyon music department presents a series of fall concerts
The Kenyon College Department of Music presents a series of concerts this fall that showcase musical selections from a variety of genres and generations. All events are free and open to the public.