News Archive

Kenyon celebrated the opening of the academic year and introduced new faculty and staff on Friday, Aug. 29.

Members of the Class of 2029 and transfer students were welcomed to campus with the annual traditions of Opening Convocation and New Student Sing.

In her Opening Convocation address to new students, President Julie Kornfeld highlighted the power of a liberal arts education to help forge new paths in a rapidly changing world.

A new academic year powered by $76 million in new commitments.

Loretta “Lorie” Shults, a retired staff member for campus safety and student affairs who was known for her generosity, died July 31.

The College’s governing board added at-large trustees as well as new members representing parents and alumni on July 1.

Community members remember a giant white oak at the Brown Family Environmental Center, felled by a recent storm, that may have been one of the oldest in the region.

Kenyon’s Accessibility Committee works to make campus a place where everyone can fully participate, something that a new series of workshops aims to improve even more.

Roger Wakeman, vice president for facilities and energy at Dartmouth College, will join Kenyon College as its inaugural chief operating officer on August 13, 2025.

Keith DiDonato will join Kenyon College as vice president for advancement on August 4, 2025.