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  • President Sean Decatur

    Being Generous With Grace

    Notes From Ransom Hall

    President Sean Decatur shares the attitude he believes will be necessary to ensure a successful semester.

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  • Being Generous With Grace

    Notes From Ransom Hall

    Gracious recognition of our shared vulnerability will be essential for our collective health as a community.

    By Sean Decatur
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  • Support for International Students

    Notes From Ransom Hall

    President Decatur shared a message with Kenyon students and employees via email on Wednesday, July 8.

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  • Thoughts on the Aftermath of Recent Events

    Notes From Ransom Hall

    President Sean Decatur sent a message to the Kenyon community in response to nationwide protests related to the recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, offering suggestions on actions to take to help process our anger.

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  • A Powerful Celebration

    Notes From Ransom Hall

    In celebrating Honors Day, we acknowledge the role that rituals play in strengthening the fabric of our community, and that what matters most are the values that underpin them.

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  • Pop Culture Serotonin, COVID-19 edition: 'I Want You Back'

    Notes From Ransom Hall

    Our minds not only need this escape, they need the creative exercise that comes from following a light topic down a twisting rabbit hole, looking at something a million different ways and reminding ourselves of the sheer joy and excitement that comes from discovering something new within something familiar.

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  • The Power of Dissent

    Notes From Ransom Hall

    Kenyon adopted revisions to its protest policy to affirm the College’s commitment to free expression, protect the right to peaceful demonstration and provide clear guidance to all members of our community.

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  • Facing the World with ‘Divine Dissatisfaction’

    Notes From Ransom Hall

    The best way we can honor Dr. King is to choose community over chaos — to find the courage and will to overcome procrastination and stand with those who are sacrificing for justice.

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  • A New Generation of Activism

    Notes From Ransom Hall

    In creating a student award in his honor, Leopoldo López’s family, friends and fellow alumni are keeping his spark and his story alive, ensuring that generations of Kenyon students will see the promise and the value of a life lived in pursuit of a higher public calling.

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    How Storytelling Fuels Scientific Research

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    President Sean Decatur reflects on how the pursuit and construction of narratives fuels scientific discovery.

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