• Theater of War 

    In the News The New Yorker

    Can Greek tragedy get us through the pandemic? A theater company founded by Bryan Doerries ’98 has spent years bringing catharsis to the traumatized.

  • A new public award named for Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López ’93 honors his commitment to plural and inclusive democracy.

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  • We asked more than 50 Kenyon alumni what it felt like to be in their shoes in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Kenyon will develop a science-writing initiative with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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  • Bicentennial logo

    A new fund invites the creativity and participation of the wider Kenyon community to commemorate the bicentennial.

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  • President Sean Decatur welcomed the Class of 2024 and new transfer students during a virtual Opening Convocation ceremony, August 30, 2020.

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  • Implemented in 2015, the Kenyon 2020 plan focuses on preparing students for post-graduate success, attracting and retaining an excellent and diverse student body and building community. 

  • The six-year public campaign concluded June 30, 2024 as the most successful in Kenyon College history, with philanthropy that transformed campus and the educational experiences of current and future students. A total of 22,886 people gave a combined $532 million to grow scholarships and fund the West Quad, south campus residence halls and more.

  • Think Slow With a Stayed Mind

    Notes From Ransom Hall

    Hearing is fast — even hearing to extract information is fast — but listening is slow. An excellent liberal arts education should prepare you to move beyond sharpening your skills to hear information in order to have a quick response and action, but rather to listen carefully (and slowly) to develop a deep understanding.

  • The current crisis separates us physically, but we’ve built relationships in and outside of the classroom that can and will withstand this.