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A new fund invites the creativity and participation of the wider Kenyon community to commemorate the bicentennial.
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Learning, Unlearning and Relearning in the Year 2020
Notes From Ransom HallPresident 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.
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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.
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Think Slow With a Stayed Mind
Notes From Ransom HallHearing 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.
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Reflections on Night One of Remote Learning
Notes From Ransom HallThe current crisis separates us physically, but we’ve built relationships in and outside of the classroom that can and will withstand this.
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Facing the World with ‘Divine Dissatisfaction’
Notes From Ransom HallThe 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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The Power of Unintentional Community
Notes From Ransom HallAs we celebrate the intentional community built at Kenyon, we should not lose sight of the power of the unintentional, casual community generated here.
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Don’t be misled by the campus free speech debate. Colleges are listening — and engaging with neighbors
In the News — Washington PostWhen people from different backgrounds collaborate on common causes, the shared work spurs personal relationships and erodes stereotypes, writes President Decatur.
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Why the Harvard ruling will have little impact on who is offered admission
In the News — The Hechinger ReportWe must broaden our view beyond the scrutiny of admissions at wealthy, private selective colleges, President Decatur argues in an op-ed.