We come to Gambier, Ohio, from every region of the country and corner of the globe to better understand our place in the world. Together, we explore questions that transcend languages, cultures and personal histories. We apply our learning to solve real-world problems, building on our insights with globally connected courses, travel embedded courses, and off-campus study programs.
Off-Campus Study
We offer more than 250 immersive study abroad programs across 50+ countries. We also sponsor signature programs in England and Italy, and support a number of learning opportunities throughout the U.S.
Travel Embedded Courses
Take a course on Kenyon’s campus that extends to the world with travel as a part of the curriculum. Kenyon’s fully funded travel-embedded courses intermix ongoing and deep engagement in course curriculum with site-specific activities that enhance deep and reflective learning.
Globally Connected Courses
Globally connected courses (GCC) enrich the learning experience by enabling students to examine course material through different cultural lenses. Each of Kenyon’s globally connected courses is designed to partner with a course with related content being taught at a non-US institution through shared readings, discussions, and activities.
Primary Sources
Part of the excitement of studying abroad is exploring the world beyond Gambier — and coming back with new knowledge and experience. Read about students' adventures around the world.
Learning on an Epic Scale
Students enrolled in two travel-embedded courses experienced ancient temples and giant tortoises firsthand in Greece and the Galápagos Islands over spring break.
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Missing Pieces
First Person: Student Life at KenyonA trip to Greece as part of a travel-embedded course provided a valuable window into the plundering of ancient sites — and a resolution for one student to be part of the solution.
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When in Rome
First Person: Student Life at KenyonBefore studying abroad, I told myself to just say “yes” whenever a new opportunity presented itself.
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From Gambier to Accra to Beijing: My Year Abroad
First Person: Student Life at KenyonJodi Ann Wang ’20 looks back on her studies abroad in Beijing, China, as she prepares to return for her senior year at Kenyon.
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A Community of Diverse Perspectives
Students from 53 countries bring their points of view to a multicultural community where all of us—students, faculty, and staff—learn from a diversity of experiences and perspectives.
Every year, nearly half of Kenyon’s junior class participates in an off-campus learning opportunity.
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19times Kenyon has been named a top producer of Fulbrights in the last 21 years.
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48countries to which our graduates have been awarded Fulbright Fellowships since 2006-07.
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9modern languages are taught at Kenyon: American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish.
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15countries are represented in Global Course Connections, an international alliance that connects courses from two colleges.
Kenyon Named a Top Peace Corps Producer
The College ranked No. 2 among small schools in producing volunteers for the government agency that promotes world peace and friendship.
Related Programs
Global Partnerships
Writing Beyond Borders
Kenyon science faculty, the Kenyon Science and Nature Writing Initiative and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in Chennai, India, partner in annual workshops designed to hone the writing skills of India’s most talented science and engineering students and scholars.
Humanities Across Borders
Kenyon is one of just two American members of Humanities Across Borders, an international consortium of colleges and universities focused on Asia and Africa and committed to locally rooted, globally conscious higher education and educational justice.