All in a Day

Photographers document 24 uninterrupted hours of life on the Hill.

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Society & Politics

Lighting a Spark

With a nonpartisan group, Jules Desroches '18 engages young people in the political process.

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Alumni News

A Spiritual Journey

The Rev. Rachel C. Kessler '04 serves Kenyon students as chaplain and Harcourt Parish as priest.

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Alumni News

Turning the Page

Brackett Denniston '69 brings an impressive career to chair the Kenyon's Board of Trustees.

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Alumni News

An Overdue Idea

Andrew Cunningham '08 and Craig Getting '08 remain connected by co-hosting a popular podcast.

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Kenyon in Quotes

"There's something wonderful about going under the surface of the water and not being able to hear anything besides your own heartbeat. It's an intensely peaceful experience." — Hannah Saiz '13, about her quest to swim in the 2016 Olympics.

Solidarity

The Black Student Union (BSU) organized peaceful sit-ins at Peirce Hall in November in solidarity with students of color at other colleges around the country, notably the University of Missouri. In a statement, the BSU said it was not protesting "our administration or institution" but striving to bring about awareness of issues regarding race.

Snapshots of Kenyon life

Visions

"a mouthful," archival inkjet print by Christopher G. McCann '16

About his piece, McCann notes, "There is a certain familiarity in grabbing a bag of candy, ripping it open and pouring it in your mouth, leaving you with a piece of trash that you crumple up and toss away. ... An instant in time passes and can easily be forgotten, but when captured is preserved and forces you to acknowledge its worth."

Treasures from Kenyon's Archives

Exploitation or empathy? Controversy has colored the reputation of George Catlin (1796–1872), famous for the paintings of Native Americans in western tribes that he produced between 1830 and 1836. 

Kenyon owns a facsimile edition of Catlin’s 1845 "North American Indian Portfolio," consisting of 25 hand-colored lithographs. The Catlin prints are in the Greenslade Special Collections and Archives.

Season Spike

Second-year head coach Amanda Krampf revved up the rebuilding process with the Ladies volleyball program. Following last season’s 6-24 mark, Krampf and her team concluded their 2015 schedule with a 15-13 record, marking the first time since 1990 that the Ladies produced a winning record.

Setter Jensen Shurbert ’18 was named an All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) honorable mention, and outside hitter Delaney Swanson ’19 was voted the NCAC’s Newcomer of the Year.

Class Notes

Recent Class Notes
’50

“Closed my medical office in September 2020. Still swim three times a week. Sixteen great-grandkids. No other doctors in the family — lots of swimmers.”

— Don R. “Skip” Clark, Roswell, New Mexico
’19

“I am excited to use my Kenyon English degree to craft proposals asking our donors to invest in our lands, waters and climate. I am also a council member and event coordinator for the Columbus Young Professionals Club, which reaches over 30,000 young professionals to provide leadership development, share community and culture news, and spark important conversations. I also volunteer with Columbus Humane as a dog handler for our volunteer photographers.”

— Charlotte N. Smithson, Columbus, Ohio
’70

“Some days it feels like I’m 73, some days more, some days less. Both ’20 and ’21 were eminently forgettable years. Semi-retirement is great — I’m working less and increasing my fees. Everyone is healthy and working. One college freshman, another bound soon. Lots more in a few years. Anybody got a nice Studebaker for sale?”

— Peter A. Fluchere, Milton, New York

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