High Anxiety

Kenyon alumni from different disciplines explain how long-term stress takes a toll on our health — and how we can reverse its impact.

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Of Molecules and Metaphors

From doughnuts to e-cigarettes, Kenyon students use science to educate middle schoolers on addiction.

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The Cheerful Critic

How Margaret Willison '07 turned her love of pop culture into a mini media empire.

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Also In This Edition

Photography intern Cameron Peters ’20 captured one of her favorite winter hangouts — the Kenyon Greenhouse — where it’s always warm and bright.

Middle Path has been extra snowy this winter, making hats, gloves, scarves and fuzzy boots the hottest accessories on campus.

Kenyon in the World

Beyond Borders

An internship with the Immigrant Worker Project inspired Eric Thornton ’18 to change course.

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Student Life

On the Ball

For Julian Kobena Morgan ’18, passion for basketball stretches beyond the court.

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Kenyon in Quotes

“How do you balance the concept of free speech with the concept of civil discourse? Free speech is in some ways the easy part of that to define. Civil discourse is hard in part because civility is subjective and that’s the piece that’s important for us to grapple with.” — President Sean Decatur, speaking with USA Today’s Paul Singer ’88, for the “Cup of Politics” podcast.

Feting the Founder

Kenyon’s annual Founders’ Day celebration
in October brought with it the signing of the Matriculation Book, reflections on the College’s history and faculty awards. Professors Joel Richeimer P’21 and Clara Román-Odio P’11,’18 received Bishop Philander Chase medals for 25 years of distinguished service, and Professor of English Sarah Heidt ’97 was awarded the Faculty Advising Award. 

Cultural Conversations

This winter, two separate issues received much attention and discussion both on and off campus. In February, Playwright-in-Residence Wendy MacLeod ’81 canceled an on-campus production of her original play, “The Good Samaritan,”  after members of the faculty and student body expressed concerns about its representation of a Guatemalan youth. Unrelated, but around the same time, a new “whiteness” discussion group formed at Snowden Multicultural Center, with a goal of exploring “what it means to be a white person while benefiting from societal privilege, as well as what it means to be a white ally to marginalized groups,” according to the Collegian. The Bulletin is considering how to bring some  of the issues raised on campus, by alumni and others, to these pages in future issues.

Silver Lining

Nate Silver, the statistician and journalist best known for correctly predicting the electoral outcome of 49 states during the 2008 presidential election and all 50 in 2012, will give the graduation address at Kenyon’s 190th Commencement ceremony on May 19. “Nate Silver is uniquely positioned to offer remarks to our graduating class on what it means to apply rigorous thinking and careful analysis to a variety of questions,” President Sean Decatur said. 

Class Notes

Recent Class Notes
’04

Diana Torres Hawken founded Alliance of Latinos Motivating Action in the Suburbs to support her Latino community. “ALMAS engages the community by promoting the diverse experiences of Latinos in Naperville, Illinois, and the surrounding suburbs, and is the first 501(c)3 organization in Naperville to offer its Latino community a voice,” she informs. “According to the 2020 census, 6.7 percent of Naperville residents identify as Latino — that’s at least 10,000 who could identify with the goals and mission of ALMAS, as well as any Latino allies from other races and ethnicities.” See @ALMASnaperville on Facebook, LinkedIn or Instagram.

’75

Richard H. Miller and his wife, Cherie, celebrated their 25th and moved from their COVID haven in Big Sky, Montana, to New York City, where Cherie leads Apple’s New York office and Rick “unofficially” transferred to Bryan Cave’s NYC office. “After 18 months we have settled in,” he reports, “mastered the subway and figured out NYC’s underground economy — which is how life really happens and things really get done. We also learned the two no-no’s of living in New York: no cars and no kids! We live in Nomad — a short walk to the theater district and countless interest-ing restaurants. Would love to see anyone who may be passing through.”

’15

Frances J. Alston, Washington, D.C., was married Oct. 21, with Isobel C. Rosenberg as maid of honor and Margaret L. “Greta” Greising ’16 a bridesmaid. “I teach fourth grade at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes in Alexandria, Virginia,” Frances writes. “Many D.C. Kenyon pals were in Cleveland this past summer to celebrate the marriage of former Zeta Madelyn K. Cook ’17! We stopped at Kenyon on the way, and it was wonderful to visit the VI and other old stomping grounds. It’s been a year of weddings, reunions and big life changes, but having my Kenyon friends has made it so much more fun and memorable!”

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