The news, events and achievements in Gambier that parents need to know.
Talk of the Hill
June 2022
Life on the Hill was bustling as the academic year drew to a close. Kenyon celebrated two classes with double Commencement ceremonies, announced a new moniker and raised the bar on student initiative, all before diving into the delight of summer.
Hats off to the Class of 2022! The Kenyon community came together to celebrate the College’s 194th Commencement and heard speaker Sheila Coronel H’22, an investigative journalist, praise the graduates as “fresh thinkers, brave souls and explorers of ideas.” WATCH ON YOUTUBE
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Commencement Weekend 2022
Kenyon celebrated more than 400 members of the Class of 2022 at its 194th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 21. Exactly 24 hours later, more than 300 members of the Class of 2020 returned to campus to celebrate the College’s 192nd Commencement. View photos, read speeches, watch ceremony recordings and more on our Commencement website. VISIT THE SITE
IN THE middle of it all
Summer Wonders
Looking ahead to summer break, Coco Liu ’22 reflects on a day in the life of a Gambier June. READ MORE
notes from ransom hall
The Cost of Leading While Black
“I have come to expect that race will be weaponized to undermine not only a leader’s authority but also that leader’s very humanity and sense of belonging.” President Sean Decatur pens an essay for the Chronicle of Higher Education. READ MORE
lives of purpose and consequence
It Takes a Village
Jen Judson ’04, land warfare reporter at Defense News, was inaugurated as the 115th president of the National Press Club at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on May 3. The Kenyon community was featured at the inauguration, sharing their best wishes for Jen via video. WATCH ON YOUTUBE
Campus News
Ten Faculty Awarded Tenure
Additionally, three endowed chairs will have new faculty holders in the 2022–23 academic year. READ MORE
And the Winner Is ...
The votes are in! We received 6,914 ballots from alumni, students, faculty and staff to help select Kenyon’s new moniker, which we look forward to rolling out during the next academic year. WATCH ON YOUTUBE
Partnering with Ever-Green Energy for a Cleaner Future
The engineering consultant will lead development of Kenyon’s Carbon Neutrality Master Plan and explore ecological solutions to remove atmospheric carbon for a more sustainable and resilient future. READ MORE
Raising the Bar
A group of dedicated students developed a new bar and restaurant concept to provide on-campus refreshment and socialization. READ MORE
In the Know: Parents Fund
Kenyon stands out among its peers for the high percentage of families who support the annual fund each year. In a given year, between 30% and 40% of current families will make a gift.
Your gift can also be made in honor of a faculty or staff member who has been particularly important to your student during their Kenyon experience, or in memory of a family member or friend.
Gifts to the Kenyon Parents Fund can be made to a variety of designations and allocations that align with the things your family cares about at Kenyon: dedicated faculty, world-class facilities, athletics and much more.
We are asking you to make a gift by the end of our fiscal year, June 30. To help inspire your support, our Board of Trustees will match up to $100 of your gift – for a total of $100,000! Make your gift today!
Community Close-up
“Taking time for myself and doing things I enjoy isn’t, in fact, the opposite of productivity and learning,” writes Daniel Weiss ’24, about his passion for making ceramics. “There’s no such thing as being unproductive.” Read more about throwing pottery at Kenyon.
Extending Kenyon’s impressive string of appearances in the NCAA Division III Singles and Doubles Championships, senior Daria Beshentseva and sophomore Eleni Dakos kicked off competition in the national brackets last week. Read more athletics highlights.
