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GAMBIER, Ohio — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has named Kenyon as a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for both U.S. Students and U.S. Scholars. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for the 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright U.S. Scholar Programs. Eleven Kenyon …

HIRAM, Ohio — Trailing for most of Monday night’s women’s basketball game, the Kenyon College Owls went on a 15-0 fourth-quarter run to post a 70-59 victory at Hiram College. The win not only gave the Owls the season sweep of the Terriers, but also moved Kenyon past Hiram and into sole possession of fifth place in the North Coast …

GAMBIER, Ohio — This February brings a chance for middle schoolers (grades 6-8) to have an extraordinary, sensory, hands-on science experience on Kenyon College’s campus. The spring BLAST off with ATHENAS Science Saturday program will explore water and how it shapes the earth. Students will explore how glaciers move, what contaminants can be in our water, how water reflects light …

GAMBIER, Ohio — President Sean Decatur, who has led Kenyon College during the most successful decade in its 198-year history, announced today that he will be stepping down at the end of this calendar year to assume the presidency of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City in April 2023. Throughout his tenure, beginning in 2013, Kenyon …

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As it has for many years now, the Kenyon College golf team cracked open the new season with play at the Transylvania Fall Invitational. When the two-day, three-round event concluded Sunday, the Owls owned the fifth-place spot in a field of 19 teams. Kenyon, which graduated seven golfers from last year’s team that finished 15th at the …

NORMAN, Okla. — The list of 2021-22 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars for NCAA Division III were announced by the Golf Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). Among the honorees were recent Kenyon College graduates Andrew Kotler and Nick Lust. To be eligible for Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar consideration, a student-athlete had to be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically …

GAMBIER, Ohio — Khara Strum, a conservation professional with deep ties to Ohio and experience with agricultural land protection, will become the next director of the Philander Chase Conservancy, starting July 18. She succeeds the conservancy’s longtime director Lisa Schott, Kenyon Class of 1980, who retires on June 30. Throughout her career, Strum has worked with rural, mostly agricultural communities to …

GAMBIER, Ohio — Kenyon College announced today that the Leopoldo López Freedom and Democracy Award will be bestowed upon Nicaraguans exiled or imprisoned by the ruling regime for their efforts to establish greater democracy in that country. These include especially the seven 2021 presidential candidates currently imprisoned by dictator Daniel Ortega — Cristiana Chamorro Barrios, Arturo Cruz Sequeira, Félix Maradiaga, …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $57,573 grant to Kenyon College to fund research to expand knowledge surrounding weathering glacial systems. The project aims to analyze glacial erosion that produces large quantities of sediment and can change the chemistry of surrounding land and ocean ecosystems. “Research in …

GAMBIER, Ohio — Kenyon College has received a two-year grant of $33,000 from the Knox County Foundation to further strengthen relationships between students and the local community in which they reside. The grant will be used to fund student internships with Knox County non-profit organizations through the Kenyon Community Internship Program.“The Foundation is pleased to support the Kenyon Community Internship Program …