Topic: history — The Kenyon Collegian

Section: Features

The path to celebrating Black History Month on the hill

The written record for Kenyon’s observance of Black History Month dates back to the second half of the 20th century, when students gathered in Rosse… Read More

by Madeleine Magill
February 23, 2023
Section: Features

The history of hidden, restricted and forgotten Kenyon spaces

At a college with as much history as Kenyon, there’s bound to be many spaces on campus that have fallen out of use, been closed… Read More

by Sacha Franjola
February 16, 2023
Section: Features

‘Women Who Worked’: Raya Kenney’s monumental idea

Buried in the pages of last December’s Omnibus Appropriations Bill is a personal dream come true for Raya Kenney ’25. After nearly a decade of… Read More

by Sacha Franjola
January 26, 2023
Section: Features

Kenyon in 1918: A world war, a pandemic and an academic term like no other

Kenyon, the oldest private school in Ohio, has a history marked by continuity. School has been in session since 1823, the Collegian has been around… Read More

by Tommy Johnson
March 26, 2020
Section: News

Sixth Baron Kenyon, descendant of College’s namesake, dies

On August 17, Lord Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 6th Baron Kenyon, passed away at the age of 72 following a short illness. His great-great-great grandfather,… Read More

by Tommy Johnson
September 19, 2019
Section: Features

Kenyon has debated paving of Middle Path for half a century

A recent post on the popular Facebook page “Overheard at Kenyon” ignited an online debate over paving Middle Path, often described as the “central… Read More

by Dante Kanter
September 5, 2019
Section: News

Bomb survivor details experience, life story

Shigeko Sasamori was only 14 years old when an atomic bomb exploded two miles away from her in Hiroshima, Japan. On April 11,… Read More

by Betül Aydin
April 18, 2019
Section: Features

‘Wild Men’: the circus performers buried in Mount Vernon

On March 17, 1905, hundreds attended the funeral of Hiram Davis, famed circus performer, at Mound View Cemetery in Mount Vernon. A train had… Read More

by Dante Kanter
April 18, 2019
Section: News

Alum gives career advice, talks value of history major

As a part of the Department of History’s spring majors’ meeting on April 2, investigative journalist Bryn Stole ’11 spoke on his experiences… Read More

by Daisy Dow
April 4, 2019
Section: News

Talk sparks conversation about fraternities and gender roles

Fraternity expert Nicholas Syrett and photographer Andrew Moisey gave a joint talk on Feb. 7 about The American Fraternity, an exhibition of Moisey’s… Read More

by Ellie Klee
February 14, 2019