Kenyon College
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| Motto | Magnanimiter Crucem Sustine (Latin) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Valiantly bear the cross |
| Type | Private liberal arts college |
| Established | 1824 |
| Affiliation | Episcopalian[1] |
| Endowment | $550.1 million (2021)[2] |
| President | Sean M. Decatur |
Administrative staff | 182 |
| Undergraduates | 1,740[3] |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Rural, 1,000 acres (400 ha) including a 380-acre (150 ha) nature preserve |
| Colors | Purple and White |
| Website | www |
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Kenyon College | |
| Location: | Gambier, Ohio |
| Coordinates: | 40°22′35″N 82°23′45″W / 40.37639°N 82.39583°WCoordinates: 40°22′35″N 82°23′45″W / 40.37639°N 82.39583°W |
| Built: | 1824 |
| Architect: | Multiple |
| Architectural style: | Gothic Revival, Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference#: | 75001447[4] |
| Added to NRHP: | December 6, 1975 |
Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio. It was founded in 1824 by Philander Chase.[6][7]
People
US President Rutherford B. Hayes, Class of 1842
Actor Paul Newman, Class of 1949
Notable alumni of Kenyon College include:
- U.S. Supreme Court Justices David Davis (1832),[8] and Stanley Matthews (1840).[9]
- U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton (1834)[10]
- Abolitionist and women's rights activist John Celivergos Zachos (1840)[11]
- U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes (1842)[12]
- Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Lowell (1940)[13]
- Novelist and short-story writer Peter Taylor (1940)[14]
- National Book Award-winning novelist William H. Gass (1947)[15]
- Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme (1948)[16]
- Actor Paul Newman (1949)[17]
- Comedian Jonathan Winters (attended, 1950)[18]
- Award-winning writer E.L. Doctorow (1952)[19]
- Pulitzer Prize-winning poet James Arlington Wright (1952)[20]
- Molecular biologist Harvey Lodish (1962)[21]
- Architect Graham Gund (1963)[22]
- Cartoonist and Zits co-creator Jim Borgman (1976)[23]
- Cartoonist and Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson (1980)[24]
Kenyon College Media
Philander Chase (1775–1852) was the founder and first president of Bexley Hall and Kenyon College, and later became Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church
Finn House, location of The Kenyon Review
Ransom Hall (1910–1912), locations of the Office of the President
Aerial view of Kenyon's campus
"Middle Path" runs two-thirds of a mile through the campus
Actor Allison Janney, Class of 1982
Edwin M. Stanton, U.S. Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration, attended from 1831 to 1833
Author John Green, Class of 2000
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References
- ↑ "Kenyon College (USA) entry, Members, Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion".
- ↑ As of June 30, 2021. (October 28, 2021) Kenyon College Consolidated Financial Report . Kenyon College. Report.
- ↑ "Kenyon in Numbers".
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ "Kenyon's Athletics Monikers". Kenyon College. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ↑ Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Encyclopedia. Merriam-Webster. 2000. p. 878. ISBN 9780877790174.
Kenyon College: Private liberal-arts college in Gambier, Ohio. The campus is noted for its Collegiate Gothic architecture and rural setting.
- ↑ le Draoulec, Pascale (1 March 2010). "The World's Most Beautiful College Campuses". Forbes. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ↑ "Previous Associate Justices: David Davis, 1862-1877". Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Previous Associate Justices: Stanley Matthews, 1881-1889". Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Edwin M. Stanton". History. 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ↑ "John Celivergos Zachos (1820 - 1898)". ahepahistory.org. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Rutherford B. Hayes". The White House. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Robert Lowell". Poetry Foundation. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Peter Taylor (1917–1994)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ Wedemeyer, Dee (2017-12-07). "William H. Gass, Acclaimed Postmodern Author, Dies at 93" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/obituaries/william-h-gass-acclaimed-postmodern-author-dies-at-93.html. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Olof Palme | Biography, Assassination, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ Menand, Louis (October 17, 2022). "Who Paul Newman Was—and Who He Wanted to Be". The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/10/24/who-paul-newman-was-and-who-he-wanted-to-be. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ↑ Grimes, William (2013-04-12). "Jonathan Winters, Unpredictable Comic and Master of Improvisation, Dies at 87" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/13/arts/television/jonathan-winters-comedian-dies-at-87.html. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ Weber, Bruce (2015-07-22). "E. L. Doctorow Dies at 84; Literary Time Traveler Stirred Past Into Fiction" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/22/books/el-doctorow-author-of-historical-fiction-dies-at-84.html. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "About James Wright | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Harvey F. Lodish, PhD | MIT Department of Biological Engineering". be.mit.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "An Artist in Stone & Glass - Alumni Bulletin - Kenyon College". bulletin-archive.kenyon.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Jim Borgman". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "Bill Watterson". The Calvin and Hobbes Wiki. Retrieved 2023-03-06.