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Kenyon College

Coordinates: 40°22′35″N 82°23′45″W / 40.37639°N 82.39583°W / 40.37639; -82.39583
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Kenyon College
MottoMagnanimiter Crucem Sustine (Latin)
Motto in English
Valiantly bear the cross
TypePrivate liberal arts college
Established1824; 200 years ago (1824)
AffiliationEpiscopalian[1]
Endowment$550.1 million (2021)[2]
PresidentSean M. Decatur
Administrative staff
182
Undergraduates1,740[3]
Location
Gambier
,
Ohio
,
United States
CampusRural, 1,000 acres (400 ha) including a 380-acre (150 ha) nature preserve
ColorsPurple and White    
NicknameOwls[4]
Websitewww.kenyon.edu
Kenyon College
Kenyon College is located in Ohio
Kenyon College
Kenyon College is located in the United States
Kenyon College
LocationGambier, Ohio
Coordinates40°22′35″N 82°23′45″W / 40.37639°N 82.39583°W / 40.37639; -82.39583
Built1824
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleGothic Revival, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.75001447[5]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1975

Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio. It was founded in 1824 by Philander Chase.[6][7]

People

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US President Rutherford B. Hayes, Class of 1842
Actor Paul Newman, Class of 1949

Notable alumni of Kenyon College include:

References

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  1. ↑ "Kenyon College (USA) entry, Members, Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion".
  2. ↑ As of June 30, 2021. Kenyon College Consolidated Financial Report (PDF) (Report). Kenyon College. October 28, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kenyon in Numbers".
  4. ↑ "Kenyon's Athletics Monikers". Kenyon College. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ le Draoulec, Pascale (1 March 2010). "The World's Most Beautiful College Campuses". Forbes. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  8. ↑ "Previous Associate Justices: David Davis, 1862-1877". Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  9. ↑ "Previous Associate Justices: Stanley Matthews, 1881-1889". Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  10. ↑ "Edwin M. Stanton". History. 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  11. ↑ "John Celivergos Zachos (1820 - 1898)". ahepahistory.org. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  12. ↑ "Rutherford B. Hayes". The White House. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  13. ↑ "Robert Lowell". Poetry Foundation. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  14. ↑ "Peter Taylor (1917–1994)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  15. ↑ Wedemeyer, Dee (2017-12-07). "William H. Gass, Acclaimed Postmodern Author, Dies at 93". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  16. ↑ "Olof Palme | Biography, Assassination, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  17. ↑ Menand, Louis (October 17, 2022). "Who Paul Newman Was—and Who He Wanted to Be". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  18. ↑ Grimes, William (2013-04-12). "Jonathan Winters, Unpredictable Comic and Master of Improvisation, Dies at 87". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  19. ↑ Weber, Bruce (2015-07-22). "E. L. Doctorow Dies at 84; Literary Time Traveler Stirred Past Into Fiction". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  20. ↑ "About James Wright | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  21. ↑ "Harvey F. Lodish, PhD | MIT Department of Biological Engineering". be.mit.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  22. ↑ "An Artist in Stone & Glass - Alumni Bulletin - Kenyon College". bulletin-archive.kenyon.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  23. ↑ "Jim Borgman". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  24. ↑ "Bill Watterson". The Calvin and Hobbes Wiki. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
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