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Celebrating 2021
The College’s 193rd Commencement recognizes graduating seniors and marks a partial return to the normal rhythms of Kenyon life. By David Hoyt
May 21, 2021
Kenyon’s 193rd Commencement took place at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 21. Held in warm sunshine on McBride Field, which provides more space for social distancing than the traditional location on the lawn between Ascension Hall and Samuel Mather Hall, the ceremony recognized nearly 300 graduates of Kenyon’s Class of 2021.
Due to COVID-19, in-person attendance was limited to graduates, Kenyon faculty and staff participating in the ceremony and a limited number of pre-registered guests. However, all were welcome to view a livestream of the ceremony, which is now available as a recording.
Same Hill, New World
View scenes from life at Kenyon at the start of an unprecedented fall semester.
In August, Kenyon welcomed back to campus a cohort of first-years, sophomores and transfer students (while juniors and seniors participated in classes remotely). Before the students’ arrival in Gambier, faculty and staff redesigned classroom set-ups, posted social distancing markers around campus, and re-envisioned all aspects of student life and learning in the midst of a pandemic.
“I have felt really proud and fortunate to be part of an institution that has done its best to take care of students and look out for its people,” said Associate Professor of English Sarah Heidt 97, who taught a mix of in-person and remote courses this year. “I do my best, every class session, to help my students feel that they have a place where they belong, and where they have a community, in a time that often feels frightening, lonely and overwhelming. And being with my students is nourishin