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 nourishing, challenging and regenerating all at the same time. This year has kept me thinking about how and why what we do at Kenyon matters — and why it matters to all of us to do it at Kenyon.”