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List of hazing deaths in the United States In 1905, as Stuart Pierson was being initiated into Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, students sent him to a railroad bridge, which they believed was not in use; however, an unscheduled train arrived, killing Pierson.
Lorin Andrews (April 1, 1819 – September 26, 1861) was an educator and school reformer in Ohio. He co-founded the Ohio Teachers Association in 1848 and he was the president of Kenyon College from 1853-1861. He left the position to serve in the American Civil War, and died of typhus contracted in camp.
Kenyon College (/ ˈ k ɛ n j ə n / KEN-yən) is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, United States.It was founded in 1824 by Episcopal Bishop Philander Chase.It is the oldest private institution of higher education in the state of Ohio and enrolls approximately 1,800 undergraduate students.
College President Nugent became Kenyon College's 18th president and first female president in 2003. [ 2] As president, she oversaw the construction of the $70 million Kenyon Athletic Center (KAC), and undertook the largest capital campaign in the college's 188-year history. President Nugent was an outspoken supporter of the Amethyst Initiative, which she co-authored with 8 other presidents of ...
No. 24 retired by Kenyon Lords. John Rinka (born October 4, 1948) is an American former college basketball player best known for his high-scoring offensive ability and accurate jump shot while at Kenyon College from 1966 to 1970. [1] A 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) shooting guard, Rinka is in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) top ten in ...
John Crowe Ransom (April 30, 1888 – July 3, 1974) was an American educator, scholar, literary critic, poet, essayist and editor. He is considered to be a founder of the New Criticism school of literary criticism. As a faculty member at Kenyon College, he was the first editor of the widely regarded Kenyon Review. Highly respected as a teacher and mentor to a generation of accomplished ...
The Kenyon School of English was founded by three senior fellows, John Crowe Ransom, F. O. Matthiessen and Lionel Trilling and was held during a summer session at Kenyon College from 1948 until 1950. The first session of the School of Letters in Bloomington ran from June 21 to August 1, 1951. [1]
Eli Todd Tappan (1824–1888) was an American educator, mathematician, author, lawyer and newspaper editor who served as president of Kenyon College, among other public distinctions. He was the son of Senator Benjamin Tappan and the father of author Mary Tappan Wright .