Sean Decatur, an emerging national leader in higher education, became the nineteenth president of Kenyon College on July 1, 2013. A champion of the liberal arts, President Decatur earned a bachelor's degree at Swarthmore College and a doctorate in biophysical chemistry at Stanford University.
We need concrete plans and actions on how to move us closer to our aspirations of being a community where free expression is not in opposition to inclusion, but where these two principles work in harmony.
During a November when the days feel darkened by more than just our seasonal position relative to the sun, I am grateful for the awesome power of creative thinking and problem solving. When we collectively use our imaginations, we can do more than make the best of a bad situation — we can tame the thestrals around us.
