Class of 2020
Major — International studies (development)
Hometown — Vancouver, Canada
A senior still struggling with not over-enrolling in too many Kenyon courses (how can you say no?). I love packing and unpacking, and just returned from spending junior year abroad in Accra, Ghana, and Beijing, China. Can often be spotted late-night KACing (gym), tooting the trombone (jazz band), or walking backward (Admissions tour guide and fellow). I also founded Kenyon Asian Identities and am currently serving as President of the Class of 2020.
Senior Class President Jodi-Ann Wang ’20 sat down, virtually, with Samie Kim Falvey ’96, the first Asian American woman selected to deliver a Kenyon Commencement address.
The Kenyon journey is a collaborative, open-ended and ever-renewing tale of growth, and as a graduating senior, I am excited for you to take ownership in writing that story while seeking comfort in uncomfortable situations.
Jodi Ann Wang ’20, preparing to begin graduate school at the University of Cambridge after graduating from Kenyon, shares an open letter to the professors — at once teachers, advisors and friends — who helped make it all possible.
There’s something unique about the Kenyon family: you may not have overlapped during your time on the Hill, but the strong attachment a fellow student or alumnus has to the campus and to each other is a force to be reckoned with, a bond inseparable.
