Orchid Tierney, William P. Rice Associate Professor of Literature, has 3 poems included in the new anthology Te Pūrere: Te Paenga Kōrero ā Ngā Kaitito Toi o Aotearoa/The Exodus: The Anthology of Expatriate New Zealand Poets from Cold Hub Press. DESCRIPTION There are myriad Aotearoa New Zealand poets who live overseas; several eminent, others relatively unknown. This significant anthology is the first to give voice to these expatriate Kiwi and their distinct perspectives, widening the parameters of New Zealand poetry well beyond its shores.

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Yesterday, I mentioned on Bluesky that I’d heard this guy suggest a way to break the doomscrolling Ouroboros we all seem to be stuck in right now: when the urge to resume doomscrolling hits (…

Ric Sheffield, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Legal Studies, has published False Promises: The Struggle for Black Voting Rights in 1800s Ohio, with Swallow Press. DESCRIPTION In False Promises, the fight for Black voting rights in Ohio comes alive through narratives of men of color who defied the state’s nineteenth-century restrictions on suffrage. Though ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment ostensibly extended the franchise, state election laws still forced men of color into a perilous struggle for full citizenship. Ric S. Sheffield depicts their courage and determination, revealing their humanity through stories of sacrifice, resistance, and hope.

Kora Radella, Assistant Professor of Dance, is premiering a duet, Before an Immense Sky, with music by Ross Feller, Professor of Music, at the Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival on September 26th & 27th, 2025 at 7:30 PM. Before an Immense Sky is danced by Kenyon seniors Dasha Aminia and Diego Connolly and is one of eight dances chosen out of 169 festival submissions. 

Every day, I am thankful that I got off the streets. But it wasn't from a jail cell, and it wasn't at the direction of law enforcement.

Bruce Hardy, J. Kenneth Smail Professor of Anthropology, will give a talk titled "A Twist on Ancient Technology: Fiber, String, and More" for the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Human Origins Today series on September 18, 2025. SUMMARY The early archaeological record consists primarily of two things- stones and bones. And yet, we know that the material culture of the past had to be predominantly organic in nature.

Through the budget that was signed into law last month, Ohio has become the first state to require K-12 public schools to adopt policies on artificial intelligence.