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This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #61. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Sean Decatur, President at Kenyon College!  With a recent 100M gift, Sean and Kenyon College are doubling down on the residential experience.  Sean believes that liberal arts institutions are critical to a bright future - these institutions teaching writing skills and self-efficacy development.  To Sean, the benefits of a small college are about connections and belonging, which is the hard work of diversity.  Sean understands that actively recruiting students, and giving them a reason to stay, is important work for the future of Kenyon College.    Sean M. Decatur became the 19th president of Kenyon College on July 1, 2013. Shortly after arriving in Gambier, he led the community in a yearlong conversation to identify the strategic initiatives that would propel the College into its third century. The result is the Kenyon 2020 Plan, which lays out three priorities: continuing to attract a diverse group of academically talented students; preparing students for post-graduation success; and building community on campus, in the region, and among the worldwide Kenyon family. In October 2018, the College announced a $300-million comprehensive campaign to support these priorities, buoyed by a $75-million lead gift, the largest in the College’s history. Another episode sponsored by our great friends at MDT Marketing! Get your free marketing consultation today! mdtmarketing.com/edup. Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next time for another episode!  Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edup/message

This is <a href="//www.edupexperience.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The EdUp Experience </a>President Series Episode #61. In this episode, sponsored by <a href="https://mdtmarketing.com/edup/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MDT Marketing</a>, we welcome <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/seandecatur" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Sean Decatur</a>,<a href="http://linkedin.com/in/marcmjerome" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a>President at <a href="https://www.kenyon.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kenyon College</a>!  With a recent 100M gift, Sean and Kenyon College are doubling down on the residential experience.  Sean believes that liberal arts institutions are critical to a bright future - these institutions teaching writing skills and self-efficacy development.  To Sean, the benefits of a small college are about connections and belonging, which is the hard work of diversity.  Sean understands that actively recruiting students, and giving them a reason to stay, is important work for the future of Kenyon College.    Sean M. Decatur became the 19th president of Kenyon College on July 1, 2013. Shortly after arriving in Gambier, he led the community in a yearlong conversation to identify the strategic initiatives that would propel the College into its third century. The result is the Kenyon 2020 Plan, which lays out three priorities: continuing to attract a diverse group of academically talented students; preparing students for post-graduation success; and building community on campus, in the region, and among the worldwide Kenyon family. In October 2018, the College announced a $300-million comprehensive campaign to support these priorities, buoyed by a $75-million lead gift, the largest in the College’s history. Another episode sponsored by our great friends at <a href="//mdtmarketing.com/edup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MDT Marketing</a>! Get your free marketing consultation today! <a href="//mdtmarketing.com/edup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mdtmarketing.com/edup</a>. Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next time for another episode!  Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elvinfreytes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elvin Freytes</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethleiba/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elizabeth Leiba</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joesallustio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Joe Sallustio</a> ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at <a href="https://www.edupexperience.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The EdUp Experience</a>! ● Follow us on <a href="https://m.facebook.com/EdUpExperience/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/edupexperience/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram | </a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/64722575/admin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn </a>| <a href="https://twitter.com/edupexperience" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxSEBPPIMGxAau2-qBLmZIg/featured?disable_polymer=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> Thanks for listening! We make education your business!--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edup/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edup/message</a>

188: Doubling Down on Residential Experience - with Dr. Sean Decatur, President, Kenyon College 

Sean Decatur, President of Kenyon College, sat down for a skype interview with ACTA's Erik Gross (a Kenyon alumnus) to talk about the virtues and benefits of a liberal arts education, and how his experience as a scientist influences his leadership of a liberal arts institution.

Sean Decatur, President of Kenyon College, sat down for a skype interview with ACTA's Erik Gross (a Kenyon alumnus) to talk about the virtues and benefits of a liberal arts education, and how his experience as a scientist influences his leadership of a liberal arts institution.

Sean Decatur, Kenyon College President

Sean Decatur is the president of Kenyon College and the first African-American to hold that job. He’s also one of the most thoughtful voices in the debate over free speech and political correctness on campus."Colleges and universities have been charged from their very origins to advance civility, and this has meant regulating student behavior on campus,” he says. "If anything, the approach taken earlier in history was far stricter than anything that 21st-century critics of higher education see as a product of 'political correctness.’” Decatur manages these conflicts as a college president, looks at them as a historian, and brings a perspective that’s unusually alert to the larger social context. As such, this is a conversation that begins in the fights over speech but quickly dives into more fundamental questions, like what kind of learnings we value, whose definitions of civility matter, what we ask colleges to teach, and what the role of the student has become.This debate often plays out with far less nuance than it deserves. Decatur's perspective is an antidote to that.Book Recommendations:Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education by Nathan D. GraweThe Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity by Kwame Anthony AppiahLab Girl by Hope Jahren Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean Decatur is the president of Kenyon College and the first African-American to hold that job. He’s also one of the most thoughtful voices in the debate over free speech and political correctness on campus."Colleges and universities have been charged from their very origins to advance civility, and this has meant regulating student behavior on campus,” he says. "If anything, the approach taken earlier in history was far stricter than anything that 21st-century critics of higher education see as a product of 'political correctness.’” Decatur manages these conflicts as a college president, looks at them as a historian, and brings a perspective that’s unusually alert to the larger social context. As such, this is a conversation that begins in the fights over speech but quickly dives into more fundamental questions, like what kind of learnings we value, whose definitions of civility matter, what we ask colleges to teach, and what the role of the student has become.This debate often plays out with far less nuance than it deserves. Decatur's perspective is an antidote to that.Book Recommendations:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Demographics-Demand-Higher-Education-Nathan/dp/1421424134/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1547658014&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=nathan+grawe%2C+demographics+and+the+demand+for+higher+education" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education</a> by Nathan D. Grawe<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lies-That-Bind-Rethinking-Identity/dp/1631493833/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1547658073&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+lies+that+bind" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity</a> by Kwame Anthony Appiah<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lab-Girl-Hope-Jahren/dp/1101873728/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1547658120&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=lab+girl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lab Girl</a> by Hope Jahren Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Sean Decatur doesn’t see a free speech crisis on campus