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Art Museum Receives $590,900 NEH Grant The Allen Memorial Art Museum (AMAM) has been awarded a grant of $590,900 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to expand and improve storage for its important permanent collection of nearly 13,000 works from virtually every culture and from prehistory to the present. The NEH grant will improve access to works of art held in storage, making them more readily available for use by educators, students, and researchers.

Oberlin Junior Teaches Ohio Migrant Workers ESL Clevelander Katrina Forman '10 is spending the summer teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to Ohio migrant workers. Forman is an intern with the Immigrant Worker Project, a non-profit organization that provides ESL lessons, and other services for migrant workers throughout Ohio. She is featured in a Morning Journal profile of the organization. The director says he "is grateful for the help from Oberlin, which has a strong ESL program, and college students such as Forman, who spread the word and get others involved."

Young Pianists Play to Win in 14th Oberlin International Piano Competition This year's competition, held at the Conservatory from July 26 through August 3, 2008, culminates in a final round in Warner Concert Hall on Saturday, August 2 at 8 p.m. The pianist named first-prize winner on that night will take home $10,000, the largest first-prize offered by a youth piano competition internationally, and will receive orchestral concert engagements in Beijing and Shanghai, China.

Joseph Ripka Wins First Prize at the Dublin International Organ Competition Organist Joseph (Joey) Ripka ’09 has won first prize at the Dublin International Organ Competition, held on June 28, 2008, at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland. In addition to 5,000 euros, his award includes recital engagements in Ireland, the U.K., and continental Europe.

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Ohio Historical Society Honors Illustrious Oberlin Graduate

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Composer Stephen Sondheim Opens 2008-09 Convocation Series

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