The big tent on Wilder Bowl was buzzing with Oberlin alumni of all ages during this year’s champagne luncheon. The annual event, which takes place on the Sunday of Commencement/Reunion Weekend, celebrates the fundraising efforts of Oberlin alumni and sets the stage for one of the weekend’s biggest announcements – the first public reveal of the Oberlin Alumni Fund’s reunion gift totals for the current fiscal year. »More
Photos from Oberlin's 2009 Commencement festivities -- including the senior supper, the annual presidential address, and the honors reception -- are now available online. To see a slideshow of the big event, please click on the following link. »More
As Oberlin College begins to weigh its options for a new capital campaign, it is turning to Bill Barlow, the newly named vice president of development and alumni affairs, for guidance. Barlow, the former director of leadership giving at Amherst College, took over his new position within the College’s Office of Development and Alumni Affairs on February 1, 2009. »More
Oberlin – 1953. John Picken and Mary Sawyer Picken, both ’56 graduates meet in the kitchen of Martin’s Restaurant and Hotel. First-generation college students who have come to Oberlin on a Ford Foundation Scholarship, they are working at the hotel to pay their room and board fees. »More
Class Agent letters are dropping into mailboxes across the country, just like the leaves littering Tappan Square. By now, most of you should have received a copy of the letter and may have noticed the Every Year Giver List on the second page. This list is designed to recognize the continued support of our alumni and to show our appreciation for their contributions, reinforcing both the College and Conservatory’s position that every gift counts. »More
In keeping with its 175-year history of leading the way on access to an excellent liberal arts education, Oberlin College is eliminating loan requirements for incoming first-year students eligible for federally funded Pell Grants. The Oberlin Access Initiative will also eliminate loans for all current, Pell-eligible students returning to Oberlin in the fall. »More
As Oberlin College begins to weigh its options for a new capital campaign, it is turning to Bill Barlow, the newly named vice president of development and alumni affairs, for guidance. Barlow, the former director of leadership giving at Amherst College, took over his new position within the College’s Office of Development and Alumni Affairs on February 1, 2009. 
