January 2008 - Black student graduation rates at Oberlin College increase 23% since 1998 - Highest increase among liberal arts colleges
“In 2007, 15 of the 22 high-ranked liberal arts colleges for which JBHE [Journal of Blacks in Higher Education] has long-range data showed an improvement in black student graduation rates from their 1998 rates. At Oberlin College in Ohio, there was a huge 23 percentage point
improvement in the decade from 56 percent to 79 percent.”
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education article

Winter 2006 - Black student graduation rates at Oberlin College increase 10% since 1998
“Many of the nation’s highest-ranked liberal arts colleges have been reporting graduation rates by race only for the past several years. In 2006, 15 of the 24 high-ranked liberal arts colleges in our survey showed an improvement in black student graduation rates from their 1998 rates. At Macalester College in Minnesota, there was a huge 22 percentage point improvement in the eight-year period from 62 percent to 84 percent. At Oberlin, Grinnell, Wellesley, Davidson, Bryn Mawr, Trinity, and Smith, the black student graduation rate improved by 10 percentage points or more over the past eight years.”
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, Winter 2006/2007.

August 2006 - Advocate College Guide ranked Oberlin in top 20 "Best of the Best"
In August 2006, the Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students ranked Oberlin among the "Best of the Best" schools. The guide includes a checklist of LGBT services, resources, curricula, groups, policies, social-scene tips and factoids.
Oberlin Online synopsis of the article
Advocate article

May 2006 - In Solidarity features 10 Year Anniversary of MRC
In May 2006, In Solidarity, an Oberlin publication by students of color, featured the MRC's Tenth Anniversary with an article on the history and development of the MRC over the past decade.
In Solidarity article on the MRC

August 2005 - Eric Estes Interviewed by the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel recently featured an article about the increase in transgender awareness on college campuses around the nation. The article included a quote from Eric Estes, Director of Oberlin College's Multicultural Resource Center.

August 2005 - Fort-Worth Star Telegram, “Transcending Gender” by Alyson Ward
The Fort-Worth Star Telegram recently featured an article on transgender issues in higher education. The article included the following quote about Oberlin College: “‘This restroom is open to everyone.’ That's the sign on the door of each gender-neutral restroom at Oberlin College in Ohio. You can find one in the student union building and on some floors of residence halls. And now students hope to have them designated in academic buildings, says Eric Estes, Director of Oberlin's Multicultural Resource Center.

Oberlin had what is believed to be the country's first Trans Awareness Week back in 1998, a week of discussions and lectures - and the annual Drag Ball. And just last year, the school began to offer a two-hour workshop called Transgender 101.”