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Faculty Fellows

Faculty are the core of the Oberlin experience. They teach, they guide student research, they have their class over for dinner. The OCCASR faculty fellows are just a small sample of Oberlin's more than 300 amazing teachers, but each brings plenty to the Oberlin experience both in and out of the classroom.

Here, our faculty - and two staff with intimate knowledge of the student experience - talk about what makes Oberlin students special, where the college is headed, and why your support - in all forms and at all levels - is always important.

Faculty Fellows
All together...

» How alums can, and why they should, support Oberlin (2:31)
» Albino squirrels throughout the disciplines (2:40)

John Petersen '88
Environmental Studies

» The future of environmentalism at Oberlin (1:53)
» Students win awards, improve campus (3:18)
» Impacting the local community and beyond (3:15)



Marci Alegant
Associate Dean of the Conservatory

» What's happening at the Con these days (2:09)
» The Con and the community (1:46)
» Holiday fun (0:36)


Eric Estes
Director, Multicultural Resource Center

» Alumni and the MRC (3:24)
» What sets Oberlin apart? (1:43)
» Connecting with faculty outside the classroom (1:37)



Catherine Oertel '99
Chemistry

» Liberal arts schools, liberal arts students (1:03)
» Very Oberlin research (1:23)
» On coming back as faculty (2:01)

Steven Volk
History

» Student qualities and alumni activities (2:31)
» Why have interdisciplinary programs? (2:49)
» Oberlin and the future of the academy (2:19)



Gillian Johns
English

» The students in her classroom (3:31)
» Serious talk about humor (2:16)
» The first-year seminar program (2:52)

Pat Day '71
Cinema Studies

» Cinema studies at Oberlin, and the place of film in society (3:15)
» Teaching Oberlin students (0:59)
» Choosing Oberlin as a student and as faculty (1:25)