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Music is in Oberlin’s DNA. We are the only major music school in America that focuses almost exclusively on undergraduate education. Our programs, classes, and performance opportunities create an ideal environment for developing the complete musician.

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Recent News

Entrepreneurial Curiosity Launches Oberlin Entrepreneurship Club

September 13, 2018

Eduardo Sienra-Lempeke ’21 and Spencer Tu ’21 relaunched the Oberlin Entrepreneurship Club, which will host Oberlin’s first-ever Startup Weekend.

Oberlin Joins Summer on the Cuyahoga Internship Program

September 12, 2018

Membership in the Summer on the Cuyahoga program is another way the college is strengthening its bond to Cleveland and increasing access to professional opportunities in Northeast Ohio.

Constitution Day: Q&A with Donica Thomas Varner

September 11, 2018

On Monday, September 17, 2018 at 5 p.m., Oberlin College will observe Constitution Day with a conversation between Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine and Oberlin’s Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Donica Thomas Varner.

Portals Connect People Around the World in Dialogue

August 8, 2018

A shipping container, or Portal, equipped with immersive audiovisual technology will be stationed September 6 through November 10, 2018, in Wilder Bowl. The Oberlin College community is invited to use the Portal to engage with individuals in other Portal locations across the globe.

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After Oberlin

This section highlights young alumni in their postgraduate endeavors. Finding success with an Oberlin education in hand, these students share how Oberlin shaped their decision to seek a fellowship, to pursue a particular course of study, or to embark on their career.

From Tutor to ACLU Legal Assistant: Emma Keeshin ’15

August 27, 2018

Emma Keeshin ’15 works as a legal assistant at the ACLU of Ohio—using the full scope of her volunteer work in the Oberlin Public Schools to think outside of the box.

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