This silent video makes quick cuts, with each of the following segments lasting 2 or 3 seconds.
From an aerial view, the Oberlin campus comes into focus, followed by:
A dancer stretches in a dance studio.
A conductor leads an orchestra, viewed from behind and above the musicians.
A baseball player fields ground balls during practice.
A bicyclist pedals along a path toward Memorial Arch.
A professor teaches in a classroom.
A trombonist rehearses.
A swimmer performs the butterfly stroke.
A silhouetted person approaches the curved wall outside Hall Auditorium at night.
Several groups of students work in a science lab.
A student is animated while explaining the artwork behind her.
An athlete runs past a building on a cold morning.
The strings of a double bass vibrate as they are played by a jazz musician.
A student explains an idea.
A pianist practices on a Steinway grand piano.
In a museum gallery, a group of students gazes at a painting.
A singer and piano accompanist rehearse in a sunny room.
A student in class holds a pen while speaking.
Holding a boom microphone, a student makes a recording.
A student cook prepares fresh vegetables.
The video then loops back to the beginning.
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The Oberlin ethos encourages cross-discipline exploration that breaks down boundaries and allows students to find—or create—their own paths. See where your path might lead.
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.
Actor, director, and activist Danny Glover is interviewed by Professor of Studio Art and Africana Studies Johnny Coleman after the screening of The Last Black Man in San Francisco , in which Glover portrays Grandpa Allen. The film launched Oberlin’s first Kuumba Week Film Festival. Kuumba Week is an annual celebration of black creativity.
Inspired by the work of Oberlin electronic music pioneers Olly Wilson and John Clough ’53, fund would facilitate annual awards to TIMARA students and more.
Mainstream news accounts of complaints about inauthentic dining-hall food helped foster the image of crybaby students. But the articles didn’t tell the whole story. An article from the Chronicle of Higher Education reprinted with permission.
Finding success with an Oberlin degree in hand, these young alumni share how Oberlin shaped their decision to seek a fellowship, to pursue a particular course of study, or to embark on their career.
A guest recital by Kenny Werner, jazz pianist performing with the Genre Nova Ensemble -- Read more about Kenny Werner . The Genre Nova Ensemble (formerly PI Ensemble) ... Performance and...
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“Oberlin kinda lets you naturally find your passion. Once you figure it out, there are tons of resources. When I was looking for industry positions, I reached out to six or seven alums, and they all got back to me and gave me referrals to the companies they worked for. Oberlin’s alumni network is really great. Everyone wants you to succeed.”