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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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Consent Awareness 101: It’s Not Always About Sex

November 30, 2018

The college’s first-ever consent awareness campaign promotes conversations that are useful in everyday interactions.

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Creating Space, In Oberlin

November 28, 2018

Alumni panelists who participated in Creating Space: Curating Black Art Now, a symposium hosted by the Allen Memorial Art Museum, reflect on the museum and their experiences as students.

Michael Parkin on Politics, Campaigns, and the Internet

November 17, 2018

Professor of Politics Michael Parkin has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study congressional candidates' use of the Internet during the 2018 campaign.

Oberlin Music Releases Works by Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon

November 16, 2018

Songtree features performances by prominent Oberlin alumni and the Contemporary Music Ensemble.

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After Oberlin

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.

An Obie Teaching English: Sam Bernhard ’16

November 26, 2018

Sam Bernhard’s passion for literature and social justice has landed him a job as a high school English teacher at Charles E. Jordan High School in Durham, North Carolina.

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Featured Event

10

Dec

An Historical Perspective on the Quest for Financial Stability: Michael D. Bordo

12:00 pm to 1:25 pm

King Building

Michael D. Bordo, professor of economics at Rutgers University, will give a talk, “An Historical Perspective on the Quest for Financial Stability and the Monetary Policy Regime.” This...