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Prof. Sebastiaan Faber
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Learning and Labor: The Oberlin Factory
September 2, 2012
At Oberlin we make stuff, things that last. This place is a factory of ideas, knowledge, art, and music. As it turns out, our annual output is actually quite impressive—and we are committed to sharing it freely with the world.
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Requirement Blues
January 29, 2011
What exactly should every Oberlin graduate know and be able to do by the time they walk up to the commencement stage? How do we know that she knows? And how do we make sure that her coursework allows her to actually learn it?
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Open Access!
November 23, 2009
Much of the cutting-edge knowledge about the world is out of reach for most of the people who inhabit that world. But access to knowledge is a good in and of itself.
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Double or Triple Major Madness
February 12, 2009
Why do so many Oberlin students double or triple major? I really want to know.
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Intellectual Community
February 10, 2009
My colleagues and I looked at each other in astonishment. No, we mumbled almost apologetically, we're sorry, but that is not a problem we tend to have.
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Ode to Team-Teaching
January 6, 2009
January is supposed to be a quiet month, but as usual I've got too many things going at the same time.