Oberlin Blogs

On May 28, 2014, Dr. Maya Angelou joined the ancestors after leading a tremendously full life.

Did you miss me?! I've been away for a little bit (many apologies) but I am back with more quotes, a couple laughs and all the other good stuff!

... but you can't take the Oberlin out of the girls.

The lead-up to May 1st is preparation for home-building. The next four years, wherever they may take you, are about solidifying that fit and that feeling of belonging.

Student loans, begone! I'm through!

I am learning that as long as I never limit the space of others, I am entitled to every inch of space that I take up.

If you want to talk to real Oberlin students about real life, this is your chance! Read on for more information about our cool livestreamed virtual student panels!

College is as much about the acquisition of knowledge as it is about the formation of selfhood.

Let's unpack a big question: what did my college experience teach me? With the assistance of some food-for-thought quotations, let's explore how time, space and maturity interact to reveal things about ourselves.

In which Brendan meets Frances, and Frances meets Brendan.

"At Oberlin, we romanticize signing ourselves up for an impossible amount of commitments and never sleeping."

What is the value of a liberal arts degree? What does my Oberlin degree say about me post-graduation? Am I the only one thinking about these things?! Let's talk about what it means to find value in your college major on your own terms.