Awards and Honors

“In learning a language, you open your eyes and mind to a whole new world of opportunities and people,” says Henry O’Connor ’24. As a Critical Language Scholarship recipient, he will spend the summer immersed in Mandarin.

Iesha-LaShay Phillips, a third-year Africana studies and law and society double-major, has been awarded the Campus Compact 2021 Newman Civic Fellowship after being nominated through the Bonner Center for Community-Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Research.

Oberlin keyboard pedagogy professor among select group chosen in program’s inaugural year.

A law and society and Africana studies double major, Iesha-LaShay Phillips is one of 14 student leaders from across the country selected to participate in a summer study abroad program focused on leadership, intercultural communication, and social justice as a Frederick Douglass Global Fellow.

Winners of this year's Grammy Awards include 10 Oberlin Conservatory alumni across five different classical music categories.

For the 12th consecutive year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has recognized Oberlin College on its list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most Fulbright students.

Schaer will use the award to work on a new collection of poetry.

First-year students secure top prizes in national and regional competitions.

Rabin is conducting research that will lead to a book on the history of Jews in the U.S. South.

Honor recognizes Oberlin music theory professor’s extensive study of late-16th-century music.

Musician and educator to focus on creation of sound sculptures and wearable listening devices.

The fellowship program connects accomplished leaders from various sectors with networking and professional development opportunities.